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Why a hell is walked out on me? #31 (permalink) Wed Apr 06, 2011 19:36 pm   Why a hell is walked out on me?
 

Goldhat,
Thank you. You let me get new ideas.
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Why a hell is walked out on me? #32 (permalink) Sun Jun 05, 2011 18:21 pm   Why a hell is walked out on me?
 

Thanks a lot for this phrasal verb and the explanations, especially to Goldhat!

It is the first time I came across 'to walk out on'. I feel that this verb is not very common, am I right?
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Why a hell is walked out on me? #33 (permalink) Sun Jun 05, 2011 20:19 pm   Why a hell is walked out on me?
 

It's quite a common expression, Anahata.
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you could've asked this #34 (permalink) Sat Jul 09, 2011 14:37 pm   you could've asked this
 

Please give me the meaning of "you could've asked this"
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Why a hell is walked out on me? #35 (permalink) Sat Jul 09, 2011 16:12 pm   Why a hell is walked out on me?
 

'You could have asked this'

'Could' is a modal auxiliary verb.
Here it is used to talk about past possibility or ability. It indicates something somebody (you) was capable of doing (asking) but didn't do.
Here are more examples:
I could have gone to Oxford University but I preferred Cambridge.
He could have married her if only he had plucked up the courage to ask her.
They could have bought a house here 20 years ago but chose to move to America instead.


Often, there is a sense of criticism when using 'could have'. This seems to be the case in the phrase you are asking about.
You could have phoned me to let me know.
They could have helped me instead of just sitting there.
I could have done more to help you. Sorry.
You could have asked this question earlier.

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Why a hell is walked out on me? #36 (permalink) Sat Jul 09, 2011 16:15 pm   Why a hell is walked out on me?
 

Hi Deepak, your text is similar to two different expressions. One is "you asked for this", and another is "you could have asked".
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Why a hell is walked out on me? #37 (permalink) Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:01 pm   Why a hell is walked out on me?
 

Thanks a lot I did not know the meaning of this expression "walked out on me"
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Why a hell is walked out on me? #38 (permalink) Mon Jul 18, 2011 17:21 pm   Why a hell is walked out on me?
 

He walked out on me = He has left from me.
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Why a hell is walked out on me? #39 (permalink) Mon Jul 18, 2011 18:16 pm   Why a hell is walked out on me?
 

Steve9 wrote:
He walked out on me = He has left from me.

He has left me, without "from" ; - )

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