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rommaya
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Expressions
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Dear respected English Language teachers, Can a person use this expression "sits on his/her mobile" to mean that this person spends a long time using the applications and games on his/her smart phone? Is that even proper English? Please clarify...and thanks for your help. |
17 Dec 2017
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cunliffe
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That phrase is absolutely fine. It does convey the idea that s/he is on his/her mobile all the time.
Also used and perhaps more frequently - �he�s always checking his mobile,� �he�s forever at his phone,� �he never puts his mobile away�...
Btw, �sit on� can also mean (as well as the obvious!), to keep back or withhold a piece of information.
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18 Dec 2017
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Minka
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Viiictooor .... a spam comment ! |
19 Dec 2017
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