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Underwater Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
To make allowances
Hi,
I'm not sure the phrase "to make allowances" in the context below:
Say an Act of Contrition for your sins. You must trust God, my dear, to make allowances... (The power of the Glory, Graham Greene)
When I checked the meaning of "making allowances" I saw there may be two relating meanings for the context:
1. to pardon; excuse. If I use this, I think (or should I?), it means something like this: "You must trust God for telling your sins. He won't judge you like people do."
2. tolerance. If I accept this, does it mean "You must trust God for forgiveness."?
Which one is true? or Is any of them true? What is the best explanation?
Thanks in advance
I'm not sure the phrase "to make allowances" in the context below:
Say an Act of Contrition for your sins. You must trust God, my dear, to make allowances... (The power of the Glory, Graham Greene)
When I checked the meaning of "making allowances" I saw there may be two relating meanings for the context:
1. to pardon; excuse. If I use this, I think (or should I?), it means something like this: "You must trust God for telling your sins. He won't judge you like people do."
2. tolerance. If I accept this, does it mean "You must trust God for forgiveness."?
Which one is true? or Is any of them true? What is the best explanation?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
underwater You must trust ***, my dear, to make allowances... Trust that *** will forgive your small sins because people do make mistakes. )
- underwater You must trust ***, my dear, to make allowances...
- Trust that *** will forgive your small sins because people do make mistakes.
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underwaterYou must trust ***, my dear, to make allowances...Trust that *** will forgive your small sins because people do make mistakes.
(To make allowances is to overlook some small things that are wrong.)
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