Hossein31 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
No more honest than he had to be
Hi, friends. What do you understand from the underlined part? What is the meaning in simple words?
He had once been a penny-pinching chandler, people said, selling candles and gin from a corner shop, and no more honest than he had to be.
Thank you, in advance
Hossein
He had once been a penny-pinching chandler, people said, selling candles and gin from a corner shop, and no more honest than he had to be.
Thank you, in advance
Hossein
Top answer
It implies that he was dishonest when he could get away with it.
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