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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
A conspiracy of whispers
Hi, Do "Whispers" here refer to group of people? I'm clueless what this phrase "a conspiracy of whispers" mean ...
" ... and even Ted Kennedy—all were nudging Obama to take the plunge. Their conversations with Barack were surreptitious, a conspiracy of whispers. They told him that 2008 was going to be a change election and that he
uniquely could embody transformation."
" ... and even Ted Kennedy—all were nudging Obama to take the plunge. Their conversations with Barack were surreptitious, a conspiracy of whispers. They told him that 2008 was going to be a change election and that he
uniquely could embody transformation."
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Hi, The conversations were in the form of whispers. The intended meaning of the phrase is that people were figuratively whispering to Obama that he should take the plunge. The word 'conspiracy' is also used figuratively, to suggest that they were all plotting and scheming.
- Hi, The conversations were in the form of whispers.
- The intended meaning of the phrase is that people were figuratively whispering to Obama that he should take the plunge.
- The word 'conspiracy' is also used figuratively, to suggest that they were all plotting and scheming.
- Clive
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Hi,
The conversations were in the form of whispers.
The intended meaning of the phrase is that people were figuratively whispering to Obama that he should take the plunge.
The word 'conspiracy' is also used figuratively, to suggest that they were all plotting and scheming.
Clive
The conversations were in the form of whispers.
The intended meaning of the phrase is that people were figuratively whispering to Obama that he should take the plunge.
The word 'conspiracy' is also used figuratively, to suggest that they were all plotting and scheming.
Clive
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