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El 麦霸
Can I say "do up your mouth" metaphorically?
2016년 5월 6일 오후 9:15
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I agree with Paul. I have no idea what you are trying to say.
2016년 5월 6일
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It doesn't matter if you mean it literally or metaphorically, it doesn't make much sense.
2016년 5월 6일
I agree with Paul, too. It's not a question of having a literal or any other meaning - the sentence just doesn't make sense.
You can only 'do up' things that have fixed fastenings, like jackets with zips or shirts with buttons. 'Do up' is not a synonym for 'shut'. You can't 'do up' something that you can't fasten - you can close/shut a door, for example, but you can't do it up.
Similarly, you can say 'shut your mouth', but it's not possible to replace 'shut' with 'do up'.
2016년 5월 7일
There is only literal meaning to this collocation, so no, it should not be used metaphorically.
2016년 5월 6일
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언어 구사 능력
중국어(북경어), 중국어(광동어), 영어, 독일어, 이탈리아어, 일본어, 키르기스스탄어, 러시아어
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중국어(북경어), 중국어(광동어), 영어, 독일어, 이탈리아어, 일본어
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