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Whitepunk [10]
3 years ago
13

What does the phrase “sporting proposition” most closely mean

English
1 answer:
VMariaS [17]3 years ago
4 0

I think that the phrase "sporting proposition" means a game of chance. 

It was used in this dialogue:

"Simply this: hunting had ceased to be what you call `a sporting proposition.' It had become too easy. I always got my quarry. Always. There is no greater bore than perfection." (1.96)

When you say "sport" is infers a chance of winning and losing. There is no sure outcome.

In the above lines, hunting has become a sure deal and it does not invigorate nor inspire the hunters to do better. 

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