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Old August 02, 2011, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by aleCcowaN View Post
Thank you, guys! So it is sort of "¡Qué astuto!" but, what does "great call" usually mean?
It suggests that someone has made an excellent choice when presented with two or more alternatives. When used sarcasitcally, it implies that one made a poor choice from among the alternatives and has suffered the consequences of that poor choice.
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