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22:19 Mar 22, 2020 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Lydia De Jorge United States Local time: 09:09 | ||||||
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5 | by taking her to task |
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4 +1 | by attacking her |
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4 | taking up cudgels against her |
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by taking her to task Explanation: in the context given I think this is more appropriate with the tone of the context given. |
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taking up cudgels against her Explanation: I've always been fond of this metaphor, which conjures up images of Goya's duel... and it's not often I get to use it. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2020-03-23 09:14:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "... the Swiss again demonstrated perfect impartiality by taking up cudgels against France..." Example sentence(s):
https://historia-arte.com/obras/duelo-a-garrotazos-de-goya https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/take-up-the-cudgels-for-against-sb-sth |
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by attacking her Explanation: sugg. Turning it against her -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2020-03-22 22:40:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You're welcome, Martin. Hope you're indoors and safe. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 12 mins (2020-03-23 22:32:29 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- My pleasure! |
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