It says a lot for her that she stayed in the game even though she was injured.
The students' low test scores don't say much for the education they're receiving. [=the low test scores show/suggest that the students are not getting a good education]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
say something/little/a lot etc. for — say something/little/a lot (etc.) for : to show that (someone or something) does or does not deserve to be praised, admired, etc. It says a lot for her that she stayed in the game even though she was injured. The students low test scores don t… … Useful english dictionary
say very little for — say a lot/very little/etc for phrase to show that someone or something has a lot very little etc of a particular quality It says a lot for him that he never gave up. It doesn’t say much for my powers of observation that I had no idea what was… … Useful english dictionary
say a lot for — say a lot/very little/etc for phrase to show that someone or something has a lot very little etc of a particular quality It says a lot for him that he never gave up. It doesn’t say much for my powers of observation that I had no idea what was… … Useful english dictionary
say — [[t]se̱d[/t]] ♦ saying, said 1) VERB When you say something, you speak words. [V with quote] I m sorry, he said... [V that] She said they were very impressed... [be V ed to inf] Fo … English dictionary
say — say1 W1S1 [seı] v past tense and past participle said [sed] third person singular says [sez] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(express something in words)¦ 2¦(give information)¦ 3¦(mean)¦ 4¦(think that something is true)¦ 5¦(show/be a sign of something)¦ 6¦(speak the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
say — say1 [ seı ] (3rd person singular says [ sez ] ; past tense and past participle said [ sed ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 express something using words ▸ 2 have opinion ▸ 3 mean something ▸ 4 give information/orders ▸ 5 show what someone/something is like ▸ 6… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
say — I UK [seɪ] / US verb Word forms say : present tense I/you/we/they say he/she/it says UK [sez] / US present participle saying past tense said UK [sed] / US past participle said *** Get it right: say: Unlike the verb tell, the verb say is never… … English dictionary
say — 1 /seI/ verb past tense and past participle said /sed/ 3rd person singular says USE WORDS 1 WORD/SOUND (T) to pronounce a word or sound: “What did you say?” | “I m so tired” she said. | say hello/goodbye etc: She left without even saying goodbye … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
something — / sVmTIN/ pronoun (not usually in questions or negatives) 1 used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name, do not know exactly what it is etc: There s something in my eye. | Sarah said something about coming over later. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
something — some|thing [ sʌmθıŋ ] pronoun *** 1. ) used for referring to a thing, idea, fact, etc. when you do not know or say exactly what it is: I could smell something burning. Carl said something about an operation. Whenever she sees something that she… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
