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This tag is for questions related to definitions and nuances of meaning of a word or phrase.
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Is 'to lift up the stone' an idiom?
If 'to lift up the stone' is not an idiom, then the meaning of the whole phrase is unclear to me. Why do you need to go away to lift up a stone? …
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'Further than that I Cannot Go...' What does it mean?
Reading the text, I found the next fragment. The author apologizes to a friend for an oversight and writes the following:
If, in some weeks time, you see a dog-like shape [...], it will be me. look c …
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What is a 'filter box'? [closed]
What is a 'filter box', and why they are installed near pools?
I came across this word in a story by David Malouf, Towards Midnight. But unfortunately, I couldn't find a definition in any dictionary.
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'Got more sense'. What does it mean? [closed]
Can you elucidate the meaning of the third sentence in the dialogue:
A: “I am no more sick than you are,” said the woman in bed.
B: “Oh, yes you are!” …
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'An engagement tablet' -- What is it?
In a story by Denton Welch I came across this fragment:
"... and playing with the scent bottles, matchboxes and engagement tablets of old cracked ivory-the cracks were black, like my nails when I was …
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'No one she recognized'. A slightly strange sentence [duplicate]
Can you please tell me the meaning of the phrase:
"No one she recognized"
The context is as follows: a woman is watching from afar a stranger who is swimming in her pool. …
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