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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
watch out for troubel with your colleagues
If tomorrow is your birthday, take care. The stars point to a terribly difficult time for people born on this day. If you still live with your folks, expect an argument with them. And if you are at work, watch out for trouble with your colleagues.
Is it proper to interpret the bolded part as "be careful for trouble; don't get into trouble; guard youself against trouble?" Thanks.
Is it proper to interpret the bolded part as "be careful for trouble; don't get into trouble; guard youself against trouble?" Thanks.
Top answer
"guard against trouble"
- "guard against trouble"
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Feebs11"guard against trouble"Thanks, Feebs.
But what's wrong with the other two versions?
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"watch out for trouble" means what it says - look out for/guard against trouble.
Your alternatives: "don't get into trouble" implies you may be the active person who instigates the trouble; "be careful for trouble" is not actually grammatical.
Your alternatives: "don't get into trouble" implies you may be the active person who instigates the trouble; "be careful for trouble" is not actually grammatical.
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Feebs11"watch out for trouble" means what it says - look out for/guard against trouble.Thanks, Feebs.
Your alternatives: "don't get into trouble" implies you may be the active person who instigates the trouble; "be careful for trouble" is not actually grammatical.
To make sure, does "be careful of/about trouble ..." work?
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