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Meaning of "On penalties"



 
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Meaning of "On penalties" #1 (permalink) Sun Sep 24, 2006 16:16 pm   Meaning of "On penalties"
 

Hi,

I always see: MU wins Chelsea 3-2 on penalties.

Why "on" but not other prepositions?The meaning of "on" is....

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On penalties #2 (permalink) Sun Sep 24, 2006 17:02 pm   On penalties
 

Hi Alandro

I'd say you can refer to Mr. Mic's earlier post for the answer:

Use of preposition on
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic12878.html#36617

Definition 7a seems to fit nicely. Wink

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