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Urpi
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Hi dear colleagues I need your help with an expression:
"It is a way to jostle for attention. in this context what is to jostle?
Thanks a bunch.
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26 Sep 2011
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Apodo
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I �m not quite sure what the context is from your short sentence, but people shopping and waiting to be served at a crowded counter would move about, and perhaps bump or jostle each other when trying to get the shop assistant �s attention.
So pushing in front of others, and waving your arms might be a way to jostle for attention. |
26 Sep 2011
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grevillea
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It probably means to try and get more attention than others. "Jostle" suggests that there is some competition for attention and hence the need to "jostle".
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26 Sep 2011
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