be covered in confusion

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Itasan
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be covered in confusion

Post by Itasan » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:34 am

"She was covered in confusion."
Does it mean 'she was extremely confused'
or anything else?

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John Hall
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Post by John Hall » Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:14 pm

I guess that it would mean that she is totally immersed in confusion. However, I would never write or say a sentence like that. To me, it sounds like bad English.
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