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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | English term or phrase: saw in | In 1977 he went into exile in Colombia. My mother went with him.
He returned to Pakistan over a year later.
He was unable to write a word in his time away, and my mother claimed that following Pakistan's news from a distance had almost given her a nervous breakdown. They saw in the New Year - 1979 - with a promise to their friends that they weren't going to leave again.
Does it mean "they entered the New Year with a promise" or "they were back by the New Year"? It seems to me that something is missing here, but a typo does not seem probable. |
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| | welcomed (in) | Explanation:
Seeing in or welcoming the New Year is an expression, often implying "resolutions" or promising to do something good in the new year.
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It's not clear where they were at that point - it seems they are back in Pakistan. |
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 Veronika McLaren
Local time: 22:08
| Grading comment Thank you, Veronika! Yes, they welcomed the New Year in Pakistan, hence my original doubts.
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peer agreement (net): +12