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- 12-Sep-2006, 15:28 #1
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Dilemma hi,
I have met the idiom "a back number". Who can tell me its meaning? The sentence was like this" Whoever called Charles Thorpe a back number is badly informed. He still has considerable influence in the company.
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- 13-Sep-2006, 03:55 #2
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Teacher Re: Dilemma It meands 'dated/out of style, fashion, touch'.
- 13-Sep-2006, 08:16 #3
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Re: Dilemma 
It means influence afterwards.
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