Mar 3, 2009 04:36
15 yrs ago
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worth the price of admission
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Introduction to a Medical Book
Is this an idiomatic expression? I couldn't get the meaning. The sentence is as follows:
"The revisited color illustration on her first page is worth the price of admission."
"The revisited color illustration on her first page is worth the price of admission."
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It was worth the price I paid for the book, when I opened the first page.
It was worth the price I paid for the book when I opened the first page and looked inside.
It was that good that just he first page was worth the cost to enter the book.
admission here, just means enter, open, look and read the book.
Just seeing the Maserati in the doorway was worth the price of admission (To the car show)
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-03-03 05:43:13 GMT)
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Just smelling her perfume as she walked past me, was worth the the price of the meal. (at the restaurant)
Loosing my leg (The price of admission) and being admitted to this hospital was worth it, just to see you again.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-03-03 06:15:30 GMT) Post-grading
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No problems the joy I have was worth the price of admission to ProZ.. :-)
It was that good that just he first page was worth the cost to enter the book.
admission here, just means enter, open, look and read the book.
Just seeing the Maserati in the doorway was worth the price of admission (To the car show)
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-03-03 05:43:13 GMT)
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Just smelling her perfume as she walked past me, was worth the the price of the meal. (at the restaurant)
Loosing my leg (The price of admission) and being admitted to this hospital was worth it, just to see you again.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-03-03 06:15:30 GMT) Post-grading
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No problems the joy I have was worth the price of admission to ProZ.. :-)
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
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Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
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Please see explanation below
I'm not sure if this is an idiomatic expression, but if I rephrase it:
The remiscient color illustration on her first page (of a book) is so wonderful (or pretty) that it is worth paying the money to buy one. Revisited here means nostalgic and to look back good memories from long time ago in one's experience. So her color illustration on the first page reminds one of good experiences in the past, and it is so good that it's worth buying.
The remiscient color illustration on her first page (of a book) is so wonderful (or pretty) that it is worth paying the money to buy one. Revisited here means nostalgic and to look back good memories from long time ago in one's experience. So her color illustration on the first page reminds one of good experiences in the past, and it is so good that it's worth buying.
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Uma Hariharan
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English
Engg. Grad. with > 12 yrs. in IT firm
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
worth the investment
something which is well worth the investment.
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