What does "less of a haul" exactly mean here?
"Take the coast road—it’ll be less of a haul."
Q. What does "less of a haul" exactly mean here?
"it'll take shorter time" or "it'll be shorter distance" or "it'll take less driving efforts" or any other thing?
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thanks3 Q. What does "less of a haul" exactly mean here? People use "haul" rather loosely, but the coast road will be a shorter, less arduous, journey.
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- What does "less of a haul" exactly mean here?
- People use "haul" rather loosely, but the coast road will be a shorter, less arduous, journey.
- "Haul" often means simply "distance", but there is often a whiff of effort about it, as here.
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thanks3Q. What does "less of a haul" exactly mean here?
People use "haul" rather loosely, but the coast road will be a shorter, less arduous, journey. "Haul" often means simply "distance", but there is often a whiff of effort about it, as here.
0thanks3"Take the coast road—it’ll be less of a haul."
The coast road will be much easier route. "Haul" implies that you are pulling a heavy trailer. The mountain roads with the steep slopes will be much more difficult than a road that is flatter.
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