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Jaleh Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Use one's muscle in sth
Share holders use their muscle in the area of pay to pressure boards to remove underperforming chief executives.
What does the underlined part mean?
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You are not parsing the sentence correctly. Consider this simpler example. Athletes use their muscle ( in the gym ).
- You are not parsing the sentence correctly.
- Consider this simpler example.
- Athletes use their muscle ( in the gym ).
- The phrase in brackets simply indicates the location.
- Now consider your sentence.
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You are not parsing the sentence correctly. Consider this simpler example.
Athletes use their muscle ( in the gym ). The phrase in brackets simply indicates the location.
Now consider your sentence.
Share holders use their muscle ( in the area of pay ) . . .
use their muscle here is a figurative way of saying they use their powerful influ
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