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Jorayn Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
looked down her nose
Hello,
Have a lot of questions here,
First, the sentense is "she looked down her nose at them."
I'm not sure the meaning about "looked down her nose", it's just looked pass her nose,
or looked down with the negative thinking?
Second, "your sister might get married"
Is that sister get married,yet? or that sister would be married?
Third, "She never very kissy, which i thought was just as well"
What's very kissy means? Many kissy or anything else?
Forth, he attached his tools to the belt, it all worked fine except that he rattled a little
What's rattled?
The last one is, " they say afterwards like a second theme,"
What's the meaning of second theme?
Thank you very much
Have a lot of questions here,
First, the sentense is "she looked down her nose at them."
I'm not sure the meaning about "looked down her nose", it's just looked pass her nose,
or looked down with the negative thinking?
Second, "your sister might get married"
Is that sister get married,yet? or that sister would be married?
Third, "She never very kissy, which i thought was just as well"
What's very kissy means? Many kissy or anything else?
Forth, he attached his tools to the belt, it all worked fine except that he rattled a little
What's rattled?
The last one is, " they say afterwards like a second theme,"
What's the meaning of second theme?
Thank you very much
Top answer
she looked down her nose at them - this is not a real action. It is an idiom meaning she thinks she is better than them. She has a snooty attitude.
- she looked down her nose at them - this is not a real action.
- It is an idiom meaning she thinks she is better than them.
- She has a snooty attitude.
- your sister might get married - it is a possibility that your sister will get married.
- It is not definite that she will or definite that she won't.
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she looked down her nose at them - this is not a real action. It is an idiom meaning she thinks she is better than them. She has a snooty attitude.
your sister might get married - it is a possibility that your sister will get married. It is not definite that she will or definite that she won't.
kissy - a person who kisses others in greeting a lot.
rattle - verb. to make
your sister might get married - it is a possibility that your sister will get married. It is not definite that she will or definite that she won't.
kissy - a person who kisses others in greeting a lot.
rattle - verb. to make
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Greatful thank you Nona the brit.
For "second theme" i typed wrong, the context is they say, an undercurrent of grumbling rising immediately afterwards like a second theme,
anyway, I have another question
it is,
She smiled but the fact is her face looked like it was cut out of oak.
What's looked like it was cut out of oak. m
For "second theme" i typed wrong, the context is they say, an undercurrent of grumbling rising immediately afterwards like a second theme,
anyway, I have another question
it is,
She smiled but the fact is her face looked like it was cut out of oak.
What's looked like it was cut out of oak. m
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If someone has a "wooden" expression, it doesn't show emotion. So cut out of oak is another way of saying she had a wooden expression. The may have smiled, but she still didn't show any REAL emotion. I would not think her smile was sincere if the rest of her face remained wooden.
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I don’t understand this sentence.
“they say, an undercurrent of grumbling rising immediately afterwards like a second theme,”
Can you advice me please?
Thank you
“they say, an undercurrent of grumbling rising immediately afterwards like a second theme,”
Can you advice me please?
Thank you
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As Nona said: 'second theme' not a recognised idiom, you'll have to give us the whole context for us to work out the meaning.
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Context is ...
“G’morning students” Mrs.Lil said.
“Good morning teacher” thay intoned, an undercurrent of grumbling rising immediately afterwards like a second theme,
“G’morning students” Mrs.Lil said.
“Good morning teacher” thay intoned, an undercurrent of grumbling rising immediately afterwards like a second theme,
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Sorry, I don't really understand either.
If you think of a piece of music have various theme, I suppose the "good morning" could be the first theme, and the grumbling the second, but it's hard to know if that's what the author meant.
If you think of a piece of music have various theme, I suppose the "good morning" could be the first theme, and the grumbling the second, but it's hard to know if that's what the author meant.
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JoraynContext is ...This could be a musical metaphor.
“G’morning students” Mrs.Lil said.
“Good morning teacher” thay intoned, an undercurrent of grumbling rising immediately afterwards like a second theme,
There's a main theme ("Good morning students" and its variation "Good morning teacher") and then there's a second theme (the grumbli
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