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shvetsov2005



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:34 am    Post subject: to carry Reply with quote
"Splendid cheeses they were, ripe and mellow, and with a two hundred horse-power scent about them that might have been warranted to carry three miles, and knock a man over at two hundred yards. "
(Jerom K. Jerom)

What does ".. warranted to carry three miles" mean here?

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Sirius



Joined: 11 Dec 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It means the cheese had a very strong smell.

It was so strong you could smell the cheese from 3 miles away
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