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Sarunnio Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Proverbial heavy lifting
Hi Teachers,
At this point, you may be thinking that you need to be a creative genius or an electronics wizard in order to craft such a storybook. The truth here is that some creative geniuses and electronics wizards have done all the proverbial heavy lifting for you. All you need to do is to employ the technology they have devised in order to create the really interesting storybook.
From the above sentences, what does the phrase "proverbial heavy lifting" mean?
Thanks in advance,
At this point, you may be thinking that you need to be a creative genius or an electronics wizard in order to craft such a storybook. The truth here is that some creative geniuses and electronics wizards have done all the proverbial heavy lifting for you. All you need to do is to employ the technology they have devised in order to create the really interesting storybook.
From the above sentences, what does the phrase "proverbial heavy lifting" mean?
Thanks in advance,
Top answer
'Proverbial heavy lifting' is an error. It is not a proverb. What the writer means is ' metaphorical heavy lifting'.
- 'Proverbial heavy lifting' is an error.
- It is not a proverb.
- What the writer means is ' metaphorical heavy lifting'.
- If you have real heavy lifting to do (like moving your furniture from your old apartment to your new apartment), you ask friends or hire a company to do your heavy lifting for you.
- In your paragraph, the creative geniuses have done the metaphorical 'heavy lifting' by creating the basic techology, which is the most difficult part of storybook crafting.
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'Proverbial heavy lifting' is an error. It is not a proverb. What the writer means is 'metaphorical heavy lifting'.
If you have real heavy lifting to do (like moving your furniture from your old apartment to your new apartment), you ask friends or hire a company to do your heavy lifting for you. In your paragraph, the creative geniuses have done the metaphorical 'heavy lifting'
If you have real heavy lifting to do (like moving your furniture from your old apartment to your new apartment), you ask friends or hire a company to do your heavy lifting for you. In your paragraph, the creative geniuses have done the metaphorical 'heavy lifting'
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