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154 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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154 months ago

   wrote:

it seemed as if he intended to eliminate all those opponents.

154 months ago

   wrote:

it seemed (as if)he would have to eliminate (to outclass) all these opponents

154 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

it seemed he desired to devour (his enemies)

My comment:

...he slew the false prophets with the sword, and called down fire from heaven to devour his enemies.
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154 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

it seemed he desired to devour (all his/these adversaries) – sorry, got carried away

153 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

"It seemed as if he wanted to eat them alive."

153 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

I was thinking if he wasn't too keen on them, eating them would be the last thing he'd want to do; consuming them in fire dragon-like might be more his idea.

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154 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

It seemed as if he wanted to swallow up all these adversaries

My comment:

he hated them so much, or they annoyed him so much

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154 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

mangiare=used figuratively, also devour; Purves dictionary also gives it as clip one's words, like cut them short

154 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

mangiare=used figuratively, also devour; Purves dictionary also gives it as clip one's words, like cut them short

154 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

It seemed as if he wanted to swallow up all these adversaries

My comment:

he hated them so much, or they annoyed him so much