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Sentence #16801

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 negativeclock negativeclock March 1, 2012 March 1, 2012 at 5:38:09 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

You'd better brush up on your English if you're going to America.*

sysko sysko March 1, 2012 March 1, 2012 at 8:35:37 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

just a non-native question:
Does it means that you need to improve your English (i.e now it's not good enough), or it means you need to improve your English (i.e it was once good enough but with time it has declined)

negativeclock negativeclock March 1, 2012 March 1, 2012 at 9:02:55 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

It means regardless of whether your English was amazing or so-so, you still knew it a little bit and it's time to go over it and get it better.

kremel kremel June 19, 2021 June 19, 2021 at 3:43:09 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

*You'd better
*brush up on

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You'd better brush up your English if you go to America. [M]

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➜ #177949君はアメリカに行くのなら、英語に磨きをかけたほうがいいよ。

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➜ #449483Vi prefere ekzercu vian anglan, se vi iros al Usono.

linked by GrizaLeono, August 2, 2010
➜ #1083800如果你諗住去美國嘅話，你最好練好你啲英文先。

linked by nickyeow, September 5, 2011
You better brush up your English if you go to America.

edited by Nero, February 24, 2012
➜ #177949君はアメリカに行くのなら、英語に磨きをかけたほうがいいよ。

unlinked by CK, February 25, 2012
➜ #1508853Mejor pule tu inglés si vas a Estados Unidos.

linked by marcelostockle, March 30, 2012
➜ #1859156Ɣas sselhu tanglizit-nnek ma tebɣiḍ ad tedduḍ ɣer Temrikt.

linked by Amastan, September 22, 2012
➜ #1859157Ɣas sselhu tanglizit-nnem ma tebɣiḍ ad tedduḍ ɣer Temrikt.

linked by Amastan, September 22, 2012
➜ #1859158Ɣas sselhut tanglizit-nwen ma tebɣam ad teddum ɣer Temrikt.

linked by Amastan, September 22, 2012
➜ #1859159Ɣas sselhumt tanglizit-nwent ma tebɣamt ad teddumt ɣer Temrikt.

linked by Amastan, September 22, 2012
You'd better brush up on your English if you go to America.

edited by CK, September 18, 2022
You'd better brush up on your English if you 're going to go to America.

edited by CK, September 18, 2022
➜ #177949君はアメリカに行くのなら、英語に磨きをかけたほうがいいよ。

linked by CK, September 18, 2022