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26 January
- Turkish
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English (US)
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What does I could have been here sooner, but I got held up. mean?
What does I could have been here sooner, but I got held up. mean?
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- English (US) Near fluent
- Portuguese (Brazil)
This means that something delayed the person~
The phrasal verb "hold up" has some different meanings, and this is one of them:
DEFINITIONS
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hold something high
prevent someone/something from falling
****cause a delay
steal by threat of violence
stay in good condition
(https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/...)
- Turkish
@hanwanxia With that sentence we cannot know why she is late, we need to ask what was the delay If we want to know more about, right ?
- English (US) Near fluent
- Portuguese (Brazil)
@bastas5 Yup! Or you can ask "What held you up?" It works too!
- Turkish
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