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Juntang Posted 21 years ago
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What does "That's more like it! " mean? please
what does "That's more like it! " mean? please
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You can say that when you want to encourage someone, that his/her work is better, or that his/her behaviour is starting to correspond to what you're expecting of him/her. It expresses some satisfaction from you, you could also say "it's better".
- You can say that when you want to encourage someone, that his/her work is better, or that his/her behaviour is starting to correspond to what you're expecting of him/her.
- It expresses some satisfaction from you, you could also say "it's better".
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You can say that when you want to encourage someone, that his/her work is better, or that his/her behaviour is starting to correspond to what you're expecting of him/her.
It expresses some satisfaction from you, you could also say "it's better".
It expresses some satisfaction from you, you could also say "it's better".
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I liked Pieanne's explanation of the meaning of the expression, "That's more like it."
If my grandson is drawing on the walls with crayons I might give him paper and persuade him to 'color on the paper instead.' Assuming he began to scribble on the paper I might say to him, "Now that's more like it."
In a sense I think the phrase can imply a bit of approval or endorsement
If my grandson is drawing on the walls with crayons I might give him paper and persuade him to 'color on the paper instead.' Assuming he began to scribble on the paper I might say to him, "Now that's more like it."
In a sense I think the phrase can imply a bit of approval or endorsement
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