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Carter Lee Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

What does this mean?

Hi.

I just have seen that text at movie. But I'm not sure what does mean.

Re:Odds against you? Nowhere to turn?
>I'm in trouble. Can you help?

What does these sentences mean?
  

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"Odds against you? " is a shorter way of asking the questions "Are the odds against you? ".

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  • "Odds against you?
  • " is a shorter way of asking the questions "Are the odds against you?
  • ".
  • When the "odds are against you", it means that your probabilty of success is low.
  • When you have "nowhere to turn", it means that you cannot find help or safety anywhere.
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"Odds against you? Nowhere to turn?" is a shorter way of asking the questions "Are the odds against you? Do you have nowhere to turn?". When the "odds are against you", it means that your probabilty of success is low. When you have "nowhere to turn", it means that you cannot find help or safety anywhere.

"Re:" and ">" seem to be elements copied from an old-style forum or bulletin board
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Hi, the answer to your question that is listed as "correct" is accurate. Especially since this is an English forum. However, I think it is important to point out that there is a deeper meaning to the sentences in the film you were watching in order for it to make sense in the context of that film. You were watching "The Equalizer" starring Denzel Washington. It is a new film adaptation of the 1
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Willing. Need instruction.
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Carter Lee Hi.
I just have seen that text at movie. But I'm not sure what does mean.
Re:Odds against you? Nowhere to turn?
>I'm in trouble. Can you help?
What does these sentences mean?
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