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This tag is for questions about the meaning of a word, which a dictionary cannot answer. If the question is about the meaning of a word that can't be understood outside its phrase or sentence, the "meaning-in-context" tag should be also used; for the meaning of a phrase, use the "phrase-meaning" tag instead. Your question should normally include the dictionary definition of the word, and explain how the dictionary does not answer your question.
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What does the phrase "gone too far to brain" mean here?
We can use 'gone to seed' to discuss a plant which has been allowed to grow too long and has now produced seeds, dropped its leaves, stopped blooming, etc. "Gone to brain" sounds like an adaptation of …
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What does "blush the collar right off of you" mean?
Negan is employing a figure of speech. He is saying, presumably in answer to a question, that his mind never becomes empty, that, in fact, when he has nothing to think about, his mind turns to a topic …
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What does "not be on our way" mean?
If you are 'on your way' (to somewhere) you are going somewhere. "Man" is saying that if they provoke the police they will be stopped, beaten, arrested, etc, and therefore not be on their way (going a …
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Is this sentence positive or neutral?
It is neutral. It means you "you receive this e-mail because you have been assigned to a project". The word 'as' in a sentence like that functions like "since" or "because".
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Does "a day of X" mean a whole day
A 'day of' something is a day which was wholly or mainly occupied with something. A day of hard work. A day of relaxation. A day of arguments. A day of washing clothes.
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What's the meaning of "You wild dog"?
Luke is compared to a wild dog because he held up his trousers with twine. He was wild in the sense of untamed, undomesticated, free, independent, etc. There is no implication that he was crazy. Men o …
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What's the meaning of "be tended on horseback"?
You could have found these things out in a short time by using a dictionary, either printed or online. When Grandpa-down-the-hill was a young man, the cattle spread across the mountain were cared for …
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What's the meaning of "Make a play for it"?
"to try to get something" - to attain a goal (of reaching the reins or freeing her boot from the stirrup, and thus remaining on the horse, despite its bucking).
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meaning of the phrase "make someone less"?
With people the meaning tends to be figurative, meaning to reduce or inhibit their power or effectiveness, or their full attainment of these. …
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What does 'high temple' mean?
A temple is a building devoted to worship of a god or gods. The high temple is the most important temple in the land. Fifth Avenue is where the figurative god of shopping is worshipped.
temple 1 …
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What's the meaning "to put something from someone's mind"?
The phrasal verb "put from" means "not to keep". To put a topic or issue from one's mind is to stop thinking about, worrying about, or concentrating on that thing. The narrator had been worried about …
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Meaning of the word "else"
Else used as shown is a conjunction, meaning 'otherwise'. It is common in, but not exclusive to, British English. Examples:
We must repair the walls, else the roof will collapse. …
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Can we use "burst" as an adjective?
The past participle of the verb 'burst', is also 'burst', so you could see something like 'my balloon is burst', or "I needed a plumber when I had a burst pipe' where the participle is used as an adje …
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Meaning of Payor
A payor in accounting and commerce is a person who, or a company which, makes a payment. Sometimes spelled 'payer'. From the context you quoted, it seems that payment for health products such as drugs …
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