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a young child looking with wide eyes at two chocolate doughnuts in a clear plastic container, illustrating the concept of ways of saying want

I’d give my right arm for it: ways of saying ‘want’

On By Liz WalterIn the English language, Vocabulary15 Comments

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a young child looking with wide eyes at two chocolate doughnuts in a clear plastic container, illustrating the concept of ways of saying want
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by Liz Walter

This post is one of an occasional series on alternatives for very common words (see, for example, my post on different ways of saying ‘get’). Continue reading “I’d give my right arm for it: ways of saying ‘want’” →