Find out the meaning of the following phrase. Use them in your own sentence. a black eye - English

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Find out the meaning of the following phrase. Use them in your own sentence.

a black eye

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A black eye: skin around the eye that has gone dark because it has been hit.

sentence: He had a fight at school and came home with a black eye.

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Chapter 1.2: On Saying “Please” - Brainstorming (A3) [Page 23]

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Chapter 1.2 On Saying “Please”
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