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Newguest Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Consensus/waters

Hi

Maybe I didn't involve myself in the process enough. I've been getting out of the way of the consensus rather than getting in the way of the consensus, which is my usual position. It's my job to disturb the waters.

1. Does it mean that he couldn't come to terms with the others, because he usually does it and this time he couldn't?

2. What does "disturb waters" in this context mean?
  

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Newguest: The speaker is a rebel, and on purpose (or principle) disagrees with the majority view (getting in the way of the consensus), whatever that happens to be. He remarks that this time he's been standing on the sidelines (getting out of the way of the consensus). "Disturbing the waters" - means to make trouble, "upset the apple cart" is another idiom.

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  • Newguest: The speaker is a rebel, and on purpose (or principle) disagrees with the majority view (getting in the way of the consensus), whatever that happens to be.
  • He remarks that this time he's been standing on the sidelines (getting out of the way of the consensus).
  • "Disturbing the waters" - means to make trouble, "upset the apple cart" is another idiom.
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Newguest:
The speaker is a rebel, and on purpose (or principle) disagrees with the majority view (getting in the way of the consensus), whatever that happens to be. He remarks that this time he's been standing on the sidelines (getting out of the way of the consensus).

"Disturbing the waters" - means to make trouble, "upset the apple cart" is another idiom.
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Now it's clear to me. Thanks for that!
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