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Can you explain the meaning of these 4 sentences? Thanks. 1. He is ten times the man you are. 2. She was talking nineteen to dozen. 3. Ten to one you will never find out who did this. 4. There are a hundred and one ways in which you can raise money.

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1. much more 2. a lot faster 3. I doubt 4. many 1. He is much more the man you are. 2. She was talking a lot faster than her brain was thinking. 3. I doubt you will never find out who did this. 4. There are many ways in which you can raise money.
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@Emily Walus I understand, thank you very much.
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1. Person 1 ("he") is a better person than Person 2 ("you'). It is an insult to the person it is being spoken to (Person 2). 2. She talks very quickly. 3. 'Ten to one' is a reference to gambling or betting. So there is a one in ten chance, 10%, that someone will discover 'who did this'. It's not meant to be specific or accurate, just to express that something is unlikely. 4. "One hundred and one' is a colloquial, arbitrary number to express that there are many methods to raise or acquire money. Similarly, you can say; "There are a dozen ways in which you can raise money."

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