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A penny for your thought #16 (permalink) Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:03 pm   A penny for your thought
 

Hi Duc,

That's the least of my worries has the idea that this is something not worth talking about/worrying about because I have other more serious problems. So someone whose house has been flooded and where all the furniture has been destroyed might well say: That's the least of my worries in response to a question like: And are all the plants in your garden all right?

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A penny for your thought #17 (permalink) Wed Jul 23, 2008 17:49 pm   A penny for your thought
 

duc wrote:
Hello,
After reading this thread I wonder what ''That's the_____ of my worries'' means. Forgive my stupidity ,please help me!


Hi Duc,
I think you may like to have a look at this again:

Amy wrote:
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I agree with 'least' in your first sentence. However, the sentence itself is a comma splice, and the second half doesn't make a lot of sense to me without some kind of further context to justify or explain it.

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