Won't take her long

[Schoolboy]

Test No. incompl/inter-25 "Wrapped round her finger", question 7

As she's such a nasty little thing, I can see it won't take her long to wrap you round her little ..........

(a) shoulder
(b) body
(c) finger
(d) tongue

Test No. incompl/inter-25 "Wrapped round her finger", answer 7

As she's such a nasty little thing, I can see it won't take her long to wrap you round her little finger.

Correct answer: (c) finger

Hello everybody! I cannot find out :What does it mean;
>>>won't take her long<<<
Schoolboy :shock:
thanks

[Torsten]

Hi Schoolboy,

Let's look at the sentence you are referring to:

As she's such a nasty little thing, I can see it won't take her long to wrap you round her little finger.

This means, she will have wrapped you round her little finger very soon.

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[Schoolboy]

I understand it, but I didn't see this construction <<take her long>>, >>>take him lonf>>> Its translation is <<very soon>>. Am I right?
Schoolboy

[Torsten]

It won't take long - it will happen soon.
It won't take me long to finish this translation - I'll soon be finished with this translation.

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[Sevide]

hi
does 'to wrap you round her little finger' means
'she will have you do whatever she wants,
you'll be like dummy'
thanks beforehand :wink:

[Rag Ram]

"I wont take her long to wrap you around her fingures"

which means

"She will have you do whatever she wants in a very short time"

if any mistake please correct me

[Saneta]

As she's such a nasty little thing, =1. As she has a nasty little thing or 2.As she is a nasty lttle thing? If 2. is correct,I can't understand how 'she' can be 'a thing'?

If the 1. is corret, what is this: little thing? in these whole sentence?

Many thanks :-)

[Beeesneees]

'As she is a nasty little thing' is correct.

People are often described as being a certain type of thing. Here are some other examples:
she's a bright young thing
he's a happy little thing
she's a sweet young thing
he's a cute little thing
she's a mean old thing
he's a wicked, miserable old thing.

Used to express and give a reason for one's pity, affection, approval, or contempt for a person or animal
have a nice weekend in the country, you lucky thing!
the lamb was a puny little thing
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