Jog ... out

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A steady decline in moral values common to all developed contries has jogged authorities the world over out of their complacency.What is the meaning of this sentence?  Thank you.

Anon f8r · Accepted Answer

Can someone please help me?

Dave_anon · Answer

Hi

To jog, literally, is to move something suddenly or accidentally, with a part of the body ...

- He jogged my table as he walked past

You can use it figuratively ...

- When he mentioned Maria, it jogged my memory
[= He suddenly made me think of Maria]

You can also use "jog" with a preposition ...

- As he walked past, he jogged the glass out of my hand

And you can do both ...

- I was sitting dreamily but, as he walked past, he jogged me out of my dream

So, your sentence means that authorities in developed countries have been sitting, with complacency, until moral decline has come along and jogged them out of their complacency. The sudden jolt of the decline has jogged them out of their complacency

I don't think I agree with the idea but - roughly - that is how I would read the sentence

Dave

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Anon f8r · Answer

Thanks Dave.

I agree with you, both in terms of the meaning of the sentence and the idea of the sentence.

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