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Has Google lost its mojo?
2023-12-07Reader question:What does this headline – Has Google lost its mojo? – mean? What is mojo?My comments:That headline asks: Has Google lost i...
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Cut down at the knees
2023-12-07Reader question:In this sentence – That is why arguments against professionals in the Olympics will always be cut down at the knees – what...
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Break a leg, Yao
2023-12-07Reader question:In this sentence seen in a fan forum on the web – Go break a leg, Yao – "break a leg" is explained as "good...
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Sea change?
2023-12-07Reader question:What does this headline – A sea change on immigration? – mean?My comments:It means a major change in immigration policy.Se...
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High Street?
2023-12-07Reader question:In this passage –Sales on the high street suffered their worst ever fall last month, adding to evidence that the UK is heading i...
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He's a class act
2023-12-07Reader question: "He's a class act." What does that mean?My comments: It means he's an excellent person. How excellent? That depends...
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My heart is in the right place
2023-12-07Reader question: What does "my heart is in the right place" mean?My comments: It means there's something wrong with you.I'm kidding....
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Iraq a fool's errand?
2023-12-07Reader question: This – Was Iraq a fool's errand? – is a headline. What does "fool's errand" mean? Is it a set phrase?My...
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Doesn't cut it?
2023-12-07Reader question: This – Sorry doesn't cut it – is a headline. But what does it mean?My comments: It means merely saying "I'm ...
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查韦斯“彻底改变”观点了？
2023-12-07Reader question: In this passage – President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is a man known for his surprising and often headline grabbing announcement...