What does 'go straight ahead' mean?

[Izad]

Hi freinds

what is the meaning of following

There was nothing for it now except to go straight ahead with the next nimber on the programme

Thanks a lot

[Alan]

Hi Izad,

The expression: there was nothing for it now except to
means simply: they/we had to. To go straight ahead with the next number on the prgramme means: continue immediately with the next number (song/act) on the prgramme.

Alan
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[tortoise]

Hi,

I want to ask a question, do we have this structure in English: It's + adj + to + somebody + to V ?

Thanks.

[Mister Micawber]

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It's + adj + to + somebody + to V

It's insulting to me to ask my age.
It's attractive to my brother to cruise all the bars in St. Louis.

Is that what you mean?
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[Alan]

Hi Tortoise,

Yes, this is a possibility:

It's + adj + to + somebody + to V ?

but it's more usual to use the preposition for in this construction as in: It's easy for the teacher/him to explain the point.

You can use your construction and say: It's objectionable to him to use that word but it would be easier to say: He objects to using that word.

Alan
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[tortoise]

Thank you for your explanation and your examples, Alan and Mister Micawber.
You know, I though that structure was wrong, because I had not seen it yet. It was strange to me. In addition, "for somebody" is more normal.

Tortoise.

[tortoise]

Hi

Can we use difficult(y) + with ?

And, do we say "heart troubles" in English? We often say "heart attract", don't we?

Tortoise