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missdaredevil



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:50 pm    Post subject: two questions Reply with quote

...By deciding to *play to our strengths* and *double down on* adults, parents and kids.......

What do they mean?


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pavilion



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:15 pm    Post subject: Re: two questions Reply with quote

missdaredevil wrote:
...By deciding to *play to our strengths* and *double down on* adults, parents and kids.......

What do they mean?


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Play to our strengths means doing something in a way that you are good at and will put you at an advantage over others.

Double-down on is a phrase taken from the card game Blackjack, or 21, and means doubling your focus or efforts on something.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Play to our strengths means doing something in a way that you are good at and will put you at an advantage over others.

Could you use that phrase in another sentence/

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is another sentence:

"In order to win this game, we must play to our strengths to come away with the win."
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