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Sentence #3627363

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 Selena777 Selena777 November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014 at 7:16:07 PM UTC link Permalink

Could somebody explain, is it about a fat man or just about any man in a bad phisical shape in general?

Selena777 Selena777 November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014 at 7:24:22 PM UTC link Permalink

Is it "on a dark night", cause a field of vision is much smaller in the dark?

Selena777 Selena777 November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014 at 7:28:59 PM UTC link Permalink

Thanks a lot.

AlanF_US AlanF_US July 4, 2021 July 4, 2021 at 3:25:11 PM UTC link Permalink

I personally would say "out of shape". I have not heard "unfit" used this way. But the author of the sentence is from Australia, and I'm from the US.

To answer your questions, this is about someone who is in such bad physical shape that he can't run very far. He may or may not be fat. And yes, it's "on a dark night" because one wouldn't need to run very far in the dark before one was out of sight.

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Tom's so unfit he couldn't run out of sight on a dark night.

added by patgfisher, November 13, 2014
➜ #3647731Том такой слабый, что тёмной ночью не выбежал бы из поля зрения.

linked by Ooneykcall, November 21, 2014
➜ #3658799Том такой рохля, что тёмной ночью с глаз не убежал бы.

linked by Ooneykcall, November 26, 2014