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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

What does " way past" mean in this sentence?

Hi

"the driver of the truck bomb tried to talk his way past the hotel's steel security gate
when armed guards said no"...
  

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You are parsing the sentence incorrectly. ] tried to talk his way | past the hotel's security gate etc. That means that he tried to convince the guards to let him through the gate.

— Henry74

  • You are parsing the sentence incorrectly.
  • ] tried to talk his way | past the hotel's security gate etc.
  • That means that he tried to convince the guards to let him through the gate.
  • Talk someone into doing something is another similar construcion of 'talk', with the same menaning of 'convince'.
  • - I talked my brother into giving me our father's ring .
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You are parsing the sentence incorrectly.
[...] tried to talk his way | past the hotel's security gate etc.
That means that he tried to convince the guards to let him through the gate.

Talk someone into doing something is another similar construcion of 'talk', with the same menaning of 'convince'.
- I talked my brother into giving m
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Tnx a lot my friend... Can you tell me the meaning of the whole sentence?! I'm a little bit confused.
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He already explained the meaning:

"That means that he tried to convince the guards to let him through the gate."
AnonymousTnx a lot my friend...
If you want to make the best possible impression here, please take the time to spell out "Thanks." It looks so much better.
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