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hiromichi
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 Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:28 pm Post subject: turn on one another |
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What is the meaning of "turn on one another" in the following column?
The story of what happened in an underground ISIS prison in Syria, which is now being told for the first time, is one of excruciating suffering. Mr. Foley was one of at least 23 Western hostages from 12 countries who were routinely beaten and subjected to waterboarding. They were starved and threatened with execution by one group of fighters, only to be handed off to members of another group who brought them chocolates and spoke as if they were contemplating freeing them. In their darkest hours, the hostages turned on one another. And they sought comfort in the faith of their kidnappers — embracing Islam and taking Muslim names.
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: turn on one another |
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| hiromichi wrote: |
What is the meaning of "turn on one another" in the following column?
The story of what happened in an underground ISIS prison in Syria, which is now being told for the first time, is one of excruciating suffering. Mr. Foley was one of at least 23 Western hostages from 12 countries who were routinely beaten and subjected to waterboarding. They were starved and threatened with execution by one group of fighters, only to be handed off to members of another group who brought them chocolates and spoke as if they were contemplating freeing them. In their darkest hours, the hostages turned on one another. And they sought comfort in the faith of their kidnappers — embracing Islam and taking Muslim names. |
As a result of the torture and how they were treated, the hostages were hostile to each other. Instead of getting along with each other, they turned on each other. |
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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Lorikeet, I get it, Thank you very much.
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