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Could anyone tell me what "as impossible to say no as Andy" means in this sentence?
"Nick knows that he can't let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy."
Does it mean that Nick can't say no to Andy?
2023年11月23日 13:02
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Andy is very convincing. Andy is very persuasive. Andy is a good salesperson. Andy "can talk you into anything."
Nick wants to say no to Andy. Nick knows that he should not agree with Andy. But Nick has never met anyone as convincing as Andy.
2023年11月23日
It can get confusing when English phrases/sentences end with a preposition, like in 'impossible to say no to'. Sometimes it is easier to understand (for non-native speakers) to put the preposition at the front, although this sounds more formal.
With this example, we could also say: "someone to whom it is as impossible to say no" (this is the more formal version of "someone as impossible to say no to".
Whichever way you choose to say it, it's very important that you keep both of the to's (the 'to' that tells us it is an infinitive verb, and the 'to' that is the preposition ending of the phrasal verb telling us who is 'receiving' the no.).
2023年11月23日
It means he never expected to meet someone like Andy to whom he was unable to say: "No, you cannot come into my life".
2023年11月23日
It means that Andy is the kind of person who cannot accept “no” for an answer. Andy is a very persistant person. This is usually a negative trait.
2023年11月23日
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