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• 1.Gone south?
• Reader question: What does this quote describing a basketball game Our offense has gone south completely in the second half mean? And gone south in pa...
• 2.“假小子”怎么说
• Reader question: In this quote Pierce has always been interested in women dressed as men, because, she says, that's how she grew up - a tomboy swingin...
• 3.Tail wags dog?
• Reader question: In this quote No player is above the team. You run into a lot of problems when the tail wags the dog what does the tail wags the dog ...
• 4.Water cooler
• Reader question: What does this sentence Now, these are not events that will create crowds at water coolers mean? Particularly, water coolers? My comm...
• 5.Proof, as suffix
• Reader question: In this sentence Mom, you should put some of your things away. Baby proof this house, stated our oldest son Mark as he lumbered up th...
• 6.How to say "高姿态" in English?
• Reader question: How to say 高姿态 in English? Is high posture a good translation? My comments: High posture smacks of Chinglish. A literary translati...
• 7.Pecking order
• Reader question: What does this sentence It seems their whole pecking order in the pub revolves around how soon I acknowledge them and how long I talk...
• 8.In the scheme of things
• Reader question: What does this sentence Of course the opinions of newspaper reporters, radio personalities and television faces mean very little in t...
• 9.“貌”相近 意相远
• 英语中有许多拼写相近的单词,有的仅一个字母之差,意义却相差较远,可谓貌相近,意相远.因其貌近,难辨者众,常指鹿为马.其实这些词有很多都是同根生的兄弟姐妹.本文试...
• 10.Come to the fore
• Reader question: In this headline New young poets have come to the fore what does come to the fore mean? My comments: New young poets have become visi...