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Jan 7, 2019 · Jan 7, 2019. #2. "Petty" has its usual meaning in this context of "of a narrow-minded, mean, or small-natured disposition or character" ( petty - WordReference.com Dictionary of English ). It could mean stingy (although I usually encounter it in Britain as being narrow-minded and/or preoccupied with unimportant things), but not greedy.
Aug 29, 2016 · Spain-Spanish. Aug 29, 2016. #6. You are all right when you say that the original expression was "pretty is as pretty does", with the meanings you have already explained. But, apparently, nowadays it is widely used (check number of hits in a Google search), at least in the US, with the new form "petty is as petty does" to talk about small ...
Dec 6, 2006 · català - Catalunya. Dec 6, 2006. #1. Hi, everyone, Risking being obvious, I would like to check if the only way I can understand "petty games" in this context is as "insignificant games": "I feel ashamed of being a man when mankind shows itself capable of such massacres of the innocent. Oh old Europe, always busy with your petty games and ...
Jan 13, 2019 · Petty bourgeoisie and great (rich) bourgeoisie are a class of people denounced by the Marxists. Petty bourgeoisie are people who are wealthier than the working class, but much poorer than the great bourgeoisie. According to Marxists, petty bourgeoisie admire the lifestyle of the great bourgeoisie, and look down upon the working class.
Apr 16, 2017 · English UK Southern Standard English. Apr 16, 2017. #3. Version (2) "I pity you" is the most idiomatic of the three, but as sdg implies (post #2), it can come across as condescending. Your original 'context' is probably the best way of putting it, I think: "I feel sorry for you".
Sep 13, 2010 · 工作日的时候, 算钱以后, 'petty cash'是现金一个商店应该保留, 因为明天可能有客人需要零钱. 谢谢大家. 我知道，有些会计用语来自日语，我刚好有本日语会计词典。. 他们把 Petty Cash 叫做“小口（现金）资金”. 不知，是否中文也这样用？.
Nov 14, 2014 · Nov 14, 2014. #2. People post a lot of things on the internet, Agmanhe. Not all those people are good writers. Not all those people are familiar with basic ideas about English. I recommend that you stick with "the prettiest" if you want to express the superlative of "pretty". If you post some of the sentences you found that use "most pretty ...
Dec 29, 2010 · Dec 29, 2010. #7. "Don't pet the sweaty sh**t" is a common joke formed by mixing up the syllables in the words of "don't sweat the petty sh**t" in American English. The sample here cleaned it up a bit. It has no meaning whatsoever on its own. "Don't sweat," of course is an idiom meaning "don't worry about." "Don't pet," has no idiomatic meaning.
Apr 11, 2009 · Apr 11, 2009. #1. There is unfortunately a discrepancy between the petty cash slip and the actual money in the till. I was wondering if I can substitute variance or differentiation for the original (discrepancy) one,because they all have a meaning of difference or divergence.if your answer is "no"or "not good",could tell me the subtle ...
May 17, 2021 · The reason that we don't, or cannot, say most pretty is because someone, or some group of people, decided that we cannot. It's counterintuitive to not be able to say most pretty. The general rule, or pattern, is that with more than one syllable, we use more and most. And with one syllable we use er and est endings.
