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21 jun 2018
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Inglês (RU)
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what does 'ones and twos' mean in 'The replies came back in ones and twos'?
what does 'ones and twos' mean in 'The replies came back in ones and twos'?
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@huyennn14 It means that the replies didn't come in quickly. They didn't flood in - there was one reply, and then another, then maybe another two.
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It means just a small number of replies that came in.
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