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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
To throw eggs at/over/on someone
What is the correct word here,"they threw eggs at/over/on her".
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It depends on your intended meaning. They threw eggs at her: They pelted her with eggs. Eggs hit her if their aim was good.
- It depends on your intended meaning.
- They threw eggs at her: They pelted her with eggs.
- Eggs hit her if their aim was good.
- They threw eggs over her: Either they took a plateful of eggs (perhaps fried eggs or scrambled eggs) and dumped it on her, or they threw eggs over her head, but not at her.
- They threw eggs on her: They took a plateful of eggs and dumped it on her.
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It depends on your intended meaning.
They threw eggs at her: They pelted her with eggs. Eggs hit her if their aim was good.
They threw eggs over her: Either they took a plateful of eggs (perhaps fried eggs or scrambled eggs) and dumped it on her, or they threw eggs over her head, but not at her.
They threw eggs on her: They took a plateful of e
They threw eggs at her: They pelted her with eggs. Eggs hit her if their aim was good.
They threw eggs over her: Either they took a plateful of eggs (perhaps fried eggs or scrambled eggs) and dumped it on her, or they threw eggs over her head, but not at her.
They threw eggs on her: They took a plateful of e
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Thanks for answering. In the above examples 'over' and 'on' seem the same to me.Can we use them interchangeably?
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