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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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It was established on a rocky foundation

If we're talking about a house, rocky would take its primary meaning of consisting or formed of rock, which would tend to imply that it was fairly steady. … If we're speaking metaphorically, however, rocky is likely taking its secondary meaning of tending to rock or shake; unsteady instead. …
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