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#1 (permalink) Fri Jan 08, 2010 17:11 pm for a many good years

Please tell me what this expression means: ,, for a many good years''? Is it an idiom? British idiom? Because I don't understand why there is ,,a'' before plural ,,years''. Thanks for help!

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#2 (permalink) Fri Jan 08, 2010 17:25 pm for a many good years

Saneta wrote:

Please tell me what this expression means: ,, for a many good years''?
Is it an idiom? British idiom? Because I don't understand why there is ,,a'' before plural ,,years''.
Thanks for help!

Where did you find this expression? I think it's wrong.

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#3 (permalink) Fri Jan 08, 2010 17:30 pm for a many good years

Sorry, I meant:,,for a good many years''. From the book: First certificale in english by cambridge.

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#4 (permalink) Fri Jan 08, 2010 17:47 pm for a many good years

Saneta wrote:

Sorry, I meant:,,for a good many years''. From the book: First certificale in english by cambridge.

"a good many" is an idiom that means: a lot of

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