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An idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning.
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"starched collar on loan" meaning
Yet the new king does not have to be a statesman to succeed. And that is the second reason Britain’s constitutional monarchy has thrived. His powers will be as circumscribed as a starched collar on l …
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Meaning of "after the pips"
For 100 years, the BBC has parceled up disaster and defeat, then distributed them, after the pips and before the weather forecast, to the British.
"After the pips" should be something similar to "be …
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