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Poked my eye out #1 (permalink) Tue Nov 01, 2005 20:50 pm   Poked my eye out
 

Test No. incompl/inter-67 "How to attract someone", question 5

Watch it, you almost ......... my eye out with that umbrella.

(a) pointed
(b) poked
(c) placed
(d) pumped

Test No. incompl/inter-67 "How to attract someone", answer 5

Watch it, you almost poked my eye out with that umbrella.

Correct answer: (b) poked

Your answer was: incorrect
Watch it, you almost placed my eye out with that umbrella.
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Poked #2 (permalink) Tue Nov 01, 2005 21:13 pm   Poked
 

Hi,

Here poke means push.

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Poked my eye out #3 (permalink) Sun Jul 03, 2011 4:19 am   Poked my eye out
 

Hi all,

Why not pointed?

Thanks,
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Poked my eye out #4 (permalink) Sun Jul 03, 2011 5:25 am   Poked my eye out
 

Aiken wrote:
Hi all,

Why not pointed?

Thanks,
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To poke your eye out means to put your eye out.

To point out means an entirely different thing - it means to indicate, specify
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/point+out
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