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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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What this phrase means? - Quote from Patricia Cornwell

"Wine has never known a good year at academy"
It is translated in my language as: A good Wine could never been found in the academy.

I am wondering if this phrase is dealing the Wine as someone that have thoughts just for a moment to say the same thing as the translation, is that right? Can I say for example: "A machine gun has never known a good year on the maximum security prison. " with the same context of saying that never the prison has found a machine gun among the prisoners, for example?
  

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Anonymous Can I say for example: "A machine gun has never known a good year on the maximum security prison. " No, that does not work. 2014 was a good year for wine.

  • Anonymous Can I say for example: "A machine gun has never known a good year on the maximum security prison.
  • " No, that does not work.
  • 2014 was a good year for wine.
  • (It means that the weather was especially good, and the grapes were perfect for making wine — flavorful and not too watery or dry.
  • ) Wine has never known a good year at the academy.
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Anonymous Can I say for example: "A machine gun has never known a good year on the maximum security prison. "
No, that does not work.
2014 was a good year for wine. (It means that the weather was especially good, and the grapes were perfect for making wine — flavorful and not too watery or dry. )

Wine has never known a good year at the ac

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