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EunHye 은혜
Senence meaning
'He looks poised to be impreached over dodgy government accounting.'
Does this sentence mean 'he is about to be accused for the accounting problem'? I'm not quite sure how the word 'poised' is used in the sentence above.
Thank you in advance!
17 aug. 2016 00:03
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Poised means "about to"
Imagine runners in the Olympics. Before they are running they are poised to run.
17 augustus 2016
impeached has no "r" in it.
im·peach\im-ˈpēch\
verb
: to charge (a public official) with a crime done while in office
: to cause doubts about the truthfulness of (a witness, testimony, etc.)
22 augustus 2016
You are right.
He is calm and he is controlling his behavior because he is convinced that is being preached over dodgy government accounting.
17 augustus 2016
He is about to lose his job because he was dishonest when counting and distributing money.
17 augustus 2016
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EunHye 은혜
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