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Bookmark or Share- Empty-handed - WordReference ForumsEmpty-handed. Thread starter namlan; Start date Jun 9, 2008; N. namlan Banned. Vietnam Jun 9, 2008 #1 ...
- empty-pocketed - WordReference Forums…do come down on Saturday, but by no means empty-handed or empty-pocketed. (Parley’s magazine, 1841) • NB: This is one of a number of examples, old and new, that combine those two expressions. Many a time, in the old days, I had wandered round the small lake, empty-hearted and empty-pocketed. (from an 1870 novel)
- barehanded/with empty hands - WordReference ForumsThe entrepreteur built his conglomerate with empty hands. Finally, he said these two phrases in this context means: The entrepreteur built his conglomerate from scratch. In sum, my teacher said "barehanded/with empty hands" in this context means "build something from scratch". Is that true? I only know things like: He caught the ball barehanded.
- empty handed - WordReference Forumsqué significado puede tener empty handed? M. Meeracat Senior Member. Edinburgh, Scotland. English
- walks away empty-handed - WordReference Forums"After 20 years of marriage, Bob walked away empty-handed." Usually that means he didn't have to pay support, but he was forced to give up all his assets. Could one say : « Il est reparti bredouille.
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