What does the phrase: “Held themselves out of” mean
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An example is "they have held themselves out of having such knowledge"
What does this mean?
It was in my lecture notes:
Easier to prove negligence, but need to prove duty of care (duty of
care only imposed when person making a statement has some kind of
specialist knowledge/expertise in relation to the matter, or has held
themselves out of having such knowledge)
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An example is "they have held themselves out of having such knowledge"
What does this mean?
It was in my lecture notes:
Easier to prove negligence, but need to prove duty of care (duty of
care only imposed when person making a statement has some kind of
specialist knowledge/expertise in relation to the matter, or has held
themselves out of having such knowledge)
expressions
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It's not clear. Can you give more context? Preceding sentences?
– Mitch
10 hours ago
Can you tell us where you have seen this please? It's not a standard expression in British or American English so far as I am aware. The only thing it suggests to me that the people being discussed have avoided learning any of the information referred to. Examples would be creationists avoiding knowledge of evolution or atheists avoiding knowledge of theology. However I am not sure that this is what is meant.
– BoldBen
10 hours ago
It was in my lecture notes: Easier to prove negligence, but need to prove duty of care (duty of care only imposed when person making a statement has some kind of specialist knowledge/expertise in relation to the matter, or has held themselves out of having such knowledge)
– user326934
10 hours ago
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You may have transcribed your lecture notes incorrectly. The usual phrase is "has held themselves out as (having such knowledge)"
– Mark Beadles
4 hours ago
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An example is "they have held themselves out of having such knowledge"
What does this mean?
It was in my lecture notes:
Easier to prove negligence, but need to prove duty of care (duty of
care only imposed when person making a statement has some kind of
specialist knowledge/expertise in relation to the matter, or has held
themselves out of having such knowledge)
expressions
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An example is "they have held themselves out of having such knowledge"
What does this mean?
It was in my lecture notes:
Easier to prove negligence, but need to prove duty of care (duty of
care only imposed when person making a statement has some kind of
specialist knowledge/expertise in relation to the matter, or has held
themselves out of having such knowledge)
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It's not clear. Can you give more context? Preceding sentences?
– Mitch
10 hours ago
Can you tell us where you have seen this please? It's not a standard expression in British or American English so far as I am aware. The only thing it suggests to me that the people being discussed have avoided learning any of the information referred to. Examples would be creationists avoiding knowledge of evolution or atheists avoiding knowledge of theology. However I am not sure that this is what is meant.
– BoldBen
10 hours ago
It was in my lecture notes: Easier to prove negligence, but need to prove duty of care (duty of care only imposed when person making a statement has some kind of specialist knowledge/expertise in relation to the matter, or has held themselves out of having such knowledge)
– user326934
10 hours ago
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You may have transcribed your lecture notes incorrectly. The usual phrase is "has held themselves out as (having such knowledge)"
– Mark Beadles
4 hours ago
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It's not clear. Can you give more context? Preceding sentences?
– Mitch
10 hours ago
Can you tell us where you have seen this please? It's not a standard expression in British or American English so far as I am aware. The only thing it suggests to me that the people being discussed have avoided learning any of the information referred to. Examples would be creationists avoiding knowledge of evolution or atheists avoiding knowledge of theology. However I am not sure that this is what is meant.
– BoldBen
10 hours ago
It was in my lecture notes: Easier to prove negligence, but need to prove duty of care (duty of care only imposed when person making a statement has some kind of specialist knowledge/expertise in relation to the matter, or has held themselves out of having such knowledge)
– user326934
10 hours ago
1
You may have transcribed your lecture notes incorrectly. The usual phrase is "has held themselves out as (having such knowledge)"
– Mark Beadles
4 hours ago
It's not clear. Can you give more context? Preceding sentences?
– Mitch
10 hours ago
It's not clear. Can you give more context? Preceding sentences?
– Mitch
10 hours ago
Can you tell us where you have seen this please? It's not a standard expression in British or American English so far as I am aware. The only thing it suggests to me that the people being discussed have avoided learning any of the information referred to. Examples would be creationists avoiding knowledge of evolution or atheists avoiding knowledge of theology. However I am not sure that this is what is meant.
– BoldBen
10 hours ago
Can you tell us where you have seen this please? It's not a standard expression in British or American English so far as I am aware. The only thing it suggests to me that the people being discussed have avoided learning any of the information referred to. Examples would be creationists avoiding knowledge of evolution or atheists avoiding knowledge of theology. However I am not sure that this is what is meant.
– BoldBen
10 hours ago
It was in my lecture notes: Easier to prove negligence, but need to prove duty of care (duty of care only imposed when person making a statement has some kind of specialist knowledge/expertise in relation to the matter, or has held themselves out of having such knowledge)
– user326934
10 hours ago
It was in my lecture notes: Easier to prove negligence, but need to prove duty of care (duty of care only imposed when person making a statement has some kind of specialist knowledge/expertise in relation to the matter, or has held themselves out of having such knowledge)
– user326934
10 hours ago
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You may have transcribed your lecture notes incorrectly. The usual phrase is "has held themselves out as (having such knowledge)"
– Mark Beadles
4 hours ago
You may have transcribed your lecture notes incorrectly. The usual phrase is "has held themselves out as (having such knowledge)"
– Mark Beadles
4 hours ago
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hold someone or something out (of something) an idiom TFD
to set someone or something aside from the rest
As in your question:
... or has held themselves out of having such knowledge.
could be interpreted as
... or has excluded themselves from having such knowledge.
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It sounds like a mistranslation of German "sich heraushalten, zurückhalten" - to refrain from
If "aushalten" (endure) can be compared to "hold out" and "erhalten" (attain), "unterhalten" (entertain, sustain), then a reflexive form of hold out would imply to detain, retain oneself, which checks out after your comment.
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hold someone or something out (of something) an idiom TFD
to set someone or something aside from the rest
As in your question:
... or has held themselves out of having such knowledge.
could be interpreted as
... or has excluded themselves from having such knowledge.
answered 37 mins ago
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hold someone or something out (of something) an idiom TFD
to set someone or something aside from the rest
As in your question:
... or has held themselves out of having such knowledge.
could be interpreted as
... or has excluded themselves from having such knowledge.
answered 37 mins ago
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hold someone or something out (of something) an idiom TFD
to set someone or something aside from the rest
As in your question:
... or has held themselves out of having such knowledge.
could be interpreted as
... or has excluded themselves from having such knowledge.
answered 37 mins ago
lbf
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hold someone or something out (of something) an idiom TFD
to set someone or something aside from the rest
As in your question:
... or has held themselves out of having such knowledge.
could be interpreted as
... or has excluded themselves from having such knowledge.
answered 37 mins ago
lbf
16.5k21561
answered 37 mins ago
lbf
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answered 37 mins ago
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answered 37 mins ago
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It sounds like a mistranslation of German "sich heraushalten, zurückhalten" - to refrain from
If "aushalten" (endure) can be compared to "hold out" and "erhalten" (attain), "unterhalten" (entertain, sustain), then a reflexive form of hold out would imply to detain, retain oneself, which checks out after your comment.
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It sounds like a mistranslation of German "sich heraushalten, zurückhalten" - to refrain from
If "aushalten" (endure) can be compared to "hold out" and "erhalten" (attain), "unterhalten" (entertain, sustain), then a reflexive form of hold out would imply to detain, retain oneself, which checks out after your comment.
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It sounds like a mistranslation of German "sich heraushalten, zurückhalten" - to refrain from
If "aushalten" (endure) can be compared to "hold out" and "erhalten" (attain), "unterhalten" (entertain, sustain), then a reflexive form of hold out would imply to detain, retain oneself, which checks out after your comment.
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It sounds like a mistranslation of German "sich heraushalten, zurückhalten" - to refrain from
If "aushalten" (endure) can be compared to "hold out" and "erhalten" (attain), "unterhalten" (entertain, sustain), then a reflexive form of hold out would imply to detain, retain oneself, which checks out after your comment.
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It's not clear. Can you give more context? Preceding sentences?
– Mitch
10 hours ago
Can you tell us where you have seen this please? It's not a standard expression in British or American English so far as I am aware. The only thing it suggests to me that the people being discussed have avoided learning any of the information referred to. Examples would be creationists avoiding knowledge of evolution or atheists avoiding knowledge of theology. However I am not sure that this is what is meant.
– BoldBen
10 hours ago
It was in my lecture notes: Easier to prove negligence, but need to prove duty of care (duty of care only imposed when person making a statement has some kind of specialist knowledge/expertise in relation to the matter, or has held themselves out of having such knowledge)
– user326934
10 hours ago
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You may have transcribed your lecture notes incorrectly. The usual phrase is "has held themselves out as (having such knowledge)"
– Mark Beadles
4 hours ago