Throw on top of
Such a move would guarantee devastating retaliation by Kim Jong Un against South Korea, Japan and the tens of thousands of U.S. troops there. Moreover, there’s no real way to be confident a U.S.-led military strike could destroy all of the dispersed and hidden components of North Korea’s illicit programs.
Throw on top of that the danger that Kim could use a nuclear weapon, and it’s clear the United States can’t strike first. It’s likely a coincidence, but South Korean President Moon Jae-in also publicly declared that the military option is not on the table this week
What does 'throw on top of' mean? And is in grammatical in the sentence?
Top answer
Yes, it's grammatical. It's an imperative (or could be interpreted as implying a conditional, "If you throw ... e.
- Yes, it's grammatical.
- It's an imperative (or could be interpreted as implying a conditional, "If you throw ...
- e.
- on top of the things that have already been mentioned).
- In other words, to add that danger to the list of concerns that have already been mentioned.
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Yes, it's grammatical. It's an imperative (or could be interpreted as implying a conditional, "If you throw ... then it's clear"), asking the reader to throw "the danger that Kim could use a nuclear weapon" on top of "that" (i.e. on top of the things that have already been mentioned). In other words, to add that danger to the list of concerns that have already been mentioned.
0That's not wrong, but the standard phrase is just 'on top of that', meaning emphatically 'in addition to that'.
eg He is handsome and intelligent. On top of that, he is rich.
PS GPY is right. In this passage, it's an imperative, so the equivalent phrase would be 'Add to that . . . '.
eg He is handsome and intelligent. Add to that the fact tha
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