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Tomasz Klepinowski Posted 11 years ago
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What does this sentence mean?

'I really think she overstated her case, and lost a lot of sympathy'

Particularly, I don't get the part 'she overstated her case'.
  

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It means that she made a stronger argument than was necessary, and so lost much sympathy instead of gaining any.

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  • It means that she made a stronger argument than was necessary, and so lost much sympathy instead of gaining any.
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It means that she made a stronger argument than was necessary, and so lost much sympathy instead of gaining any.
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Tomasz Klepinowski'I really think she overstated her case,
She exaggerated.
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