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meaning of the collocation 'Under stress'



 
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meaning of the collocation 'Under stress' #1 (permalink) Thu Jun 21, 2007 19:16 pm   meaning of the collocation 'Under stress'
 

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #9 "Sorry, Wrong Number", question 9

Well, to tell you the truth, I'm below a bit of stress at the moment. Sorry to have bothered you. I'll try again.

(a) to tell
(b) below
(c) have bothered

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #9 "Sorry, Wrong Number", answer 9

Well, to tell you the truth, I'm under a bit of stress at the moment. Sorry to have bothered you. I'll try again.

Correct entry: under
The error was: (b) below

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Well, telling you the truth, I'm below a bit of stress at the moment. Sorry to have bothered you. I'll try again.
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why we can't use below instead of under?

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meaning of the collocation 'Under stress' #2 (permalink) Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:55 am   meaning of the collocation 'Under stress'
 

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'Under stress' is the correct collocation. Here, 'under' means 'subject to the control, effect, etc.', which is not a meaning of 'below'.
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