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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Usage of "forge"
Hi, everybody!
I know that "forge" might mean "to move at a steady pace"
One of these days I saw it used in this fashion:
He forged ahead of them
From the context I could gather that he was bulky and was having difficulty keeping up with them, so they slowed down to let him catch up.
My question is: Does the sentence in bold mean that "he caught up with them". If not, could you tell me what it means, please?
Thanks a bunch !
I know that "forge" might mean "to move at a steady pace"
One of these days I saw it used in this fashion:
He forged ahead of them
From the context I could gather that he was bulky and was having difficulty keeping up with them, so they slowed down to let him catch up.
My question is: Does the sentence in bold mean that "he caught up with them". If not, could you tell me what it means, please?
Thanks a bunch !
Top answer
I picture his being ahead of them all the time, leaving them in his dust, so to speak.
- I picture his being ahead of them all the time, leaving them in his dust, so to speak.
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I picture his being ahead of them all the time, leaving them in his dust, so to speak.
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Hi Alex
I'd prefer to be able to read the broader context. However, from your description it sounds to me as though he first caught up with them, and then passed them (leaving them in the dust). But I also get the general sense that he was moving forward in a determined way despite whatever difficulties he might have been having.
That's my personal, sans-context two cents.
I'd prefer to be able to read the broader context. However, from your description it sounds to me as though he first caught up with them, and then passed them (leaving them in the dust). But I also get the general sense that he was moving forward in a determined way despite whatever difficulties he might have been having.
That's my personal, sans-context two cents.
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