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Zuotengdazuo Posted 8 years ago
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Somersaults of intrigue

After Caesar was assassinated in 44, Cassius (who was one of his killers) arrived to govern Syria. Herod’s father Antipater switched sides. But the somersaults of intrigue finally caught up with him, and he was poisoned by a rival, who managed to occupy Jerusalem—until Herod had him murdered.

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Hi. What does the bold part mean? And how do you infer the meaning?
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zuotengdazuo What does the bold part mean? Good question. I'll bet the writer himself doesn't know.

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  • zuotengdazuo What does the bold part mean?
  • Good question.
  • I'll bet the writer himself doesn't know.
  • Somersaults can't catch up with anybody.
  • This is what we call a mixed metaphor, and it is worse than some in that one of the elements isn't even part of a fixed expression.
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zuotengdazuoWhat does the bold part mean?

Good question. I'll bet the writer himself doesn't know. Somersaults can't catch up with anybody. This is what we call a mixed metaphor, and it is worse than some in that one of the elements isn't even part of a fixed expression.

zuotengdazuoAnd how do you infer the meaning?
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