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- 18-Jan-2008, 13:14 #1
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Whisked off Hi folks,
What "whisked off" mean?
I was reading a report when these words came accross.
The text is: "Buba was quickly whisked off to the Guantanamo Bay detention centre where Gambian embassy personnel will be able to write a letter to him in 3 years"
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- 18-Jan-2008, 13:31 #2
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- 18-Jan-2008, 17:50 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Whisked off Is this commonly used?
- 18-Jan-2008, 17:59 #4
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Teacher Re: Whisked off Falcon, 'whisked off' is commonly understood in North America.
Originally Posted by Falcon 
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