What does the phrase "He was ten stories high if he was a foot" mean?

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What does the phrase "He was ten stories high if he was a foot" mean?

2007-08-07 01:01:38 · 4 answers · asked by Rachmanioff 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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Very Imposing

2007-08-07 01:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by Helpfulhannah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Someone/thing was very very tall/big. Means each foot seemed like 10 stories.

2007-08-07 01:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Stoned!

2007-08-07 01:09:51 · answer #3 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

It's a similar expression to one like:
He was ______ if he was a day.
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In your example, it acts as sort of a guarantee that he was tall.

2007-08-07 03:04:43 · answer #4 · answered by Insanity 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋