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14:57 Feb 16, 2008 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Patricia Townshend (X) South Africa Local time: 11:41 | ||||||
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4 +3 | maybe the children have a good idea |
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4 | know what they're talking about |
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4 | > |
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2 +2 | has tapped into something |
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are onto something know what they're talking about Explanation: Maybe the kids know better/ know what they're talking about. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2008-02-16 15:04:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- on·to (ŏn'tū', -tə, ôn'-) pronunciation prep. 2. Informal. Fully aware of; informed about: The police are onto the robbers' plans. http://www.answers.com/onto&r=67 |
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onto maybe the children have a good idea Explanation: To be onto something means to have a good idea about it, to have the right idea. |
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