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Old 20-Jun-2006, 08:21
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"work out to "and "amount to" ,Do they have the same meaning?but do they have their other own meanings
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Old 21-Jun-2006, 07:51
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They have similar meaning, but there are times when they are different:
He will never amount to much = he will never be successful
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