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Quaerereverum Posted 14 years ago
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Sported a purple left eye
Hello,
“I’ve got a headache,” said Gerstel, who sported a purple left eye and wounds to the left side of his head that needed between 10 and 20 stitches and staples.
I've heard about black eyes , Raccoon eyes, but ''sported a purple eye '' is slang? Do you know more phrases?
Thank you in advance.
“I’ve got a headache,” said Gerstel, who sported a purple left eye and wounds to the left side of his head that needed between 10 and 20 stitches and staples.
I've heard about black eyes , Raccoon eyes, but ''sported a purple eye '' is slang? Do you know more phrases?
Thank you in advance.
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Here, 'purple eye' = black eye. It is not an idiom (like 'black eye' is) but a description. Sport = proudly or obviously carry, bear or display.
- Here, 'purple eye' = black eye.
- It is not an idiom (like 'black eye' is) but a description.
- Sport = proudly or obviously carry, bear or display.
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Here, 'purple eye' = black eye. It is not an idiom (like 'black eye' is) but a description.
Sport = proudly or obviously carry, bear or display.
Sport = proudly or obviously carry, bear or display.
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Thank you Mr. Micawber. It was the first time I saw ''sport'' as bear, display.
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