italki - about 'relieved to be done' This sentence "He didn't come home at the end of the day relieved to be

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about 'relieved to be done' This sentence "He didn't come home at the end of the day relieved to be done with work." I do not understand what this part means - 'the day relieved to be done with work', please give me some help.

Oct 7, 2012 12:33 PM

Answers · 3

Well, I think it means that your protagonist is a lazy guy who didn't do his work. Then, while being at home, he wasn't relieved because he hadn't done what he was supposed to accomplish. A common situation when you are crushed by work.

October 7, 2012

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