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Osama91 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
peel the onion?
Hi,
Today at the press conference after the tragedy, Lt. Vance said something and then used the phrase "peeled the onion". Unfortunately, I wasn't able to write down what he said. Can you please provide me with its definition and some examples using it, as well.
Thanks a lot.
Osama
Today at the press conference after the tragedy, Lt. Vance said something and then used the phrase "peeled the onion". Unfortunately, I wasn't able to write down what he said. Can you please provide me with its definition and some examples using it, as well.
Thanks a lot.
Osama
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Without more context, my guess is that he's saying to metaphorically "look deeper". The "surface" is what is obvious about a situation, "peeling the onion" would reveal a layer below the surface, the true meaning of a situation. On the surface, The Wizard of Oz is a story about a girl's adventure in a strange land, but if you peel the onion, you could see that there is a hidden condemnation of America's economic policies.
- Without more context, my guess is that he's saying to metaphorically "look deeper".
- The "surface" is what is obvious about a situation, "peeling the onion" would reveal a layer below the surface, the true meaning of a situation.
- On the surface, The Wizard of Oz is a story about a girl's adventure in a strange land, but if you peel the onion, you could see that there is a hidden condemnation of America's economic policies.
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Without more context, my guess is that he's saying to metaphorically "look deeper". The "surface" is what is obvious about a situation, "peeling the onion" would reveal a layer below the surface, the true meaning of a situation.
On the surface, The Wizard of Oz is a story about a girl's adventure in a strange land, but if you peel the onion, you could see that there is a hidden con
On the surface, The Wizard of Oz is a story about a girl's adventure in a strange land, but if you peel the onion, you could see that there is a hidden con
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