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GCheng620 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Serious as a Nova?
Has anybody ever heard of this expression?
This is what I heard from a TV show, and I'm pretty sure that it is what I heard. I'm just surprised by the usage of word here, what's a Nova? And what's it got to do with seriousness?
This is what I heard from a TV show, and I'm pretty sure that it is what I heard. I'm just surprised by the usage of word here, what's a Nova? And what's it got to do with seriousness?
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You sometimes hear "serious as a heart attack", and that is the model for your "serious as a nova". English often employs a play on words where two similar meanings are beaten against each other. For example, when a person is very high on drugs, we can say that they are "high as a kite".
- You sometimes hear "serious as a heart attack", and that is the model for your "serious as a nova".
- English often employs a play on words where two similar meanings are beaten against each other.
- For example, when a person is very high on drugs, we can say that they are "high as a kite".
- A kite is literally high, and a person is figuratively high, so to apply the one to the other creates a comical dissonance.
- It is the same with "serious as a heart attack".
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You sometimes hear "serious as a heart attack", and that is the model for your "serious as a nova". English often employs a play on words where two similar meanings are beaten against each other. For example, when a person is very high on drugs, we can say that they are "high as a kite". A kite is literally high, and a person is figuratively high, so to apply the one to the other creates a comical
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