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jasonlulu_2000
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 Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:05 pm Post subject: an idiom |
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Hello,
He puts that ball on a sixpence so many times that it is just incredible.
This sentence above is what i came across during my reading. Could you explain what "on a sixpence" means. Thank you!!
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Nef
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Location: California, USA
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I think it means he hits the ball exactly where he wants it to be, precisely where it will help him and be hard for an opponent to get. |
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LucentShade
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Location: Nebraska, USA
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Nef is right, since a sixpence is a type of coin; to put a ball on a sixpence means to hit/throw it to a certain point.
There are similar modern expressions, such as "stop on a dime" (stop at a precise point) and "turn on a dime" (turn within a very small area, often said figuratively about cars). |
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