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Pussy foot around #1 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2004 16:55 pm   Pussy foot around
 

Hello Alan! I didn't understand at all this sentence:

Test No. incompl/inter-70 "How to criticize", question 5

There's really no virtue of me in pussy ......... around because I might as well tell you it's awful.

(a) treading
(b) footing
(c) walking
(d) tripping

Test No. incompl/inter-70 "How to criticize", answer 5

There's really no virtue of me pussy footing around because I might as well tell you it's awful.

Correct answer: (b) footing

Especially I didn't understand the meaning of word that follows after "of me"
Thank you in advance for your explanation
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Pussy foot around #2 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2004 19:41 pm   Pussy foot around
 

This means avoiding talking about something.

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Use another word foot around #3 (permalink) Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:31 am   Use another word foot around
 

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Pussy foot around #4 (permalink) Thu Oct 13, 2005 14:05 pm   Pussy foot around
 

[quote="pupil"]Hello Alan! I didn't understand at all this sentence:

Test No. incompl/inter-70 "How to criticize", question 5

There's really no virtue of me in pussy ......... around because I might as well tell you it's awful.

(a) treading
(b) footing
(c) walking
(d) tripping

Test No. incompl/inter-70 "How to criticize", answer 5

There's really no virtue of me pussy footing around because I might as well tell you it's awful.

Correct answer: (b) footing

There was originally "of me" what I considered to be correct, and now is "in me" in this test.
Why?

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Pussy foot around #5 (permalink) Thu Oct 13, 2005 14:09 pm   Pussy foot around
 

It is now:

There's really no virtue in me pussyfooting around because I might as well tell you it's awful.

The above one is my question. Sorry, I've forgotten to log.
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Pussy foot around #6 (permalink) Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:33 am   Pussy foot around
 

In fact, I didn't understand this sentence. Please explain to me
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Pussy foot around #7 (permalink) Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:20 am   Pussy foot around
 

The speaker is putting it to you bluntly. He is not going to be diplomatic about it ... just telling you straight out, " It's bloody awful ".
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