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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
To speed to meet
"Labour’s Hilary Benn, who chairs the EEU committee, told the BBC the resignation was “not a good thing” and the government would be under pressure to get a replacement up to speed to meet Theresa May’s timetable of triggering article 50 before the end of March." (Guardian.)
Is "to speed to meet" a catenative construction in the context above?
Is "to speed to meet" a catenative construction in the context above?
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No. Interpret it this way. ) get someone up to speed is an idiom meaning 'make someone fully aware of the current situation'..
- No.
- Interpret it this way.
- ) get someone up to speed is an idiom meaning 'make someone fully aware of the current situation'..
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No.
Interpret it this way.
"Labour’s Hilary Benn, who chairs the EEU committee, told the BBC the resignation was “not a good thing” and the government would be under pressure to get a replacement up to speed in order to meet Theresa May’s timetable of triggering article 50 before the end of March." (Guardian.)
get someone up to speed is an idio
Interpret it this way.
"Labour’s Hilary Benn, who chairs the EEU committee, told the BBC the resignation was “not a good thing” and the government would be under pressure to get a replacement up to speed in order to meet Theresa May’s timetable of triggering article 50 before the end of March." (Guardian.)
get someone up to speed is an idio
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