It's just not big enough

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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At a real state office

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Agent: As I was saying, this is our largest house and it has four bedrooms, so that’s no good for you, and the smaller one has three bedrooms, and our smallest house or home has two bedrooms.
Would you like this house?

Man: No, this house is much too small.

Agent: Would you like this larger one?

Man: No, this house is too small also. It’s just not big enough.

Agent: So you do want the large four-bedroom house after all.

Man: No, it’s too small as well. It’s still not big enough.

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I have two questions:

It’s just not big enough.

1- What does “just” mean in this sentence?

  • What is the best synonym for “just” in this sentence?

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So you do want the large four-bedroom house after all.

2- What does “after all” mean in this sentence?

  • What is the best synonym for “after all” in this sentence?

Thank you

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Simply has a similar meaning, but people would not normally say it that way. Just emphasizes the point. It can be left out and have the same meaning.

I can’t think of a good synonym. It means something like “I thought you didn’t want the big house, but now it seems like you want it.”

After all of this discussion, it turns out that you want the house that we discussed at the very beginning. So in time, one thing comes *after the other.

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Thank you so much, NearlyNapping :rose:

Very nice explanation.

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