0
Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
What does 'had all but' mean?
In the setence,
He had all but eaten the mushroom.
What does it mean?
Thank you!
He had all but eaten the mushroom.
What does it mean?
Thank you!
Top answer
He had not completely eaten it, but almost.
- He had not completely eaten it, but almost.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
3 Answers
0
0
AnonymousHe had all but eaten the mushroom.Perhaps in the case of a poisonous mushroom, he might have prepared it for eating, and been about to pop it into his mouth, when someone shouted, "Wait! Don't eat that!"
00
Good point. He either was just about to eat it at all, or just about to finish eating the entire thing.
0
Related Questions