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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Too brave to his own good

He was too brave to his own good.

Does too brave to his own good mean that he harmed himself in some way because he was too brave?
  

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' It is probable that he harmed himself in some way,

— Fivejedjon

  • ' It is probable that he harmed himself in some way,
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It should be 'He was too brave for his own good.' It is probable that he harmed himself in some way,
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fivejedjonIt should be 'He was too brave for his own good.' It is probable that he harmed himself in some way,
Thanks. I've cited the bbc-5-live radio presenter who used the preposition "to" instead of "for". The context was that a boxer was seriously injured (a sort of brain damage) during the boxing fight and has since been in hospital in induced coma. The s
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Anonymous I've cited the bbc-5-live radio presenter who used the preposition "to" instead of "for".
That is not natural.
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