Does any of these make sense:
a) "That's not a well-trodden path."
b) "That's not a well-trodden street."
c) "That's not a well-trodden park."
d) "That's not a well-trodden bar."
Note: By 'well-trodden', I mean one where you can't find too many people.
Christine Christie Note: By 'well-trodden', I mean one where you can't find too many people. well-trodden: walked on by many people for a long time Only the sentence with 'path' makes sense. ( That's not a well-trodden path.
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Christine ChristieNote: By 'well-trodden', I mean one where you can't find too many people.
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well-trodden: walked on by many people for a long time
Only the sentence with 'path' makes sense. (That's not a well-trodden path.)
It means that the path is not very worn down by foot traffic (said of a path in a forest, for example).