Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
THIS ONE
Dear Teachers,
1. Everyone in the hospital came in to tell us that our son was not going to make it.
- "to make it" here means "to survive", right?
2. That's just the way parents are. It just seems as though the cards are stacked against you on this one.
- Does "the cards are stacked against you" have a figurative meaning here?
Thanks a bunch to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
1. Everyone in the hospital came in to tell us that our son was not going to make it.
- "to make it" here means "to survive", right?
2. That's just the way parents are. It just seems as though the cards are stacked against you on this one.
- Does "the cards are stacked against you" have a figurative meaning here?
Thanks a bunch to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
Top answer
- "to make it" here means "to survive", right? -- Right. - Does "the cards are stacked against you" have a figurative meaning here?
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1.- "to make it" here means "to survive", right? -- Right.
2.- Does "the cards are stacked against you" have a figurative meaning here?-- It normally has a figurative meaning; it is an idiom, meaning to be at a disadvantage because of the situation, previous events, public opinion, etc .
IDIOM: have the cards stacked against one
MEAN
2.- Does "the cards are stacked against you" have a figurative meaning here?-- It normally has a figurative meaning; it is an idiom, meaning to be at a disadvantage because of the situation, previous events, public opinion, etc .
IDIOM: have the cards stacked against one
MEAN
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