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 #2 (permalink) Sun Oct 29, 2006 20:24 pm Meaning of 'freely and fairly' |
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| an example of how this idiom can be used: he gave of himself freely and fairly. meaning that he was libral with his time and fair as to who benefited. |
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:32 am Freely and fairly |
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| Perhaps freely and fairly qualifies as a fixed expression in some places but I don't think that it does in North America. I certainly wouldn't call it an idiom. |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:30 am Meaning of 'freely and fairly' |
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| Tamara wrote: |
| Or it's just 'freely' and 'fairly'? :) |
I'd say it's closer to being just 'freely' and 'fairly' -- though it may be a relatively common expression due to the alliteration. :D
Gypsy1900's example of the meaning seems fitting to me.
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:27 am Meaning of 'freely and fairly' |
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| Quote: |
| just 'freely' and 'fairly' |
The prose of existence… :(
Thank you all for your responses.
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| #6 (permalink) Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:41 am Freely and fairly |
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Hi Tamara,
How about without 'let or hindrance'? It's kind of got the same tang as 'freely and fairly'.
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| #7 (permalink) Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:45 am Meaning of 'freely and fairly' |
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Hi Alan
Thanks!!!
swimmingly - can I also consider it as an 'equiavalent' saying?
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| #8 (permalink) Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:57 am Meaning of 'freely and fairly' |
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Hi,
I wouldn't bet on it. Someone will probably bite my head off. Let's just say they're good companions.
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| #9 (permalink) Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:21 am Meaning of 'freely and fairly' |
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(off-topic)
By the way, it’s always seems to me a bit strange (well, and not logical - hi, Amy :)) that in English they say
to give smb. a free hand
or
to get / have a free hand
To me, having only one free hand definitely means only 'a half' of freedom.
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| #10 (permalink) Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:22 am Freely and fairly |
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| Alan wrote: |
| How about without 'let or hindrance'? |
Now there's another one I'm not familiar with. :?
So, if something 'happened without let or hindrance', can I say it 'went off without a hitch'?
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| #11 (permalink) Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:30 am Meaning of 'freely and fairly' |
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Hi Amy,
Not really. It suggests proceeding without being stopped. It comes I believe from what is written on the passport or at least was BB (Before Blair) saying that the holder of this passport could travel about without being stopped. I'll probably have to look at my passport again. The last time it was scrutinized with an extremely beady eye was by a passport control officer in Russia last September and when she'd finished, she just laughed. But then you haven't seen the picture in my passport.
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