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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Woe unto somebody
Peace..
i would thankful ask you about the expression Woe unto.. can i use something before you as an adjective or something??
as "great woe unto you!"
best regards..
i would thankful ask you about the expression Woe unto.. can i use something before you as an adjective or something??
as "great woe unto you!"
best regards..
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It's used to mean 'bad things will happen to you', so 'woe unto anyone who criticises this'. ' But I haven't heard it used with an adjective as you do above - you could do it, but it would be unusual. The phrase itself is unusual - the word 'unto' is old-fashioned and now seen as 'poetic' so the phrase is usually used jocularly (as a bit of a joke) and I'd be careful about using it.
- It's used to mean 'bad things will happen to you', so 'woe unto anyone who criticises this'.
- ' But I haven't heard it used with an adjective as you do above - you could do it, but it would be unusual.
- The phrase itself is unusual - the word 'unto' is old-fashioned and now seen as 'poetic' so the phrase is usually used jocularly (as a bit of a joke) and I'd be careful about using it.
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It's used to mean 'bad things will happen to you', so 'woe unto anyone who criticises this'. For example, you could say: 'He always thinks he is right, he goes on and on about his own opinion and woe unto anyone who criticises him.'
But I haven't heard it used with an adjective as you do above - you could do it, but it would be unusual.
The phrase itself is unusual - the word '
But I haven't heard it used with an adjective as you do above - you could do it, but it would be unusual.
The phrase itself is unusual - the word '
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