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Meaning of “…went as bad as you can go”
What’s the meaning of “if that” at the end of a sentence?Too many commas in Harry Potterbuild up and trade youIt was Lily this and Lily thatWhat does the phrase “You don't say” represent?Is “Can’t be too careful” an idiom?Meaning of “a dignified disapproval”Blazing in his eyesWhat's the meaning of “you were ages”?What does it mean? “my sister being who she was (harry potter)”
In the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Hagrid says: "A few years ago there was one wizard who went as bad as you can go." What does "went bad as bad as you can go" mean? Why does he say "as bad as you can go"?
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In the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Hagrid says: "A few years ago there was one wizard who went as bad as you can go." What does "went bad as bad as you can go" mean? Why does he say "as bad as you can go"?
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In the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Hagrid says: "A few years ago there was one wizard who went as bad as you can go." What does "went bad as bad as you can go" mean? Why does he say "as bad as you can go"?
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In the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Hagrid says: "A few years ago there was one wizard who went as bad as you can go." What does "went bad as bad as you can go" mean? Why does he say "as bad as you can go"?
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I edited the title of the question to make it match the actual quotation.
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Went is the past of go, in all its senses.
Went bad is the past of go bad (= become bad, colloquially)
So Went as bad as you can go = became as bad as it is possible to become.
You here is an indefinite pronoun, equivalent to one, (but much more common than one in everyday speech)
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And understand that "go bad"/"went bad" is an idiom, as when bananas go bad and turn black.
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Went is the past of go, in all its senses.
Went bad is the past of go bad (= become bad, colloquially)
So Went as bad as you can go = became as bad as it is possible to become.
You here is an indefinite pronoun, equivalent to one, (but much more common than one in everyday speech)
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And understand that "go bad"/"went bad" is an idiom, as when bananas go bad and turn black.
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Went is the past of go, in all its senses.
Went bad is the past of go bad (= become bad, colloquially)
So Went as bad as you can go = became as bad as it is possible to become.
You here is an indefinite pronoun, equivalent to one, (but much more common than one in everyday speech)
answered 2 days ago
Colin FineColin Fine
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And understand that "go bad"/"went bad" is an idiom, as when bananas go bad and turn black.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
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Went is the past of go, in all its senses.
Went bad is the past of go bad (= become bad, colloquially)
So Went as bad as you can go = became as bad as it is possible to become.
You here is an indefinite pronoun, equivalent to one, (but much more common than one in everyday speech)
answered 2 days ago
Colin FineColin Fine
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Went is the past of go, in all its senses.
Went bad is the past of go bad (= become bad, colloquially)
So Went as bad as you can go = became as bad as it is possible to become.
You here is an indefinite pronoun, equivalent to one, (but much more common than one in everyday speech)
answered 2 days ago
Colin FineColin Fine
65k175161
answered 2 days ago
Colin FineColin Fine
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answered 2 days ago
Colin FineColin Fine
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answered 2 days ago
Colin FineColin Fine
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And understand that "go bad"/"went bad" is an idiom, as when bananas go bad and turn black.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
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And understand that "go bad"/"went bad" is an idiom, as when bananas go bad and turn black.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
And understand that "go bad"/"went bad" is an idiom, as when bananas go bad and turn black.
– Hot Licks
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And understand that "go bad"/"went bad" is an idiom, as when bananas go bad and turn black.
– Hot Licks
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