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[missdaredevil]

1They stop him in his tracks=They stop him on his way?

2. I have loose pocket change=I have small coins.

3.appropriationg=taking something for own use: the taking of something that belongs to or is associated with somebody else, especially without permission
How is it commonly used?It sounds very technical.

4."What does it take with you?
What does that mean?

5. ..."an end out of a cake"...?

Sorry I don't have the context.

Thank you, guys.

[CP]

1. When you stop someone in his tracks, you stop him right in the middle of whatever he is doing. Figuratively the person is walking along, making tracks in the ground, when you say or do something that makes him stop abruptly.

2. Change is coins, as opposed to paper money. Pocket change is change in the pocket; loose change is just change, maybe lying on the table or under the sofa cushions.

3. Not really so technical, but not the most common way to say it. I might appropriate the lamp in the office next to mine when the guy quits and leaves it there.

4. "What does it take with you?" This might mean several things, but probably the person saying it is asking the other person what the other person needs to do / hear / get / see / etc. before being reasonable.

5. ..."an end out of a cake"...? Not sure about this. Where did you hear it?
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[missdaredevil]

4. "What does it take with you?" This might mean several things, but probably the person saying it is asking the other person what the other person needs to do / hear / get / see / etc. before being reasonable.





Will you use it in another sentence?
Does it also mean "What is it with you?"
Thank you.