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30 Nov 2015
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English (US)
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What does Then suddenly Alex shot forth the answer. mean?
What does Then suddenly Alex shot forth the answer. mean?
I don't understand shot forth mean.
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Thank you! Is it possible to use shot forth in general convasation?
For example, he run shot forth. ?
For example, he run shot forth. ?
- English (US)
- French (Canada)
- Russian
Nah, I don't think so. I rarely hear this expression, as it is very specific. It uses an image of "shooting forward" something, like a bullet from a gun. It makes sense with words shooting out from a mouth, but with running it sounds unnatural.
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Ok, I understand!
Thank you so much for your help :)
Thank you so much for your help :)
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