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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Use of top
Hi
Could you please tell me if these sentences are completely natural?
It's time we topped and tailed the okras. (or okra?)
I want to top in my class.
She always tops in all her exams.
She became so desperate that she topped herself. (I think it is BrE. She hanged herself.)
Thanks,
Tom
Could you please tell me if these sentences are completely natural?
It's time we topped and tailed the okras. (or okra?)
I want to top in my class.
She always tops in all her exams.
She became so desperate that she topped herself. (I think it is BrE. She hanged herself.)
Thanks,
Tom
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It's time we topped and tailed the okra. I've never heard this expression, but it seems OK. I want to top my peers in my class.
- It's time we topped and tailed the okra.
- I've never heard this expression, but it seems OK.
- I want to top my peers in my class.
- It is transitive.
- She always tops her classmates in all her exams.
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It's time we topped and tailed the okra. I've never heard this expression, but it seems OK.
I want to top my peers in my class. It is transitive.
She always tops her classmates in all her exams.
I've never heard "topped" meaning to hang oneself.
I want to top my peers in my class. It is transitive.
She always tops her classmates in all her exams.
I've never heard "topped" meaning to hang oneself.
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Topped meaning killed is British slang. It doesn't have to be by hanging, though.
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Hi
In the UK you might often see 'top and tail' as a verb in a recipe and it can refer to any vegetable that has a part at the top and a part at the other end that is not needed. It means to cut those parts off. It could be okra, carrots, string beans and quite a few others. In that context the phrase, in the UK, is current and common
"To top oneself" is interesting ...
In the UK you might often see 'top and tail' as a verb in a recipe and it can refer to any vegetable that has a part at the top and a part at the other end that is not needed. It means to cut those parts off. It could be okra, carrots, string beans and quite a few others. In that context the phrase, in the UK, is current and common
"To top oneself" is interesting ...
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