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Jênisson (Aeneas)
What does "streak" mean?
Context:
"We may be on an early winning streak"
22 nov 2010 17:43
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The expression "Winning streak" is referring to several wins in a row, meaning there are no losses in between.
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Say that a football team has won 3 matches in a row (one after the other, no losses in between). That would be a winning streak of 3 consecutive matches.
If a team wins 2 matches, loses a third and then wins the fourth match, they would have won 3 matches - but it wouldn´t be a winning streak, because the chain of winning outcomes was broken by the loss in the third match.
22 novembre 2010
a series of successes or failures, especially in a sport or in gambling
Examples :
a streak of good luck
to hit (= have) a winning streak
to be on a winning / losing streak
a lucky / unlucky streak
22 novembre 2010
agree with Steinar.
"the cares that hang around me through the week seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak, when we're out together dancing cheek to cheek" ♪ Fred Astaire ♥
just another example of the word :D
22 novembre 2010
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Jênisson (Aeneas)
Competenze linguistiche
Inglese, Francese, Portoghese
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Inglese, Francese
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