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bon viveur / make the best of both (two) worlds | What does "wrote it off" mean?
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fall (find) into a good berth #1 (permalink) Wed Nov 24, 2010 16:32 pm   fall (find) into a good berth
 

Would you help to me to interpret in plain English the meaning of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

He found a good berth when he came to work there.

fall (find) into a good berth = find a lucrative job

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Re: fall (find) into a good berth #2 (permalink) Wed Nov 24, 2010 18:46 pm   Re: fall (find) into a good berth
 

Ivo, you pose a lot of questions like this one. But I do not understand what it is exactly that you want to hear. You have found a good definition of the expression, and it fits in well; so you already know all there is to know about your quote. How can we help you when you already have the answer?
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fall (find) into a good berth #3 (permalink) Wed Nov 24, 2010 19:22 pm   fall (find) into a good berth
 

It is enough for you to say one word "yes" or "not".
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fall (find) into a good berth #4 (permalink) Wed Nov 24, 2010 21:12 pm   fall (find) into a good berth
 

Not.
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fall (find) into a good berth #5 (permalink) Wed Nov 24, 2010 21:28 pm   fall (find) into a good berth
 

Right. Well it is pretty close? A berth is here a position or job, so he found a good job. It will probably pay well too, though I suppose that doesn't strictly follow.
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fall (find) into a good berth #6 (permalink) Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:51 am   fall (find) into a good berth
 

Hi Cerberus,

Thank you for your backing.

There is another similar expression " to find a snug birth"
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fall (find) into a good berth #7 (permalink) Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:54 am   fall (find) into a good berth
 

Still 'not'.
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