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 #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:51 am Meaning of 'bird's eye view' |
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This is an expression meaning what you would see if you were high in the sky like a bird looking down.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:49 am Meaning of 'bird's eye view' |
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| Alan wrote: |
| This is an expression meaning what you would see if you were high in the sky like a bird looking down. |
does this sentence mean that the speaker is not sure about what he is talking? please explain to me .
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:24 am Meaning of 'bird's eye view' |
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No, it means that he has a good, high place to view the parade from-- he can see everything.
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:00 am Meaning of 'bird's eye view' |
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Hi Jyo,
In my original answer I used 'you would see' and 'if you were' because this is not a real situation. You are not a bird and so to explain the meaning you have to imagine what it would be like to be a bird and see what is happening on the ground.
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:32 am Meaning of 'bird's eye view' |
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Unless it was a chicken or an emu!
Just me having a fun day ...... |
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| #7 (permalink) Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:54 am a bird looking down |
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| Alan wrote: |
| This is an expression meaning what you would see if you were high in the sky like a bird looking down. |
Hello Teacher..
What is the name of this sentence (a bird looking down). As far as I know, it doesn't have a verb. Sorry for my ignorance. ;) |
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| #8 (permalink) Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:35 am Meaning of 'bird's eye view' |
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'Looking down' is a nonfinite clause: A bird [that is] looking down. It is acting as an adjective modifying 'bird'. 'Bird' is the object of the preposition 'like'.
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