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minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 个月前My dad’s sworn for decades that it must be “jack,” but he excludes meanings which require an additional preposition, like make out or stand up.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 个月前Just FIY those are called phrasal verbs and they’re probably the second worst thing Europeans invented after capitalism.
My dad’s sworn for decades that it must be “jack,” but he excludes meanings which require an additional preposition, like make out or stand up.
Just FIY those are called phrasal verbs and they’re probably the second worst thing Europeans invented after capitalism.