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meaning of sentence: I guess I will paint now since I can't dance and it's too... #1 (permalink) Mon Jun 30, 2008 15:10 pm   meaning of sentence: I guess I will paint now since I can't dance and it's too...
 

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ESL/EFL Test #315 "English Slang Idioms (36)", question 3

"Well, I guess I will paint now since I can't dance and it's too wet to .........," Kathy jokingly said to Greta.

(a) plow
(b) build
(c) rake
(d) sweep

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ESL/EFL Test #315 "English Slang Idioms (36)", answer 3

"Well, I guess I will paint now since I can't dance and it's too wet to plow," Kathy jokingly said to Greta.

Correct answer: (a) plow
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meaning of sentence: I guess I will paint now since I can't dance and it's too... #2 (permalink) Wed Jul 02, 2008 21:35 pm   meaning of sentence: I guess I will paint now since I can't dance and it's too...
 

Hello Englisholic,
This sentence means that there this nothing else for Kathy to do (at that moment) so she might as well paint. It's a funny way to say that there's nothing more she can do except paint.
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