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- 17-Aug-2011, 12:08 #1
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bid Dear teachers,
Would you be kind enough to give me your considered opinion concerning the interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?
She made a bid for sympathy.
She made a bid for the nomination.
He made a bid to regain his former influence.
bid = attempt
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- 17-Aug-2011, 12:24 #2
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Teacher Re: bid to make a bid for something = to make an attempt to get something
bid
2: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for
power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"
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