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Itasan
Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 557 Location: Yokohama, Japan
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:25 am Post subject: keep half an eye |
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"He kept half an eye on the house as he worked."
I wonder what this means. Is he a carpenter?
He is not working seriously?
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blackmagicABC
Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Taiwan
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| He is not really watching the house. He is doing whatever work he does, and as an extra keeping an eye on the house but not with the same amount of effort. |
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Itasan
Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 557 Location: Yokohama, Japan
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:27 am Post subject: |
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| Thank you very much, blackmagic. |
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