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Post by Somak Meitei on Oct 28, 2014 22:59:54 GMT 5.5
I read a story titled Owens vs Master Race today. I came across a line which made me think too much about its meaning as I stumbled on a phrase come off in it. Here the line is: American athlete Jesse Owens had just come of the ocean liner Manhatta on his way to the Berlin Olympics. But on the internet, I came across it as 'was fresh off the ocean...' Here, I want to know if they are synonymous.To be fresh off is a replaceable word. Come off=fresh off?
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Post by Thoithoi O'Cottage on Oct 28, 2014 23:27:30 GMT 5.5
Could you provide the paragraphs in which you came across the phrasal verb and adjective phrase--the former from the book and the latter from the Interner? For the hard copy book, please provide at least the title of the book and name of the author, and the URL for the the Internet source page.
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Post by Somak Meitei on Oct 29, 2014 5:29:49 GMT 5.5
The title of the story is Owens vs Mast er Race. It is one of the stories in Gul Mohar for class viii. In the story: American athlete Jesse Owens had just come off the ocean liner Manhattan on his way to the Berlin Olympics. But when conducted a google search on the title with the line, I came across--American Athlete Jesse Owens was fresh off the ocean liner Manhattan on his way to Berlin Olympics.
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Post by Thoithoi O'Cottage on Oct 29, 2014 8:08:35 GMT 5.5
The meaning is clear now. Both constructions mean about the same thing: the athlete, Jesse Owens, (had) just or very recently got off (=alighted from) the ocean liner Manhattan.
"Come off" being a phrasal verb, the former construction is more focused on the action, that is, what Jesse had done. On the other hand, "fresh off" being an adjective phrase, the latter construction is focused on the state.
If we read the sentences in their own paragraphs, the diffetence in the significance would become evident.
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