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 Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:41 pm Adverb 'quite' and meaning of 'to be on about' |
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| Quote: | | I didn?t quite grasp it the first time |
Hi Jesus,
It means "I almost grasped it, but didn't". It doesn't mean you got some of it, though you might have.
You are correct about "on about"!!
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| Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:55 pm Adverb 'quite' and meaning of 'to be on about' |
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| Jesus1 wrote: | 2.- You look a little confused. Do you know
what I AM ON ABOUT? |
I don't understand that idiom. It must be some kind of British slang. |
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| Thu Sep 14, 2006 13:04 pm Expression: what are you on about? |
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Hi Jamie,
I think it's just an expression rather than slang:
What are you on about?
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic930.html
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| Thu Sep 14, 2006 13:23 pm Expression: what are you on about? |
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| Torsten wrote: | I think it's just an expression rather than slang:
What are you on about?
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic930.html |
There are many UK expressions that are not understood internationally, and are therefore British slang, but some people think they are not slang just because they're British. I think that expression falls into that category. |
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| Thu Sep 14, 2006 13:44 pm Adverb 'quite' and meaning of 'to be on about' |
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I agree with Jamie. "Be on about" is an expression that I wouldn't expect anybody in the US to be able to define. I also think of expressions such as that as "British slang".
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