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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Too big to be allowed
hello folks,
could any of you please explain me this line?
"He was twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed."
thanks very much in advance
L
could any of you please explain me this line?
"He was twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed."
thanks very much in advance
L
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Hi, could any of you please explain me this line? "He was twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide. " He looked bigger than a man should be allowed to be.
- Hi, could any of you please explain me this line?
- "He was twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide.
- " He looked bigger than a man should be allowed to be.
- It's a humorous remark.
- It implies that there are rules about how big a man should be allowed to be.
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Hi,
could any of you please explain me this line?
"He was twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed."
He looked bigger than a man should be allowed to be.
It's a humorous remark. It implies that there are rules about how big a man should be allowed to be. The idea of such rules is amus
could any of you please explain me this line?
"He was twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed."
He looked bigger than a man should be allowed to be.
It's a humorous remark. It implies that there are rules about how big a man should be allowed to be. The idea of such rules is amus
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