English Language Learners Asked on January 20, 2021
I don’t understand the meaning of shout over as it has been used
in the following passage
from Patricia Highsmith’s novel, The Talented Mr. Ripley:
A well-dressed Italian greeted Dickie warmly and sat down at the table with
them. Tom listened to their conversation in Italian, understanding a word
here and there.“Want to go to Rome?” Dickie asked him suddenly.
“Sure,” Tom said. “Now?”
The Italian had a long, gray car with a loud radio that he and Dickie
seemed happy to shout over. They reached Rome in about two hours and the
Italian dropped them in the middle of a street and said a quick goodbye.
Could someone please explain to me what to shout over means as it’s
being used here?
It literally means to shout in order to be heard over. The radio is loud, but they're are perfectly happy to shout over the radio (presumably because the rest of the car is worth it).
Answered by Voldemort's Wrath on January 20, 2021
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