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Re: They must be tough over there

Subject: Re: They must be tough over there
From: "Guy K. Haas" <guy -at- hiskeyboard -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:29:21 -0700


"...A leading Global IT consulting firm in Bangalore is seeking JAVA
professionals who've passed out from Indian Top 10 Universities...."

John Posada wondered if the usage was correct (i.e., can one "pass out" of
an educational institution).


Try a Google search for

"passed out" university india

See also, the idiom translation site at

http://reflections.fcsltd.com/archives/march/chat-fest-gk.htm

which includes

Idioms
--------------------------------------------
To Post = To Mail
To Submit = To Put in
To be Out of Station = To be Out of Town
A Place to Park = Driveway
A place to Drive = Parkway
Straightaway = Right Away
Anti Clockwise = Counterclockwise
Bunk School = Skip Classes
Passed Out = Graduated <====================
Fainted = Passed Out
Ring up Someone = Call up Someone
Get Down from a Bus = Get Off the Bus

--Guy K. Haas
Software Exegete in Silicon Valley


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