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Joseph A Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Too ready and too clever for me

Hello everyone,

Could you tell "too ready and too clever for me" means in the following sentence?

- I watched the cook carefully but he was too ready, and too clever for me.

Regards

JA

  

Top answer

Where did you find that sentence? It seems like this scenario. The speaker (Amos) was trying to learn the secrets of a great chef (Julio).

  • Where did you find that sentence?
  • It seems like this scenario.
  • The speaker (Amos) was trying to learn the secrets of a great chef (Julio).
  • So Amos snuck into the kitchen to spy on Julio.
  • But Julio was prepared.
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Where did you find that sentence?


It seems like this scenario.

The speaker (Amos) was trying to learn the secrets of a great chef (Julio). So Amos snuck into the kitchen to spy on Julio. But Julio was prepared. He did not want to reveal his secrets. He was ready and very clever. So Amos did not discover the Julio's secrets.

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