Newguest Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Running them under cold water
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Remember to wash them (stones) by running them under cold water.
--- Does "running" mean "move them"?
Remember to wash them (stones) by running them under cold water.
--- Does "running" mean "move them"?
Top answer
Interesting. No, that's just how we often say it. It means to run cold water over them.
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Interesting. No, that's just how we often say it. It means to run cold water over them. It's the water that runs (moves), not the stones.
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If it said: by holding them under cold, running water, then it would be clear. But "running them" sounds like "running the stones".
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NewguestIf it said: by holding them under cold, running water, then it would be clear. But "running them" sounds like "running the stones".It doesn't sound that way to us, though, believe it or not.
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