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“move up the school” meaning
undestand the meaning vs understand by the meaningWhich dance move are you totally down with?“Because I since lost my move”school lunch in American EnglishWhat does “each step is Man Friday on the move” mean?“Dug the play” meaning?What does “Last school attended” means?What does “move past people” mean in this context?Meaning of “Let's move it!”What does the phrase “move-blocking seven of hearts beneath the six” mean here?
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"As he moved up the school, he gathered about him a group of dedicated friends; I call them that, for want of a better term, although as I have already indicated, Riddle undoubtedly felt no affection for any of them.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
I'm not sure what "moved up the school" is supposed to mean. Is it his grade getting higher or something?
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"As he moved up the school, he gathered about him a group of dedicated friends; I call them that, for want of a better term, although as I have already indicated, Riddle undoubtedly felt no affection for any of them.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
I'm not sure what "moved up the school" is supposed to mean. Is it his grade getting higher or something?
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No - it's just a reference to the passing of time. He started as a first-year student, then "moved up" to year two, year three, etc.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 13:26
@FumbleFingers Is it a common phrase? It seems to me that As he moved up in the school makes more sense.
– dan
Jul 21 at 13:58
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@dan The phrase is common, but using it to describe going from one school year to the next seems particularly British. I think "advance" might be more common in the U.S., and possibly elsewhere.
– Andrew
Jul 21 at 15:49
@dan: It's much the same as moved up (through) the ranks (e.g. - within the armed forces), where as that link shows, the modern tendency (BrE and AmE) is increasingly to drop the "unnecessary" preposition completely.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 17:58
@Andrew So, 'school' here refers to school years?
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Jul 21 at 22:33
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"As he moved up the school, he gathered about him a group of dedicated friends; I call them that, for want of a better term, although as I have already indicated, Riddle undoubtedly felt no affection for any of them.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
I'm not sure what "moved up the school" is supposed to mean. Is it his grade getting higher or something?
phrase-meaning
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"As he moved up the school, he gathered about him a group of dedicated friends; I call them that, for want of a better term, although as I have already indicated, Riddle undoubtedly felt no affection for any of them.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
I'm not sure what "moved up the school" is supposed to mean. Is it his grade getting higher or something?
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No - it's just a reference to the passing of time. He started as a first-year student, then "moved up" to year two, year three, etc.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 13:26
@FumbleFingers Is it a common phrase? It seems to me that As he moved up in the school makes more sense.
– dan
Jul 21 at 13:58
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@dan The phrase is common, but using it to describe going from one school year to the next seems particularly British. I think "advance" might be more common in the U.S., and possibly elsewhere.
– Andrew
Jul 21 at 15:49
@dan: It's much the same as moved up (through) the ranks (e.g. - within the armed forces), where as that link shows, the modern tendency (BrE and AmE) is increasingly to drop the "unnecessary" preposition completely.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 17:58
@Andrew So, 'school' here refers to school years?
– dan
Jul 21 at 22:33
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No - it's just a reference to the passing of time. He started as a first-year student, then "moved up" to year two, year three, etc.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 13:26
@FumbleFingers Is it a common phrase? It seems to me that As he moved up in the school makes more sense.
– dan
Jul 21 at 13:58
1
@dan The phrase is common, but using it to describe going from one school year to the next seems particularly British. I think "advance" might be more common in the U.S., and possibly elsewhere.
– Andrew
Jul 21 at 15:49
@dan: It's much the same as moved up (through) the ranks (e.g. - within the armed forces), where as that link shows, the modern tendency (BrE and AmE) is increasingly to drop the "unnecessary" preposition completely.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 17:58
@Andrew So, 'school' here refers to school years?
– dan
Jul 21 at 22:33
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No - it's just a reference to the passing of time. He started as a first-year student, then "moved up" to year two, year three, etc.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 13:26
No - it's just a reference to the passing of time. He started as a first-year student, then "moved up" to year two, year three, etc.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 13:26
@FumbleFingers Is it a common phrase? It seems to me that As he moved up in the school makes more sense.
– dan
Jul 21 at 13:58
@FumbleFingers Is it a common phrase? It seems to me that As he moved up in the school makes more sense.
– dan
Jul 21 at 13:58
1
1
@dan The phrase is common, but using it to describe going from one school year to the next seems particularly British. I think "advance" might be more common in the U.S., and possibly elsewhere.
– Andrew
Jul 21 at 15:49
@dan The phrase is common, but using it to describe going from one school year to the next seems particularly British. I think "advance" might be more common in the U.S., and possibly elsewhere.
– Andrew
Jul 21 at 15:49
@dan: It's much the same as moved up (through) the ranks (e.g. - within the armed forces), where as that link shows, the modern tendency (BrE and AmE) is increasingly to drop the "unnecessary" preposition completely.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 17:58
@dan: It's much the same as moved up (through) the ranks (e.g. - within the armed forces), where as that link shows, the modern tendency (BrE and AmE) is increasingly to drop the "unnecessary" preposition completely.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 17:58
@Andrew So, 'school' here refers to school years?
– dan
Jul 21 at 22:33
@Andrew So, 'school' here refers to school years?
– dan
Jul 21 at 22:33
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It means "As he moved from year 1, to year 2, and ultimately to the sixth form"
You move up the school automatically in Hogwarts (as in the rest of the UK education system) there is no retaking of years, and test required to move up at the end of each year. It is not a very common phrase but I have no difficulty understanding it.
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It means "As he moved from year 1, to year 2, and ultimately to the sixth form"
You move up the school automatically in Hogwarts (as in the rest of the UK education system) there is no retaking of years, and test required to move up at the end of each year. It is not a very common phrase but I have no difficulty understanding it.
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It means "As he moved from year 1, to year 2, and ultimately to the sixth form"
You move up the school automatically in Hogwarts (as in the rest of the UK education system) there is no retaking of years, and test required to move up at the end of each year. It is not a very common phrase but I have no difficulty understanding it.
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It means "As he moved from year 1, to year 2, and ultimately to the sixth form"
You move up the school automatically in Hogwarts (as in the rest of the UK education system) there is no retaking of years, and test required to move up at the end of each year. It is not a very common phrase but I have no difficulty understanding it.
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It means "As he moved from year 1, to year 2, and ultimately to the sixth form"
You move up the school automatically in Hogwarts (as in the rest of the UK education system) there is no retaking of years, and test required to move up at the end of each year. It is not a very common phrase but I have no difficulty understanding it.
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No - it's just a reference to the passing of time. He started as a first-year student, then "moved up" to year two, year three, etc.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 13:26
@FumbleFingers Is it a common phrase? It seems to me that As he moved up in the school makes more sense.
– dan
Jul 21 at 13:58
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@dan The phrase is common, but using it to describe going from one school year to the next seems particularly British. I think "advance" might be more common in the U.S., and possibly elsewhere.
– Andrew
Jul 21 at 15:49
@dan: It's much the same as moved up (through) the ranks (e.g. - within the armed forces), where as that link shows, the modern tendency (BrE and AmE) is increasingly to drop the "unnecessary" preposition completely.
– FumbleFingers
Jul 21 at 17:58
@Andrew So, 'school' here refers to school years?
– dan
Jul 21 at 22:33