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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

They had the wind at their backs as they set off.

What does the given sentence mean?

They had the wind at their backs as they set off.
  

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Perhaps: They had the wind behind them as they set off? CB

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  • Perhaps: They had the wind behind them as they set off?
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Perhaps: They had the wind behind them as they set off?

CB
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I don't know. I couldn't understand the meaning of it.
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Hi guys,
Traditional Irish Blessing

May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
The sun shine warm upon your face
The rains fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again,
May *** hold you in the hollow of his hand.

Think of a sailing ship.
T
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