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This tag is for questions about the meaning of a word or a phrase in a specific context, which a dictionary cannot answer. Please give as much context as possible.
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"Let's get you going on looking for those journals then." A librarian says this to give a st...
A librarian says this to give a student assistance.
Let's get you going on looking for those journals then.
Does "get" mean "make" or "start"?
I looked up two different meanings in the dictionary.
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"I will never leave an enemy behind" What does this coach mean by that before the football g...
I happened to watch this inspiring speech I Am A Champion delivered by Coach Johnathan Flowers.
At 01:23 did he say that "I will never leave an enemy behind" which has particular meaning for football. …
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What does "hold" mean in "hold accountable"?
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He questions the coherence and purpose of departmental majors, describes programs of study abroad as little more than recreational excursions, criticizes lecturers for their indifferenc …
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meaning of get in got much less wear
I am not sure of the meaning of:
Rugs in the bedrooms got much less wear.
A sentence I read from a dictionary
Entry 5
According to the sentence above,
could we say we can clean rugs in the bedrooms …
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Is "in resistance" like phrases "in trouble, in danger, in surprise, in grief"?
An incomplete sentence that I read in a dictionary:
...serving in resistance and partisan activities.
Entry 2 of Partisan
Does it mean:
...serving in resistance activivies and serving in partisan a …
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What does "weight on results" mean? [closed]
I just read the transcrpit from Nightly Business News on NBR.
There is one paragraph I do not quite understand...
Aggressive discounting, promotional offers weight on results meantime at Lands’ E …
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