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What does this sentence mean: That's about the kind of it?



 
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What does this sentence mean: That's about the kind of it? #1 (permalink) Wed Sep 17, 2008 19:07 pm   What does this sentence mean: That's about the kind of it?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #706 "English Slang Idioms (448)", question 6

"So even though he was the one who cheated on her, he's going to take her to court to make sure she gets nothing out of the divorce?" Dana asked Ralph. "That's about the ......... of it," he replied.

(a) way
(b) kind
(c) size
(d) form

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #706 "English Slang Idioms (448)", answer 6

"So even though he was the one who cheated on her, he's going to take her to court to make sure she gets nothing out of the divorce?" Dana asked Ralph. "That's about the size of it," he replied.

Correct answer: (c) size

Your answer was: incorrect
"So even though he was the one who cheated on her, he's going to take her to court to make sure she gets nothing out of the divorce?" Dana asked Ralph. "That's about the kind of it," he replied.
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What does this sentence mean: That's about the kind of it? #2 (permalink) Thu Sep 18, 2008 0:20 am   What does this sentence mean: That's about the kind of it?
 

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That's about the size of it = That's roughly correct.
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