Jackson6612  +  309612 Tue, 02 Jan 07 08:11 AM Hi, Please explain me the meaning of these sentences. 1: He took me for all i had. In the above sentence took has meaning of ''to obtain money from esp. fraudulently''. According to me correct sentence should be ''He took me from all i had''. Does for has meaning of from in sentence 1. 2: After twelve years of school some kids feel they're entitled to *** off. What does entitled mean in the above sentence? Sincerely, vijay Jackson6612 Joined on Wed, Dec 27 2006 Senior Member 3,688 It’s a difficult question for any man to answer… Whether to follow his dreams no matter what… Or to give in slowly and let life lead you where it will.

	nona the brit  +  309615 Tue, 02 Jan 07 08:19 AM 1. No, for doesn't mean the same as from. He took me for all I had - this is an idiomatic phrase. It means that he 'conned' me out of all of my money. He took me away from all I had - this would mean that he removed me from my environment. 2. thoroughly justified nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,743 The name says it all.

	Jackson6612  +  309693 Tue, 02 Jan 07 03:08 PM  Jackson6612 wrote: Hi, Please explain me the meaning of these sentences. 1: He took me for all i had. In the above sentence took has meaning of ''to obtain money from esp. fraudulently''. According to me correct sentence should be ''He took me from all i had''. Does for has meaning of from in sentence 1. 2: After twelve years of school some kids feel they're entitled to *** off. What does entitled mean in the above sentence? Sincerely, vijay Hi, 1: In what way sentence 1 is idiomatic phrase because I can't see any idiom in it. Let me restate sentence 2 again. 2: After twelve years of school some kids feel they're entitled to 1234 off (1=f, 2=u, 3=c, 4=k). What does entitled mean in the above sentence? 3: One of the meanings of ramp is ''to stand or advance menacingly with forelegs or with arms raised''. How can one raise his forelegs while standing or advancing? Please explain me. Jackson6612 Idioms

	Grammar Geek  +  309800 Tue, 02 Jan 07 10:53 PM 1. The idiom is "he took me." It means, as Nona says, that he conned me. "for all I had" = everything I owned. He conned me out of all my money. 2. Entitled means they feel they are justified in doing this, as Nona said. 3. I've never heard "ramp" used this way. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,508 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Idioms

	nona the brit  +  309963 Wed, 03 Jan 07 10:58 AM 3. I've never heard ramp used as a verb, although it does appear in dictionaries. I don't think this is a word you need to learn - very few people would understand what you meant. The forelegs part applies to 4-legged animals. nona the brit Verbs

	Marius Hancu  +  309973 Wed, 03 Jan 07 11:30 AM  Nona The Brit wrote: 3. I've never heard ramp used as a verb, although it does appear in dictionaries. I don't think this is a word you need to learn - very few people would understand what you meant. The forelegs part applies to 4-legged animals. I've thought about rear, but it has the same limitation of being applied only to 4-legged animals. Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Verbs

	Feebs11  +  310352 Thu, 04 Jan 07 12:52 PM If you google "rampant lion" you will find images that make the meaning clear. Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015

	Jackson6612  +  350725 Sat, 14 Apr 07 10:08 AM  Nona The Brit wrote: 1. No, for doesn't mean the same as from. He took me for all I had - this is an idiomatic phrase. It means that he 'conned' me out of all of my money. He took me away from all I had - this would mean that he removed me from my environment. I didn't say he took me away from all I had. Does he took me from all I had mean the same as he took me for all I had? Jackson6612

	nona the brit  +  350748 Sat, 14 Apr 07 10:59 AM No. nona the brit