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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:42 pm Post subject: earn every penny |
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| I'm sure she earned every penny. |
What does it mean?
Does it mean that 'I'm sure she earned all the money she could get.'?
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CP
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Location: California
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It means, even if she made a lot of money on this project / job, she deserved it all because she had to work hard to get it. She earned every penny she made with her hard work.
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