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Old 01-May-2004, 09:42
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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......"
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Jasna
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Old 01-May-2004, 14:02
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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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