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What is the meaning of "They aim lower but blow past their marks."?
What is the meaning of:
They aim lower but blow past their marks.?
Is "past" verb here?
Dec 27, 2015 10:23 PM
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It means "They set easy goals and exceed them."
There are two verbs in this compound sentence: "aim" and "blow"
-- they aim lower
-- they blow past their marks
in the second part of the sentence the phrase "past their marks" modifies the verb "blow."
December 27, 2015
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