Jackson6612 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Lord Finchley tried to mend the Electric Light
Hi
I believe in the verse below it is suggested that one should employ a professional in order to do things which you don't have enough knowledge about because doing it wrongly could risk you. Do I have it right? But I don't get why it says "And serve him right!". Why does it say so? By the way, is this correct to refer to it as a verse, or is referring to it as a poem instead also correct? Please help me with the queries. Thank you.
Lord Finchley tried to mend the Electric Light
Himself. It struck him dead: And serve him right!
It is the business of the wealthy man
To give employment to the artisan.
Hilaire Belloc
Regards
Jackson
I believe in the verse below it is suggested that one should employ a professional in order to do things which you don't have enough knowledge about because doing it wrongly could risk you. Do I have it right? But I don't get why it says "And serve him right!". Why does it say so? By the way, is this correct to refer to it as a verse, or is referring to it as a poem instead also correct? Please help me with the queries. Thank you.
Lord Finchley tried to mend the Electric Light
Himself. It struck him dead: And serve him right!
It is the business of the wealthy man
To give employment to the artisan.
Hilaire Belloc
Regards
Jackson
Top answer
"Serve him right" is used to inform the audience that the character did something that he/she shouldn't have done and that he/she deserve it. In a few words, people should not meddle in things they do not know.
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"Serve him right" is used to inform the audience that the character did something that he/she shouldn't have done and that he/she deserve it. In a few words, people should not meddle in things they do not know.
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It serves him right - an idiom meaning that the punishment he received was well deserved.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/serve+right
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/serve+right
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