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What does "he'd just stride all over them" mean?



 
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What does "he'd just stride all over them" mean? Tue Jan 02, 2007 18:26 pm  What does "he'd just stride all over them" mean?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #209 "What Comes Next? (3)", question 7

Nobody ever got in his way ..........

(a) he'd just stride all over them
(b) he'd just stroll all over them
(c) he'd just hop all over them
(d) he'd just walk all over them

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ESL/EFL Test #209 "What Comes Next? (3)", answer 7

Nobody ever got in his way he'd just walk all over them.

Correct answer: (d) he'd just walk all over them

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Nobody ever got in his way he'd just stride all over them.
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What does "he'd just stride all over them" mean? Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:56 am  What does "he'd just stride all over them" mean?
 

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It means that he would 'walk strongly and decisively' all over them-- which means that he would easily dominate the interaction.
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What does "he'd just stride all over them" mean? Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:53 am  What does "he'd just stride all over them" mean?
 

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Nobody ever got in his way he'd just stride all over them

I think there is a typo in the sentence!

he'd, I mean.

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What does "he'd just stride all over them" mean? Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:54 am  What does "he'd just stride all over them" mean?
 

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It needs a semicolon after 'way', but 'he'd' is OK; it means 'he would'.
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What does "he'd just stride all over them" mean? Tue May 06, 2008 19:35 pm  What does "he'd just stride all over them" mean?
 

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I wonder whether this run-on sentence will ever be fixed. Wink
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