get told

English translation: who receive a negative reply

07:07 Mar 20, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Entrepreneur
English term or phrase: get told
The people who get told “no” and refuse to acknowledge helpful feedback are grandiose dreamers, not grounded in reality. But the people who get told “no” and then take the time to listen, learn, adjust and keep moving forward possess a true gift for persistence.
Hakki Ucar
Türkiye
Local time: 15:03
Selected answer:who receive a negative reply
Explanation:
those to whom other people say "no"

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Note added at 21 mins (2017-03-20 07:28:09 GMT)
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get often serves as an auxiliary verb, get told=are told
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danya
Local time: 15:03
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
who receive a negative reply


Explanation:
those to whom other people say "no"

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Note added at 21 mins (2017-03-20 07:28:09 GMT)
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get often serves as an auxiliary verb, get told=are told

danya
Local time: 15:03
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 20

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