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Expression: "Meat is ... in the basin."



 
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"to let" or "letting"? | expression "pull assault"
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Expression: "Meat is ... in the basin." #1 (permalink) Thu Sep 13, 2007 17:11 pm   Expression: "Meat is ... in the basin."		  
Hi

Could you please tell me of the most natural verb for the following situation? Lying?
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1- Listen, Tom, meat is ____________ in the basin. Please see to it that the cat does not spoil it.


Many thanks

Tom

PS: In my country many people would simply say: Meat is putting in the basin... (which of course is wrong)
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Expression: "Meat is ... in the basin." #2 (permalink) Thu Sep 13, 2007 21:44 pm   Expression: "Meat is ... in the basin."		  
No verb is really necessary in this gap. Why not simply say:

There's some meat (or: The meat is) in the basin* (dish?). Please see to it/make sure (that) the cat doesn't spoil it.

A basin is a big bowl. Is that what you meant, Tom?
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