What Does "you mean before ambition swallowed us both" Mean?
Learn what "you mean before ambition swallowed us both" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
You mean before ambition swallowed us both?
It asks for a more specific meaning while implying the past was ruined by ambition.
From A Love Once Betrayed, Episode 43
When do people say this?
Scene Context
Someone is challenging a painful point in the past and linking it to both characters' ambition.
Usage Scenario
Use this in a dramatic argument or reflective conversation when you want someone to explain what they mean. It sounds literary and emotional, so it may feel unnatural in casual everyday English.
Better ways to say it
What do you mean, before ambition swallowed us both?
You mean before ambition swallowed us both?
Before ambition swallowed us both?
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