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leslie
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 Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject: the opposite of 'take in' |
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Hello,
I know the phrasal verb--take in--means to make clothes short or small. I would like to know its opposite--to make clothese large or big, if there's any phrasal verb. Is it take out? take off? just wild guess. Thank you for your help.
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JuanValdez
Joined: 12 Nov 2005
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Location: Somewhere in Middle America
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: the opposite of 'take in' |
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| leslie wrote: |
Hello,
I know the phrasal verb--take in--means to make clothes short or small. I would like to know its opposite--to make clothese large or big, if there's any phrasal verb. Is it take out? take off? just wild guess. Thank you for your help.
Leslie |
"Let out" -- For example, We need to let these pants out a few centimeters.
That would mean that the pants need to be bigger. |
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haoren
Joined: 01 Nov 2005
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Location: china
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| Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:28 am Post subject: |
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*let out* transitive verb enlarge garment: to make a piece of clothing, or a specific part of it, wider than it was before.
JuanValdez,do you know some other phrases besides "let out"?
thanks for your replies in advance!!! |
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