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Verb "abandon to" ("abandon him to his fate")



 
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Verb "abandon to" ("abandon him to his fate") #1 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:41 am   Verb "abandon to" ("abandon him to his fate")
 

Would you call "abandon to", as in "abandon him to his fate", a phrasal verb?
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Verb "abandon to" ("abandon him to his fate") #2 (permalink) Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:22 pm   Verb "abandon to" ("abandon him to his fate")
 

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Verb "abandon to" ("abandon him to his fate") #3 (permalink) Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:17 am   Verb "abandon to" ("abandon him to his fate")
 

But is 'abandon him to his fate' right or wrong?
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Verb "abandon to" ("abandon him to his fate") #4 (permalink) Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:00 am   Verb "abandon to" ("abandon him to his fate")
 

Hi Nessie,

The phrase is perfectly all right. I'm not quite ure what is worrying you.

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