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Rpsh Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
grace upon
"the older I become, the more I realize I actually know very little about life. It seems the confidence of knowing it all is usually graced upon the young. However, the sooner that bubble bursts, the better; at least in my case. Traveling sometimes puts you in tough situations. You see that the world is so much bigger than your perspective on it. You soon realize the world doesn’t revolve around you. You learn that you really weren’t the big fish in the ocean, but just a tiny minnow in a pothole."
What does the phrase "grace upon" mean in the second sentence?
What does the phrase "grace upon" mean in the second sentence?
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It's an uncommon phrase. here, I take it to mean 'given as an unexpected blessing'. But the tone is ironic.
- It's an uncommon phrase.
- here, I take it to mean 'given as an unexpected blessing'.
- But the tone is ironic.
- The writer does not really see the young's confidence of knowing it all as a good thing.
- Clive
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It's an uncommon phrase. here, I take it to mean 'given as an unexpected blessing'.
But the tone is ironic. The writer does not really see the young's confidence of knowing it all as a good thing.
Clive
But the tone is ironic. The writer does not really see the young's confidence of knowing it all as a good thing.
Clive
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CliveIt's an uncommon phrase. here, I take it to mean 'given as an unexpected blessing'. But the tone is ironic. The writer does not really see the young's confidence of knowing it all as a good thing.CliveOK! I get it! Thanks a bunch!
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