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safety school

What is the meaning of "safety school" in the following sentences? "Your English is superb.""Thank you. I studied at the Royal Holloway.""So then, that explains it. Perhaps Robert told you I schooled...
08:41 Tue 05th Apr 20052 answers, last by IndieSinger 12:11 Tue 05th Apr 2005
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the meaning of "get their feet under them"

What is the meaning of "get their feet under them" in the following sentence? She could think of few safer places to get their feet under them than this private, gated estate owned by a good-natured...
07:41 Tue 05th Apr 20051 answer, last by Clanad 14:39 Tue 05th Apr 2005
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the meaning of "fire away"

What is the meaning of "fire away" in the following sentences? Standard ATM machines allowed users three attempts to type a PIN before confiscating their bank card. This was obviously no ordinary cash...
04:46 Sat 02nd Apr 20051 answer, last by Quizmonster 09:21 Sat 02nd Apr 2005
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the exact meaning of barring

What is the exact meaning of barring in the following sentences? Does it mean "if there is not something" or "except something" or anything else? Let me know the exact meaning of barring. And if...
04:43 Sat 02nd Apr 20051 answer, last by jno 10:35 Sat 02nd Apr 2005
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the meaning of "Don't get me started"?

What is the meaning of "Don't get me started" in the following sentences? The agent held up a passport picture of Robert Langdon. "Was this man in your bank tonight?"Vernet shrugged. "No clue. I'm a...
10:48 Fri 01st Apr 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:13 Fri 01st Apr 2005
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meaning of "put on the wire"

What is the meaning of "put on the wire" in the following sentences? "Good. Question the drivers. See if they saw anything. Then contact the taxi company dispatcher with descriptions. I'm calling...
08:05 Thu 31st Mar 20052 answers, last by NewDazzler 10:28 Thu 31st Mar 2005
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the meaning of "piggyback"

What is the meaning of "piggyback" in the following sentences? The mysterious summons, Aringarosa suspected, was probably a photo opportunity for the Popeand other Vatican officials to piggyback on...
07:24 Thu 31st Mar 20052 answers, last by Clanad 15:17 Thu 31st Mar 2005
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meaning of the verb "man"

What is the meaning of the verb "man" in the following sentence? Vendors manned carts of sandwiches and mineral water.
07:02 Thu 31st Mar 20051 answer, last by Quizmonster 09:06 Thu 31st Mar 2005
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the meaning of "Trust had not gotten him very far this evening."

What is the meaning of "Trust had not gotten him very far this evening." in the following sentences? "What are you going to do?"Sophie gunned the SmartCar into the rotary. "Trust me."Langdon made no...
06:57 Thu 31st Mar 20052 answers, last by allen 19:18 Fri 01st Apr 2005
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the meaning of "deteriorating"

What is the meaning of "deteriorating" in the following sentences? He suddenly wished he had not decided to run. You didn't, he reminded himself. Sophie had made the decision for him when she threw...
06:54 Thu 31st Mar 20054 answers, last by jno 21:05 Thu 31st Mar 2005
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the meaning of "specific dimensions"

What is the meaning of "specific dimensions" in the following sentences? Da Vinci's original commission for Madonna of the Rocks had come from an organization known as the Confraternity of the...
10:28 Wed 30th Mar 20052 answers, last by Octavius 13:07 Wed 30th Mar 2005
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exact meaning of "arguably"

What is the exact meaning of "arguably" in the following sentences? The Catholic Inquisition published the book that arguably could be called the most blood-soaked publication in human history....
04:06 Wed 30th Mar 20052 answers, last by jno 10:02 Wed 30th Mar 2005
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the meaning of "turgid waters"

What is the meaning of "turgid waters" in the following sentences? A few miles away, on the riverbank beyond Les Invalides, the bewildered driver of a twin-bed Trailor truck stood at gunpoint and...
10:52 Tue 29th Mar 20052 answers, last by katejess44 20:44 Tue 29th Mar 2005
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the meaning of "take in"?

What is the meaning of "take in" in the following sentences? Swallowing her apprehension, Sophie moved slowly across the room. After everything she'd heard about the Mona Lisa, she felt as if she were...
05:10 Tue 29th Mar 20052 answers, last by Clare A 00:05 Wed 30th Mar 2005
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holy crap

What is the meaning of "holy crap" and in which cases was it used?
04:14 Tue 25th Jan 20053 answers, last by allen 19:27 Fri 28th Jan 2005
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meaning of "taking it in all at once"

What is the meaning of "taking it in all at once" in the following sentences? Swallowing her apprehension, Sophie moved slowly across the room. After everything she'd heard about the Mona Lisa, she...
05:35 Mon 24th Jan 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:22 Mon 24th Jan 2005
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preliminary heats

What is the meaning of "preliminary heats" in the following sentence? With the presidential race in preliminary heats, you can bet from now on when voters wanna talk trade, the politicians will...
16:32 Sat 22nd Jan 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 00:47 Mon 24th Jan 2005
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ride shotgun

I know "to ride shotgun" means "to sit next to the driver in the front part of a car, or to say you want to do this" but why does the idiom come to have such meaning? 
15:19 Thu 20th Jan 20054 answers, last by cadama 22:15 Tue 25th Jan 2005
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the meaning of "lock down"

What is the meaning of "lock down" in the following sentences? "All hands on the bridge are going to go ahead and get on their knees except for the essential personnel. We're going to lock down the...
15:16 Thu 20th Jan 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:05 Fri 21st Jan 2005
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the meaning of "best be"

What is the meaning of "best be" in the following sentences? Crews are watched for any signs of suspicious behavior. The sea marshals make sure the ship stays its course.And that course best be far...
15:15 Thu 20th Jan 20053 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:13 Fri 21st Jan 2005

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