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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
WHAT HAPPENS / WHAT IT GIVES
Is this natural or make sense?
1 We'll go on vacation together and see what it gives (what happens) If afterwards we still don't get along we'll take some time off.
Thank you
1 We'll go on vacation together and see what it gives (what happens) If afterwards we still don't get along we'll take some time off.
Thank you
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Are you thinking of "see what gives"? "what gives" is an AmE expression that I don't use myself, but I understand it roughly means "what happens" / "what's happening".
- Are you thinking of "see what gives"?
- "what gives" is an AmE expression that I don't use myself, but I understand it roughly means "what happens" / "what's happening".
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Are you thinking of "see what gives"? "what gives" is an AmE expression that I don't use myself, but I understand it roughly means "what happens" / "what's happening".
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THank you,
But can you say:
Is it natural?
Person A : What are you doing here?
Person B : I came here to see if I could find a present for her.
Person A : And?? What does it give? Did you find anything?
You can say: Something's got to give.
But can you say:
Is it natural?
Person A : What are you doing here?
Person B : I came here to see if I could find a present for her.
Person A : And?? What does it give? Did you find anything?
You can say: Something's got to give.
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alc24Person A : And?? What does it give? Did you find anything?This use of "What does it give?" does not make any sense to me.
alc24You can say: Something's got to give.This is a different idiom. "Something's got to give" means that something has to be adjusted (made less restrictive) in order for a thing to be viable, co
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Hello Mr Wordy,
I had a question, here "see what it gives" doesn't make sense right? You would say "see what happened"????
1 We'll go on vacation together and see what it gives (what happens) If afterwards we still don't get along we'll take some time off.
2 Person A : And?? What does it give? Did you find anything?
How would you say this?
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I had a question, here "see what it gives" doesn't make sense right? You would say "see what happened"????
1 We'll go on vacation together and see what it gives (what happens) If afterwards we still don't get along we'll take some time off.
2 Person A : And?? What does it give? Did you find anything?
How would you say this?
Than
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