vil
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Dear teachers,
Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentence?
"That was a narrow escape," said Alice a good deal frightened at the sudden change, but very glad to find herself still in existence. (Carroll’s “Allice’s Adventures in Wonderland”, chapter II)
narrow escape = hairbreadth escape = to escape by the skin of one’s teeth
enough and to spare = more than enough
Thank you for your efforts.
Regards,
V
Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentence?
"That was a narrow escape," said Alice a good deal frightened at the sudden change, but very glad to find herself still in existence. (Carroll’s “Allice’s Adventures in Wonderland”, chapter II)
narrow escape = hairbreadth escape = to escape by the skin of one’s teeth
enough and to spare = more than enough
Thank you for your efforts.
Regards,
V
