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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary
"when the bottom gave way"
Hello guys,
What does "when the bottom gave way" mean?
And here's a full sentence:
"Her feet in the water, she walked deeper in,
when the bottom gave way she attempted to swim!"
So what happened when she walked deeper? Can't get the meaning of: "when the bottom gave way". Could you explain it to me?
Top answer
when the bottom gave way means when the water got so deep that her feet could no longer touch the bottom. The common expression for this is 'She was out of her depth'.
- when the bottom gave way means when the water got so deep that her feet could no longer touch the bottom.
- The common expression for this is 'She was out of her depth'.
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when the bottom gave way means when the water got so deep that her feet could no longer touch the bottom.
The common expression for this is 'She was out of her depth'.
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