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hiromichi
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 Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:10 pm Post subject: stop shy of |
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Can I rewrite "stopping just shy of mocking" into "never hesitating to mock" ?
“Next thing you know, another 10 years has gone by and we still haven’t done anything,” Mr. Obama said, stopping just shy of mocking the Congressional work pace. “That’s not what’s going to happen this time. I am going to keep on pressing until we get it done this year.
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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Stopping shy of is informal English for stopping short of, or before.
So, it means that President Obama almost mocked the Congressional work pace, or came close to mocking....
It cannot be replaced by "never hesitating to mock" which is a much stronger expression and means almost exactly the opposite.. |
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hiromichi
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pugachevV:
Thank you very much again.
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