Mar 11, 2008 13:21
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Maverick82 (X)
to liken a fight to being in the French Foreign Legion
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Hello!
"He fought competitors in the courts to get the airline started and likened these fights to being in the French Foreign Legion".
According to you, is this person only making an abstract comparison, or has he really been in the French Foreign Legion in the past? Does it mean that these trials were tough?
Thx
Luca
"He fought competitors in the courts to get the airline started and likened these fights to being in the French Foreign Legion".
According to you, is this person only making an abstract comparison, or has he really been in the French Foreign Legion in the past? Does it mean that these trials were tough?
Thx
Luca
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Louise Mawbey
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| 5 +3 | compare a fight with serving in the French foreign legion |
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comparison
The man is just making a comparison - there is nothing to indicate that he was in the Legion. He was indicating that it was a really hard fight.
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Comment: "Thx to Simon too!"
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compare a fight with serving in the French foreign legion
Yes, the implication is that the court cases were tough but I doubt very much that he served in the foreign legion :-)
liken here is a synonym for compare
liken here is a synonym for compare
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