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He looked like he had a corner on the local bacteria market.
I found this sentence in my dictionary. But I can't get the meaning of bacteria market.
Will you please help me?
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He looked like he had a corner on the local bacteria market.
I found this sentence in my dictionary. But I can't get the meaning of bacteria market.
Will you please help me?
Thanks

Which dictionary did you find it in and under what heading?
 

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The verb 'corner the market' is common enough, but I can't say I've heard the noun 'a corner on the market'.

I don't know what a bacteria market is, either.

Rover
 

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After 114 posts, chrysanthemum, you should know that 'meaning' is not a helpful thread title. 'Bacteria Market - meaning?' would have been much better.
 

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The verb 'corner the market' is common enough, but I can't say I've heard the noun 'a corner on the market'.

I don't know what a bacteria market is, either.

Rover

It seems to me that the person is stating in a funny way that the person looks dirty or bacteria-ridden. If he had cornered the bacteria market, then he would have an ample supply of bacteria. That seems to be the point.
 

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I, too, am intrigued as to which dictionary houses this sentence and as part of a definition for which word. Please post a link or tell us which dictionary and what word you were looking up.
 

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Longman dictionary of contemporary English - the word bacteria - other dictionary examples.
 
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