http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/2/dmrzw/Post.htm#350815Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:350815nona the brit0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/2/dmrzw/Post.htm#350815http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-350815.xmlNo, it doesn't work that way. 'Took me for all I had' is an accepted phrase. I think that 'took me' is being used in the sense of 'tricked me/exploited me', not taking something. In any case, to take something away from someone is different to taking someone away from something.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/2/dmrzw/Post.htm#350780Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:350780Jackson66121http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/2/dmrzw/Post.htm#350780http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-350780.xmlNo, I don' think they have the same meaning. But in the sentence he took me for all I had using from in place of for makes the sentence look sensible. By the way, Nona, is that you in your avatar?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/2/dmrzw/Post.htm#350777Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:350777nona the brit2http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/2/dmrzw/Post.htm#350777http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-350777.xmlDo you think the words 'from' and 'for' have the same meaning?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/2/dmrzw/Post.htm#350750Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:350750Jackson66123http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/2/dmrzw/Post.htm#350750http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-350750.xmlHi Nona, May I know the reason for this?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#350748Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:350748nona the brit4http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#350748http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-350748.xmlNo.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#350725Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:350725Jackson66125http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#350725http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-350725.xmlNona 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 ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#310352Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:310352Feebs116http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#310352http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-310352.xmlIf you google "rampant lion" you will find images that make the meaning clear.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#309973Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309973Marius Hancu7http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#309973http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-309973.xmlNona 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#309963Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309963nona the brit8http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#309963http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-309963.xml3. 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#309800Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309800Grammar Geek9http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#309800http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-309800.xml1. 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#309693Sun, 24 May 2009 08:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309693Jackson661210http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#309693http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-309693.xmlJackson6612 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...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#309615Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309615nona the brit11http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htm#309615http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-309615.xml1. 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 justifiedhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htmTue, 24 Feb 2009 09:06:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309612Jackson661212http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseExplainMeaningThese-Sentences/dmrzw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-309612.xmlHi, 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