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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Throw oneself at someone

Hi,
1.She throws herself at him, a man she couldn't have.
What does 'throw oneself at someone' mean?

2.She stayed on track and said that she was confident her relationship with him would blow up.
What does 'stay on track' and 'blow up' mean here?

3.He was very clear to her that...
What does this mean?

Thanks in advance.
  

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She throws herself at him, a man she couldn't have. What does 'throw oneself at someone' mean? She made it very, very clear to hm that she was romantically and/or sexually interested in him.

  • She throws herself at him, a man she couldn't have.
  • What does 'throw oneself at someone' mean?
  • She made it very, very clear to hm that she was romantically and/or sexually interested in him.
  • She stayed on track she didn't forget her main purpose and said that she was confident her relationship with him would blow up.
  • would destroy itself What does 'stay on track' and 'blow up' mean here?
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Hi,

1.She throws herself at him, a man she couldn't have.
What does 'throw oneself at someone' mean?
She made it very, very clear to hm that she was romantically and/or sexually interested in him.



2.She stayed on track she didn't forget her main purpose

and said that she was confident her relationship with him would blow up.
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Anonymous3.He was very clear to her that...
What does this mean?


Maybe you made a typo, and you meant this?:

It was very clear to her that ....
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Hi again,

Sorry, I forgot to respond to this one.

3.He was very clear to her that...
What does this mean?
It means that he made his opinion, his meaning, very clear to her, very easy for her to see and to understand.

eg My boss was very clear to me that my work had to improve.

Clive
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Clive2.She stayed on track she didn't forget her main purpose

Hi Clive,
Thanks for your explanation.
1.Is 'stay on track' a fixed phrase?

2.Does 'stay' mean 'don't forget' in the phrase?

3.Could you please give an example of 'stay on track'?

Thanks in advance.
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Hi,

1.Is 'stay on track' a fixed phrase? Yes.

2.Does 'stay' mean 'don't forget' in the phrase? No, it means 'remain'.

3.Could you please give an example of 'stay on track'?



Boss: Tom, what's the status of your projectt?

Tom: Things went well last month. But then my wife had the baby last week, and I had to take some time off. Oh, by the way,

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