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English translation: knock off
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|  Selected response from: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. United States Local time: 08:39 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | knock off/knock down//remove |
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| 4 | hack off |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1knock off/knock down//remove Explanation: It all depends on whether the small sculptures are preserved (removed) or simply knocked to the ground. |
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5 mins confidence:
hack off Explanation: -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2014-11-29 20:03:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The Scottish diplomat hired local crews to hack off the best preserved sculptures still on the Parthenon and... To progress towards it, we have to hack off the useless lumps of stone... ...to hack off the legs and hands of a sad old statue at City... Police are investigating why someone would hack off the bronze figure... http://tinyurl.com/psedvwn |
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