The shop has only been set up since February and is still broken in.
2006-12-22 05:39:17 · 13 answers · asked by Amr R 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
it could mean one of two things:
1) the shop is new, and "broken in" means they are still figuring out how to work everything correctly
2) the shop has been robbed, or "broken in to"
2006-12-22 05:42:24 · answer #1 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should re-check the whole paper. Maybe the writer meant to have a period (.) after broken, and "in" is the first word in the next sentence. Otherwise, the sentence you gave made no sense. Well at least to me..
2006-12-22 13:49:36 · answer #2 · answered by Zenithia Victora 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The saying goes isn't broken in. Meaning new and hasn't got the bugs out yet or with like a car new parts getting a little wear so they run looser and more as one part instead of a whole lot of individual parts
2006-12-22 13:46:23 · answer #3 · answered by Larry m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me neither. That sentence doesn't make sense in English.
If they said "was still broken into" that would mean it had been robbed.
If they said "was still getting broken in" that would mean it was still getting settled and established as a shop. No one would say it like that, though.
2006-12-22 13:41:48 · answer #4 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't sound like it was used properly at all. Broken in typically means that it is well used. The phrase "still broken in" doesn't seem to fit here.
2006-12-22 13:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it needs a 'being' after still. Broken in probably means that they're still not comfortable yet and it still seems new...kinda like when you get a new pair of shoes...and they're still new looking and stiff, even though you've worn them a few times.
2006-12-22 14:05:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A verb is missing.
"is still BEING broken in"
"is still GETTING broken in"
makes the sentence work.
2006-12-22 13:50:38 · answer #7 · answered by Tarpaulin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't make sense and either sounds like some words are missing or the wrong phrase was used. What is the rest of the context?
2006-12-22 13:42:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it means...
Given the short amount of time the shop has been open, several customers have shopped.
Well used...
2006-12-22 13:42:21 · answer #9 · answered by Carrie W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that means even when shop is running for long.....
it still doesnt do good enough
broken in here means its TAME or NOT Happening
2006-12-22 13:42:43 · answer #10 · answered by rocks_life 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋