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What is the meaning of "open to the charge of" ?
Hello everyone, while doing some old IELTS exams, I found this sentence on the topic of insularity of English: "And non-English speaking countries were by no means exempt - although the widespread use of English as an alternative language made them less open to the charge of insularity "
What does it mean "less open to the charge of insularity" here ?
Thank you for your help
Aug 3, 2020 8:19 PM
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"open to the charge of" means: they are capable of being accused of / one could accuse them of.
August 3, 2020
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