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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
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In fact, two superstars don't always cut it.
One superstar does not a success make. In fact, two superstars don't always cut it.
Critics blame, in part, a lack of chemistry between the actors: veteran reviewer Roger Ebert wrote, “In theory, these two should engage in witty flirtation and droll understatement. In practice, no one seems to have alerted Depp that the movie is a farce.”
Is "don't always cut it" a derived version of some idiom or fixed phrase?
What does "droll understatement" mean?
Why should someone alert Depp that the movie a farce, shouldn't it rather be about the lack of chemistry between him and his co-star which made the movie a farce?
Please help me.
Critics blame, in part, a lack of chemistry between the actors: veteran reviewer Roger Ebert wrote, “In theory, these two should engage in witty flirtation and droll understatement. In practice, no one seems to have alerted Depp that the movie is a farce.”
Is "don't always cut it" a derived version of some idiom or fixed phrase?
What does "droll understatement" mean?
Why should someone alert Depp that the movie a farce, shouldn't it rather be about the lack of chemistry between him and his co-star which made the movie a farce?
Please help me.
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Jackson6612 Is "don't always cut it" a derived version of some idiom or fixed phrase? It is a shortened or adapted version of the idiom " cut the mustard " which means to meet or exceed expectations or to handle a difficult job successfully. Jackson6612 What does "droll understatement" mean?
- Jackson6612 Is "don't always cut it" a derived version of some idiom or fixed phrase?
- It is a shortened or adapted version of the idiom " cut the mustard " which means to meet or exceed expectations or to handle a difficult job successfully.
- Jackson6612 What does "droll understatement" mean?
- An understatement is downplaying something obvious, so much so as to be ridiculous.
- It is the opposite of exaggeration (overstatement).
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Jackson6612Is "don't always cut it" a derived version of some idiom or fixed phrase?It is a shortened or adapted version of the idiom "cut the mustard" which means to meet or exceed expectations or to handle a difficult job successfully.
Jackson6612What does "droll understatement" mean?An understatement is downplayi
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