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  1. 01-May-2004, 10:42 #1
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    Hi,
    Could you please explain me this idiom?"We live in a fast, moving world, and if you decide only to watch you are left behind......"
    Thanks a lot!
    Jasna
  2. 01-May-2004, 15:02 #2
    Tdol
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    Because we are progressing at such a pace, people who look at the changes are left behind, while people involved in the changes are at the cutting edge.
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