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Chandrasekhar Reddy Posted 12 years ago
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What does below sentence mean?

I can't answer that, I know Mary can. I will defer to her until she gets back.
  

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I'm not sure it makes proper sense. "defer to her" apparently means allow her to answer in recognition of the fact that she knows more about the matter. However, I don't see why you would do this only "until she gets back".

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  • I'm not sure it makes proper sense.
  • "defer to her" apparently means allow her to answer in recognition of the fact that she knows more about the matter.
  • However, I don't see why you would do this only "until she gets back".
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I'm not sure it makes proper sense. "defer to her" apparently means allow her to answer in recognition of the fact that she knows more about the matter. However, I don't see why you would do this only "until she gets back".
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