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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Nip into place
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A woman was making a haircut for her friend.
All the while her slim brown fingers were making little
curls and nipping them into place.
Does "nip into place" mean she put them where they should be on her head?
A woman was making a haircut for her friend.
All the while her slim brown fingers were making little
curls and nipping them into place.
Does "nip into place" mean she put them where they should be on her head?
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It seems strange to me, Newguest. " But in this case, I don't see how it can mean anything but what you suggest. If this was not written by a great author, perhaps it's an error.
- It seems strange to me, Newguest.
- " But in this case, I don't see how it can mean anything but what you suggest.
- If this was not written by a great author, perhaps it's an error.
- " These days we often hear about "tummy tucks," where flesh is surgically removes for cosmetic purposes.
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It seems strange to me, Newguest. I've always understood it to mean "to cut," as in "nip it in the bud."
But in this case, I don't see how it can mean anything but what you suggest.
If this was not written by a great author, perhaps it's an error.
"Nip and tuck" is a very common phrase, and we commonly "tuck things into place."
These days we often hear a
But in this case, I don't see how it can mean anything but what you suggest.
If this was not written by a great author, perhaps it's an error.
"Nip and tuck" is a very common phrase, and we commonly "tuck things into place."
These days we often hear a
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