0
Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

It's as simple as predicting how fall a bird can travel before it must answer nature's call.

If someone says 'It's as simple as predicting how fall a bird can travel before it must answer nature's call', could it (the matter that the speaker is referring) be a simple one or it's just a backhanded way to describe that the matter on hand is indeed not a straightforward one?
Thanks.
  

Top answer

Hi, If someone says 'It's as simple as predicting how far fall a bird can travel before it must answer nature's call', could it (the matter that the speaker is referring) be a simple one or it's just a backhanded way to describe that the matter on hand is indeed not a straightforward one? Sounds hard to me! The context should make the meaning clear.

— Clive

  • Hi, If someone says 'It's as simple as predicting how far fall a bird can travel before it must answer nature's call', could it (the matter that the speaker is referring) be a simple one or it's just a backhanded way to describe that the matter on hand is indeed not a straightforward one?
  • Sounds hard to me!
  • The context should make the meaning clear.
  • Clive
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
Hi,

If someone says 'It's as simple as predicting how far fall a bird can travel before it must answer nature's call', could it (the matter that the speaker is referring) be a simple one or it's just a backhanded way to describe that the matter on hand is indeed not a straightforward one?

0
0
Thanks, Clive.
I think the speaker really testing on my general knowledge about birds in order to understand what he's trying to imply.
BTW, the context is of a confounding one.
0

Related Questions