This tag is for questions about the meaning of a longer passage of English.
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Difference between “technically possible” and “physically possible”?
Do you think these expressions can be used interchangeably? I find little or no differene between the two meanings. Does this question need more context?
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yet another application of “them”
Could anyone explain the use of them in the following song (Deep River Blues):
Let it rain, let it pour,
Let it rain a whole lot more,
'Cause I got them deep river blues.
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What does “cross” mean in the phrase “cross and crabby”?
What does cross mean in the phrase "cross and crabby"?
Crabby means bad-tempered and unpleasant (Oxford Learner's Dictionary).
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What does 'trout-shouldered' mean?
In an episode of the television show Archer one character refers to another as being "trout-shouldered."
“This pathetic, trout-shouldered excuse for a boom operator is Chet Manly."
What might this ...
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What does “though” mean in these sentences?
I knew these are American English sentences, and they are informal. However, I would like to know what exactly it means, or it simply means nothing, and people merely want to add something unnecessary ...
