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Deepuji Posted 11 years ago
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Please tell me what is meant by the underlined part

And thus, in the first minute of the debate, Trump was undressed and unmasked, and he stood there as the unprincipled, naked egomaniac that he is. He never quite recovered. His admission of political infidelity was the prism through which all of his subsequent bluster had to be viewed.

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"prism" is used figuratively to mean something that colours or distorts things that are viewed through it. So, Trump's admission coloured the perception of his subsequent rhetoric.

  • "prism" is used figuratively to mean something that colours or distorts things that are viewed through it.
  • So, Trump's admission coloured the perception of his subsequent rhetoric.
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"prism" is used figuratively to mean something that colours or distorts things that are viewed through it. So, Trump's admission coloured the perception of his subsequent rhetoric.

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