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12 dic 2014
- Cinese semplificato (Mandarino)
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Inglese (Stati Uniti)
Domande Inglese (Stati Uniti)
...caused by further evidence of the utter failure of even the more developed European economies to live anything like within their means. What does "live anything like within their means" mean here?
...caused by further evidence of the utter failure of even the more developed European economies to live anything like within their means. What does "live anything like within their means" mean here?
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- Inglese (Stati Uniti)
"To live within one's means" means to not spend more money than you make.
This is saying that even more developed European countries completely fail at living within their means.
The "(not) anything like ..." or "failure to do ... anything like" means, "completely unlike".
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