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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
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Work for me

What is the meaning of the expression "work for me" as in "This new coat of paint doesn't work for me" ?
  

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Debpriya De This new coat of paint doesn't work for me" ? It doesn't solve my problem. It doesn't suit my needs.

  • Debpriya De This new coat of paint doesn't work for me" ?
  • It doesn't solve my problem.
  • It doesn't suit my needs.
  • This method of doing long division doesn't work for me .
  • " [Y] Sometimes the "it" is omitted.
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Debpriya DeThis new coat of paint doesn't work for me" ?
It doesn't solve my problem. It doesn't suit my needs.

This method of doing long division doesn't work for me. (a little more obvious)

An expression caught on fifteen or twenty years ago, "It works for me!" [Y]

Sometimes the "it" is omitted.

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