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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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What is the meaning of "breaking" in tv show "breaking bad"
You'll want to look up the term break bad:
(colloquial, southern US) to go wrong, of people or events, including to turn toward a life of crime or immoral activity
The title of the series is a p …
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Downtime (Computers and people)
Yes. "The system will undergo scheduled downtime every day from 2AM to 5AM." is just fine. This is, of course, the opposite of uptime. If it is unplanned downtime, usually outage or network outage …
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In "that pig is as solid as they come" what does "they come" mean?
"They" refers to pigs, in this case, or whatever it is the person is talking about. The phrase means that the given pig ("that pig") is as good ("as solid") as possible ("as they come").
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..abstract subject.. has gone blind. Meaning
It's a vernacular phrase, used to mean that the prayer went unanswered. I've only rarely heard it.
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What does "It is a means to an end, not an end in itself" mean?
An "end" or "end in itself" is the end result, the ultimate goal, the final conclusion. A "means to an end", therefore, is a way of getting to a given goal.
So for example, if I want to lose ten pou …
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What is a "numeric digit"?
It's just a number, 0-9, as you said. Use of the word "numeric" is just to specify 0-9 as opposed to, say, your thumb.
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What do they mean saying "thumping through the brush"?
"To thump", as defined by Merriam-Webster is:
to hit or beat something or someone and make a loud, deep sound
to beat forcefully
to walk or run with loud, heavy steps
Think of a male gorilla, thumpi …
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Does plantation have a negative context outside the US?
In the United States, the word plantation almost always conjures up images of Southern slave plantations (sorry, Rhode Island). Is a similarly-negative context associated with the word in other Engli …
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