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  1. 09-Aug-2005, 17:22 #1
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    Angry use of phrase

    sir,
    i want to know what this phrase means
    ---the schoolmaster is abroad----
    and how to use it . thanks
  2. 09-Aug-2005, 17:56 #2
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    Default Re: use of phrase

    "abroad" means overseas.
  3. 09-Aug-2005, 18:09 #3
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    Default Re: use of phrase

    It could also possibly mean that the schoolmaster is moving around the location; in other words, the students had better be careful and behave, though this is a failry old usage of the word.
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