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MIA6 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

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01. My dad is a corporation lawyer. Those boys really haul it in. 00 01font00What does 'haul it in' mean? Btw, what does a ‘corporation lawyer’ do?02font02br
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002. T00hose disciples of Jesus were about as much use to Him as a hole in the head. All they did was keep letting him down. 01font00What does 'use to him as a hole in the head' mean?02font00 02br
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003. I don’t remember exactly what I had left, but it was no fortune or anything. I ‘d spent a king’s ransom in about two lousy weeks. 01font00What does 'ransom' here mean?02font02br
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004. "00How are you," I asked "E00xcellent,let’s have that coat."00 00He took my coat off me and hung it up. “I expected to see a day-old infant in your arms. Nowhere to turn. Snowflakes in your eyelashes.” He’s a very witty guy sometimes. 01font00What does he mean by 'day-old infant in your arms', 'nowhere to turn'?02font00 02br
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005. You could tell he was a little oiled up. 01font00What does 'oiled up' mean?02font02br
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01font00THanks for helping me to understand better. 02font02br
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0>>1. My dad is a corporation lawyer. 02br 00>>01font 01font 00What does 'haul it in' mean?

— Erin Zale

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  • My dad is a corporation lawyer.
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  • Those disciples of Jesus were about as much use to Him02br 00>>as a hole in the head.
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0>>1. My dad is a corporation lawyer. Those boys really haul it in.02br
00>>01font01font00What does 'haul it in' mean? Btw, what does a ‘corporation lawyer’ do?02br
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00In this context, it means "to make a lot of money" or "to be highly paid." A corporation lawyer (or
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01font00Nowhere to turn02font00 means 01i00no place else to go for help02i00. You can also say 01font00No-one to turn to02font00, meaning 01i00no-one to ask for help.02i02br
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04. "How are you," I asked "Excellent,let’s have that coat." He took my coat off me and hung it up. “I expected to see a day-old infant in your arms. Nowhere to turn. Snowflakes in your eyelashes.” He’s a very witty guy sometimes. 00What does he mean00 00by 'day-old infant in your arms', 'nowhere to turn'?02br
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>>5. You could tell he was a little oiled up.
I think it might mean he was a little bit drunk; especially because he keeps pouring himself drinks throughout their talk.
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