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hiromichi
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 Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 3:11 am Post subject: figure of speech |
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Will you rewrite the following sentence for me to understand?
I can figure out the meaning of " cast. "
Trump’s Immigration Plan Casts Rivals as the Rope in a Tug of War
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: figure of speech |
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| hiromichi wrote: |
Will you rewrite the following sentence for me to understand?
I can figure out the meaning of " cast. "
Trump’s Immigration Plan Casts Rivals as the Rope in a Tug of War |
When someone is putting on a play or making a movie, they decide who will play each part, and they "cast" people for the various parts. So in this case, he's making his rivals act like the rope in a tug of war. |
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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Lorikeet;
I got it. Thank you.
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