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Rub the wrong way?
2023-12-07Reader question:In this sentence – He is able to get along with some people but always seems to rub the wrong way with others – what does ...
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Elephant in the room?
2023-12-07Reader question:What does this headline – Obama's race is the 'elephant' in the voter booth – mean? What "elephant" ...
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Watershed moment
2024-05-25Reader question:What is "a watershed moment"?My comments:First, watershed. A watershed is a great divide. Geographically, it refers to the m...
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That is just as well
2023-12-07Reader question:In this paragraph from the Economist (China: Responding to Disaster, May 12, 2008) – As Beijing prepares to host the summer Olym...
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Give the game away
2023-12-07Reader question:What does this sentence – The defendant denied that he had touched the computer, but his fingerprints on the keyboard gave the g...
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So much for...
2023-12-07Reader question:What does this headline – So much for Beckham as a voice for MLS (latimes.com, February 12, 2008) – mean?My comments:MLS s...
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美国总统选举中的Glass ceiling
2023-12-07Reader question: In her farewell speech to end her campaign for Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton said: "If we can blast 50 women into space...
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查韦斯“彻底改变”观点了？
2023-12-07Reader question: In this passage – President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is a man known for his surprising and often headline grabbing announcement...
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Doesn't cut it?
2023-12-07Reader question: This – Sorry doesn't cut it – is a headline. But what does it mean?My comments: It means merely saying "I'm ...
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Iraq a fool's errand?
2023-12-07Reader question: This – Was Iraq a fool's errand? – is a headline. What does "fool's errand" mean? Is it a set phrase?My...