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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

With a bite out of it

Are these correct:
1) On the desk was an apple with a bite out of it.
2) On the desk was an apple with a piece out of it.

I think 'with a bite out of it' is an idiom and works but '2' seems incorrect to me. 'With a piece cut out of it' would work.

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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navitasan I think 'with a bite out of it' is an idiom No, it is just a straightforward statement. navitasan but '2' seems incorrect to me It is not the native collocation, that is all. navitasan 'With a piece cut out of it' would work That is no great improvement,

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  • navitasan I think 'with a bite out of it' is an idiom No, it is just a straightforward statement.
  • navitasan but '2' seems incorrect to me It is not the native collocation, that is all.
  • navitasan 'With a piece cut out of it' would work That is no great improvement,
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navitasanI think 'with a bite out of it' is an idiom
No, it is just a straightforward statement.
navitasanbut '2' seems incorrect to me
It is not the native collocation, that is all.
navitasan'With a piece cut out of it' would work
That is no great improvement,
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