What do “Do the maximum” and “Do the minimum” mean?
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As in the examples:
- I’ll just do the maximum possible and I am happy with that.
- He thought he was smart to save everything and do the minimum.
I can not find out the meanings of them.
P/S:
- "do the maximum" means "try the best"?
- "do the minimum" means "do as litle as possible"?
Thanks in advance.
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As in the examples:
- I’ll just do the maximum possible and I am happy with that.
- He thought he was smart to save everything and do the minimum.
I can not find out the meanings of them.
P/S:
- "do the maximum" means "try the best"?
- "do the minimum" means "do as litle as possible"?
Thanks in advance.
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asked 39 mins ago
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What do "maximum" and "minimum" mean, according to a dictionary?
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
Please include the research you’ve done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
@HotLicks, I'm learning English at this site 7esl.com/collocations-with-do, can you see these these sentences? I can not find the meanings in any online dictionaries.
– hungndv
5 mins ago
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As in the examples:
- I’ll just do the maximum possible and I am happy with that.
- He thought he was smart to save everything and do the minimum.
I can not find out the meanings of them.
P/S:
- "do the maximum" means "try the best"?
- "do the minimum" means "do as litle as possible"?
Thanks in advance.
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As in the examples:
- I’ll just do the maximum possible and I am happy with that.
- He thought he was smart to save everything and do the minimum.
I can not find out the meanings of them.
P/S:
- "do the maximum" means "try the best"?
- "do the minimum" means "do as litle as possible"?
Thanks in advance.
meaning meaning-in-context phrase-meaning ambiguity idiom-meaning
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What do "maximum" and "minimum" mean, according to a dictionary?
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
Please include the research you’ve done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
@HotLicks, I'm learning English at this site 7esl.com/collocations-with-do, can you see these these sentences? I can not find the meanings in any online dictionaries.
– hungndv
5 mins ago
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What do "maximum" and "minimum" mean, according to a dictionary?
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
Please include the research you’ve done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
@HotLicks, I'm learning English at this site 7esl.com/collocations-with-do, can you see these these sentences? I can not find the meanings in any online dictionaries.
– hungndv
5 mins ago
What do "maximum" and "minimum" mean, according to a dictionary?
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
What do "maximum" and "minimum" mean, according to a dictionary?
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
Please include the research you’ve done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
Please include the research you’ve done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
@HotLicks, I'm learning English at this site 7esl.com/collocations-with-do, can you see these these sentences? I can not find the meanings in any online dictionaries.
– hungndv
5 mins ago
@HotLicks, I'm learning English at this site 7esl.com/collocations-with-do, can you see these these sentences? I can not find the meanings in any online dictionaries.
– hungndv
5 mins ago
add a comment |
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What do "maximum" and "minimum" mean, according to a dictionary?
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
Please include the research you’ve done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
@HotLicks, I'm learning English at this site 7esl.com/collocations-with-do, can you see these these sentences? I can not find the meanings in any online dictionaries.
– hungndv
5 mins ago