Kanonathena Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
Both logic and math are taking a serious hit today.
A: Wow, this is really soft.
Three hundred and fifty dollars?
B: Down from 700. You're saving, like, 200 bucks.
A: Both logic and math are taking a serious hit today.
What does take a hit here mean?
Thank you.
Three hundred and fifty dollars?
B: Down from 700. You're saving, like, 200 bucks.
A: Both logic and math are taking a serious hit today.
What does take a hit here mean?
Thank you.
Top answer
taking a serious hit = suffering a big defeat; being seriously damaged
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taking a serious hit = suffering a big defeat; being seriously damaged
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That's right. Taking a serious hit = being damaged, getting damaged.
From the conversation of A & B, you'll notice that 700 minus 350 does not equal 200. So in this case, Math is damaged.
Person B says, "You're saving, like, 200 bucks." But logically speaking, Person A is not saving 200 bucks. Given that 700 minus 350 is not 200. It's 350. So Person A is not saving 200 or
From the conversation of A & B, you'll notice that 700 minus 350 does not equal 200. So in this case, Math is damaged.
Person B says, "You're saving, like, 200 bucks." But logically speaking, Person A is not saving 200 bucks. Given that 700 minus 350 is not 200. It's 350. So Person A is not saving 200 or
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This is said by Ross to one of the other female charecters in Friends, if you know what I mean. 
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