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Old 21-Nov-2009, 18:14
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Dear teachers,
Could you explain to me what the expression 'raise a loud cry against something' means?
I'll be really grateful for your kind help.
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Old 21-Nov-2009, 18:26
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As is so often the response to your questions...

Do you have a context please? I have two different mental pictures of the sentence!
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The person who wants to 'raise a loud cry against something' wants to protest something. Loudly!


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Old 21-Nov-2009, 19:27
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Thank you RonBee:) You must be reading my mind:)
Next time I will try to give the context to the phrase, but I just didn't want to influence (maybe badly) your explanation. Thank you once again:)
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