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Averell Posted 21 years ago
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What "if it were not for" means?
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I don't know what does the following sentence: If it weren't for Jim, this would be in a mess. mean?
Does is mean: Something made this not in a mess because of Jim (If this is in a mess, something bad will happen to Jim)
Or it means: Jim made this out of mess?
I don't know what does the following sentence: If it weren't for Jim, this would be in a mess. mean?
Does is mean: Something made this not in a mess because of Jim (If this is in a mess, something bad will happen to Jim)
Or it means: Jim made this out of mess?
Top answer
To me, this means: "thanks to Jim, this isn't a mess".
- To me, this means: "thanks to Jim, this isn't a mess".
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