They are just throwing up to stuff more in.
(Here.)
Besides, there is
And the library. All mahogany.
(Here.)
Shouldn't it be All is ,or All of?
asked Jun 25, 2016 at 7:49
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2All is employed as an adverb = "entirely".– StoneyB on hiatusJun 25, 2016 at 11:08
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1I can't see how the two parts should be posted together as a single ELL question.– Damkerng T.Jun 25, 2016 at 14:36
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- And the library. All mahogany.
This implies that the library is made of mahogany wood. "All of the library is made of mahogany". And is being used as a topic marker, so another way phrase it is
Regarding the library, it is (all) made of mahogany.
- They are just throwing up to stuff more in.
Throw up is idiom.
throw up
vomit
There is a issue with stuff.
stuff
2 a. To place forcefully into a container or space; thrust
4. To cram with food.
More is a pronoun that refers to food. So the the sentence means "They are vomiting to make room for more food." Or
They are vomiting to make room so that they can force more food down their throats.
Also, it's probably a reference to vomitoria.
More info: Vomitoriums: Fact or Fiction?.
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I can't really comment on grammaticallity. Honestly, it's not even a complete sentence since it is missing a subject. So I would say yes, it is ungrammatical. However, they audience can still understand the meaning.– Em. ♦Jun 25, 2016 at 8:49
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I forgot to mention that the sentence about throwing up is probably a reference to vomitoria. I included a link in my answer.– Em. ♦Jun 25, 2016 at 8:55
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This has nothing to do with vomitoria, which (as is explained at your link) were entrance/exit passages in Roman theatres. Jun 25, 2016 at 11:07
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@StoneyB I guess I should have been clear, it is probably a reference to the misconception about vomitoria.– Em. ♦Jun 25, 2016 at 11:10