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Jackson6612 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

A man of many flavours

What does the given phrase mean?

A man of many flavours
  

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It is not idiomatic. Please supply context.

  • It is not idiomatic.
  • Please supply context.
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It is not idiomatic. Please supply context.
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That is evidently what it means, but it is unfamiliar to me; it sounds vaguely obscene. I would stick with the second version:

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Mister Micawberit sounds vaguely obscene
Yes, you are correct. a man of many flavors/tastes may mean a man having a preference for different types of women. But why would you label it as obscene? It is his choice to be with as many women as he can afford.

Thank you for the help.
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That is not the image conjured by my imagination, Jackson; that is yours.
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Mister Micawber.
That is not the image conjured by my imagination, Jackson; that is yours.

Mr Micawber, thank you very much for the reply.

I hope I understand what you said above correctly. You meant that it was your belief that a person shouldn't share himself with different women. Right? Every person has his own personal beliefs and id
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For me, it evokes the image of Baskin Robins or Ben and Jerry's.
Such a man would be laughable, or, on a serious note, of mixed race.
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AlpheccaStarsFor me, it evokes the image of Baskin Robins or Ben and Jerry's.
Such a man would be laughable, or, on a serious note, of mixed race.

And of course such a man would be made up of many flavors of ice cream. Women would always be crazy about him and he will be a one lucky fellow. That's a different thing that he will have to carry a
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You meant that it was your belief that a person shouldn't share himself with different women. Right
Wrong, and I am not discussing beliefs anyway-- I am speaking of mental images.
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And I hope he has a penchant for Rubenesque ladies.

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