Of mice and men
Hi there,
In some occasion I have come across an expression which I am not sure what it means. "Of mice and men" or "Of monsters and men". Starting a phrase with "of". I am thinking it maybe stands for "out of".
Also, I had a conversation with someone and said the following:
"After watching Hunter x Hunter all the other anime has become boring. Except One Punch Man. Only of these two anime I am waiting for the next season to be released?"
Can you correct me if I was wrong?
Thanks
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' In other words, however well you plan things, they will usually go wrong. ' at the start is odd - it's only really used because the phrase was used by John Steinbeck for his famous novella. It is only a part of the whole quote.
- ' In other words, however well you plan things, they will usually go wrong.
- ' at the start is odd - it's only really used because the phrase was used by John Steinbeck for his famous novella.
- It is only a part of the whole quote.
- Your second question: Zoltan 3899 "After watching Hunter x Hunter all the other anime has become boring.
- Except One Punch Man.
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The expression 'Of Mice and Men' comes from a Robert Burns poem - in modern English it says: 'The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.' In other words, however well you plan things, they will usually go wrong. 'Of...' at the start is odd - it's only really used because the phrase was used by John Steinbeck for his famous novella. It is only a part of the whole quote.
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