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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Wipe out, wipe off, wipe away, wipe up
Hi,
Can you tell me which one( s) should be filled in the following blanks? off, away, out, or up? What are their differences?
A. Wipe the snow from your shoes.
B. Wipe the ink from the writing board.
C. Wipe the milk on the tray.
D. The police is trying to wipe the drug dealing.
Thank you very much!
Stephen
Can you tell me which one( s) should be filled in the following blanks? off, away, out, or up? What are their differences?
A. Wipe the snow from your shoes.
B. Wipe the ink from the writing board.
C. Wipe the milk on the tray.
D. The police is trying to wipe the drug dealing.
Thank you very much!
Stephen
Top answer
A and B are fine with no adverb. C needs up or off. D needs out.
- A and B are fine with no adverb.
- C needs up or off.
- D needs out.
- Up, away and off mean 'to completeness' .
- Wipe out' is idiomatic; it means 'erase or eradicate'.
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A and B are fine with no adverb. C needs up or off. D needs out.
Up, away and off mean 'to completeness'. Wipe out'is idiomatic; it means 'erase or eradicate'.
Up, away and off mean 'to completeness'. Wipe out'is idiomatic; it means 'erase or eradicate'.
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Mister MicawberUp, away and off mean 'to completeness'.Thank you, Mister Micawber.
If up, away, and off all mean the same, can they be used interchangeably in connection to wipe?
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