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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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What does the word "only" mean in this context?
In context, only means actually or however.
Derry is telling Mr. Lamb that his real name is Derek, but that he prefers to be called Derry. His repetition of the name, "Derry", is to reiterate his pr …
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What does "get" mean here?
There are two forms of get here:
"the crazier shit gets": as the drug-takers' situations become harder for them to handle...
"the more fucked up people want to get": ...the more intoxicated those dr …
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Need help to understand this sentence:
Nuance refers to the subtle, often complex differences between a given situation and other, similar situations.
Individual dynamic is essentially used here as a synonym for relationship. The term fee …
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"because a mistake can be very pricey with chargebacks that are issues clients may have"
When written, the sentence is not well-formed. When heard in your linked video, it is slightly clearer (but maybe because I have worked in software development, which is the subject of the video).
Ho …
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What does 'commission' mean in context?
Commissions are commonly accepted as the term for "requests", when asking an artist (or other content creator) to create a piece of art specifically for you, usually based on your specifications, idea …
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What is the meaning of "a thinly disguised price"?
Thinly disguised (usually hyphenated) is used to describe something that is officially/formally said to be one thing, but that most reasonable people would recognise as actually being something else. …
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"And" conjuction-reduction
A projector moves the film forward at 24 frames per second so that our eyes register moving images and not still ones.
The phrase is describing the illusion of film. Even though a person might k …
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What does the phrase "builds on the lore of the game" mean here?
You have identified the verb to build, and it does fit here. The word on is a contraction of upon, and is being used to describe that something is being built on top of something that already existed …
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