190 Answered Questions for the topic Meaning

07/31/19

Meaning and usage of "bite me"?
I often come across the phrase *bite me* in many TV shows. What does it mean and is there a specific context in which this phrase can be used?
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07/31/19

Meaning of "to charm the skin off a snake"?
This is a phrase originated from *Dead Run* by Erica Spindler. Hereunder is the context in the book that I googled. > Rick’s Island Hideaway was the quintessential Key West bar: Jimmy Buffet on... more
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07/31/19

Meaning of "Banksy’s your bag"?
In the article about [Dismaland](http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/08/dismaland/) there is a paragraph saying: > Inside the walls of a derelict seaside swimming resort in>... more
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07/31/19

Meaning of the word "butterglance" to describe a woman's way of looking at someone?
I found this word in a rhyme inscribed on the fly leaf of a book of American poetry and dated 1878. You can see the poem listed in [Edith Wharton's Library: a... more
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07/30/19

Why does 'with' mean 'against' and not 'alongside' in phrases of opposition?
In phrases like *fight with*, *argue with*, *combat with* etc, why does *with* mean the subject is opposing the object (grammatical object, technically a human opponent)?Phrases like *go with*,... more
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07/30/19

What does “The city (Ferguson) learned too late that the well was dry” mean?
I scratched my head in understanding the meaning of the following passage in the article titled, “The tragedy of Ferguson” of Time magazine (September 1 issue). [Some excerpts appear at... more
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07/30/19

“Has reported” as present perfect vs. “has” as present + “reported” as a noun?
In the following sentence below, I **want** to use the word *reported* as a noun, but it looks like I’m using the present perfect form *has reported*. How can one be clear when constructions like... more
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07/29/19

What is the meaning of "I believe you're up"?
My question is very simple. I just would like to know what do they mean by: "I believe you're up"I've heard this expression in a movie and here is the script:- I already met your dad. He loves me.-... more
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07/29/19

Differences between "bitter," "acrimonious" and "astringent." Why isn't it appropriate to describe an argument as "astringent"?
>After having ___ arguments virtually every other day,the couple agreed that it was best for them to separate.>A) bitter>B) saturnine>C) astringent>D) effulgent>E)... more
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07/29/19

What's the meaning of "put someone on one's heels"?
> Get graphics working on tables, charts, the whole nine yards. Janine! > > What's the angle, five words? > > Far left of center. > > That's four. > > Very far left of... more
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Meaning Gre

07/29/19

How should I understand "tone" in this context?
The following is a GRE sample question.> Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it be analyzed in a religious, as well as secular,... more
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07/29/19

How to understand "cat's evening wear"?
I really had a difficult time to understand this. It comes from a book I am reading, and it is used to describe a concept the author speaks highly of.Does it mean that something is very special? Or... more
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07/22/19

What do these espionage tradecraft phrases from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy mean?
When Ricky Tarr is recounting his story to George Smiley, he speculates that Boris -- a Russian spy working undercover as a trade delegate -- was "waiting for a connect, working a letterbox, maybe,... more
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07/21/19

A real meaning of a Bramarbas or a Holofernes?
> Before long the madness of intoxication broke out; they attacked one another with fists and knives, and it looked as if they would do murder. Suddenly the Saltmaster’s son, who had stood... more
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Meaning Literature

07/08/19

Had fasting anything to do with golden trout in Middle Ages?
When I read a short story by Ambrose Bierce, 'Monk and the Hangman's daughter', I found a strange expression as below: >At length we reached the bank of a stream whose silvery waters presented... more
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07/03/19

What does this passage about the atmosphere blowing in Cyprus and the Galilee mean in "Jude the Obscure" mean?
When Jude is in the church, when he was following Sue, we see this line:>...was like the dew of the Hermon, and he remained throughout the service in a sustaining atmosphere of ecstasy. Though... more
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07/02/19

What's the difference between will and going to?
I have no idea what the difference between these are. I have heard that they have the same meaning, but how do they?
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07/02/19

Is there a word that means news or delivering news or searching for news that starts with "s"?
I am looking for a word that means news or related to news that starts with "s". Are there such words? Thanks.
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07/01/19

Do the poisons in "Ode on Melancholy" have deeper meaning?
In "Ode on Melancholy", Keats uses the images of three poisons in the first stanza: Wolf's bane, nightshade, and yew-berries. Are these poisons simply meant to connote death/suicide, or might they... more
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06/29/19

What does this sentence about a cliché bouncing back like a boomerang mean?
What does this sentence mean in chapter 01 of *Peel My Love Like an Onion* by Ana Castillo? > But you must be really in love for the cliché to bounce back like a boomerang smack dab between the... more
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06/29/19

What did Pope intend to say by "Whatever is, is right"?
Source: *[The Well-Educated... more
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06/29/19

Meaning of lines explaining Hrothgar's ruling in Heorot?
I'm reading Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf and when the poet talks about Heorot Hall (lines 71 through 73) he says > it would be his throne-room and there he would dispense > his... more
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06/27/19

Unconscious versus "nonconscious" in everyday dialogue?
These words have subtle distinctions in related research fields, but even there are often considered interchangeable or just an matter of tradition/trendiness in a particular field. Since I am a... more
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06/26/19

Is there a term for speech that gradually accelerates?
I was having a conversation with a friend about typing text crammedtogetherlikeso, to emulate a very quick speaking pattern. He mentioned cadence in regards to this, but I was thinking that cadence... more
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06/25/19

What does "Come on, let's wrangle up the cattle" mean?
Andy said this to Woody in Toy Story 1. Is this idiom?
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