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1.Sore spot
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Reader question: What does don't touch him on his sore spot mean? What is sore spot? My comments: The sore spot on the body is a wound or injury. If y...
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2.Work in progress
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Reader question: What does it mean when they say he's a work in progress? My comments: It means that he's not a finished product in other words, he's ...
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3.Stopgap, makeshift 权宜之计
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Reader question: What is stopgap, as in a stopgap measure? My comments: A look up any dictionary will yield you something, but let me find a way for y...
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4.Carrol's portmanteaus
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Reader question: Please explain portmanteau words, and give examples. My comments: A portmanteau word is one created from combining two existing words...
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5.Lap dog
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Reader question: What is a lap dog, as in you're just his lap dog? My comments: A lap dog is a dog, a small pet dog, small enough to sit on its owner'...
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6.Main Street vs. Wall Street
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Reader question: Main Street, Wall Street, what's the difference? My comments: Currently in the news, there's a general sense of doom and gloom over t...
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7.Larger than life
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Reader question: In this sentence Pavarotti was known as much for his larger than life personality as he was for his voice please explain larger than ...
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8.Self-defeating
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Reader question: In this paragraph In Pakistan and Afghanistan, anything that fuels the sense of an American crusade against Islam puts moderates on t...
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9.New lease of life
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Reader question: What does new lease mean in Old hotel gets new lease on life? My comments: New lease on life is an American idiom meaning rejuvenatio...
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10.Equal parts
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Reader question: What does this sentence He was equal parts friends, mentor and confidant mean? What is equal parts? My comments: The sentence means t...