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Infinik Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

"lead with her eyes": meaning?

Hi

I came across this description of a person in Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier. What does it mean by "someone leads with [a feature of the person]"? Could it be rephrased using other words?

"Mary Anning leads with her eyes."

Thanks,

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html It is not a standard idiom (not one I've ever heard of anyway). * Edit : Leading with her eyes, I mean -- not with some arbitrary feature or body part.

— Mr Wordy

  • html It is not a standard idiom (not one I've ever heard of anyway).
  • * Edit : Leading with her eyes, I mean -- not with some arbitrary feature or body part.
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Without any context, to me it suggests flirtatiousness.* However, it apparently means something quite different, as explained in this review:

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Would it mean "be characterized by" or "be most noticeable for"? The author continues to used such form as "to lead with eybrows", "~with hands", "~with hair", etc.
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Infinik
Would it mean "be characterized by" or "be most noticeable for"? The author continues to used such form as "to lead with eybrows", "~with hands", "~with hair", etc.

Did you understand the explanation in the review? It seems that the author is picking features that are somehow suggestive of the person's character: hair for vanity, eyes for
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Infinik
Would it mean "be characterized by" or "be most noticeable for"? The author continues to used such form as "to lead with eybrows", "~with hands", "~with hair", etc.

Did you understand the explanation in the review? It seems that the author is picking features that are suggestive of the person's character: hair for vanity, eyes for clearne
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Mr WordyDid you understand the explanation in the review? It seems that the author is picking features that are suggestive of the person's character: hair for vanity, eyes for clearness of vision, and so forth.
OK, I read the review, or only the part about "lead with"---I don't want any spoiler. So I now know Philpot uses physical things to represent vari
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Infinik"Mary Anning leads with her eyes."
"lead with" is borrowed from the terminology of card games. The first player "leads with" a card; the other players "follow (suit)". The card that the first player "leads with" pretty much determines the character of that cycle of play and who takes the trick. It depends on the game, of course, but what you lead wit
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CJ, I get it when you talk about cards. [Y]
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