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TinaMr Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
"Stem the tide"
There is a sentence:
I am different and I will not stem the tide.
I looked this phrase up and I wonder, if I got the point well. Does it mean: "I'm different and I won't change?"
or "I'm different and I won't stop doing bad things?"
I am different and I will not stem the tide.
I looked this phrase up and I wonder, if I got the point well. Does it mean: "I'm different and I won't change?"
or "I'm different and I won't stop doing bad things?"
Top answer
No, that's not what it means. com/stem+the+tide I also suggest you search on Google News for "stem the tide" (with the quotation marks). That will show you how that phrase is used.
- No, that's not what it means.
- com/stem+the+tide I also suggest you search on Google News for "stem the tide" (with the quotation marks).
- That will show you how that phrase is used.
- Post back here if you're still unsure or if you want to confirm you understand it.
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No, that's not what it means.
Have a look at the link below for its meaning:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stem+the+tide
I also suggest you search on Google News for "stem the tide" (with the quotation marks). That will show you how that phrase is used.
Post back here if you're
Have a look at the link below for its meaning:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stem+the+tide
I also suggest you search on Google News for "stem the tide" (with the quotation marks). That will show you how that phrase is used.
Post back here if you're
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To be honest I had looked it up exactly on that web-site and chose its most appropriate meaning:
So, I didn't get it.
I'm reading a book and I was just curious what he meant but it's OK if I don't understand one sentence.
stem the tide
to stop something bad which is happeningSo, I didn't get it.
I'm reading a book and I was just curious what he meant but it's OK if I don't understand one sentence.
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OK, let's analyze it.
In that sentence, "stem"is a verb meaning to stop some unwanted thing (especially phenomenon) from continuing or spreading.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stem
The use of "tide" is figurative. It conjures up an image of a large-scale pheno
In that sentence, "stem"is a verb meaning to stop some unwanted thing (especially phenomenon) from continuing or spreading.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stem
The use of "tide" is figurative. It conjures up an image of a large-scale pheno
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teechr, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Finally I got it! After your explanation I understood that when talking about "not stemming the tide", he was referring not his personality but rather, to the scale was destruction he intended to cause.
Thank you very much once again for such a clear explanation!
Thank youuuuuuu!
Finally I got it! After your explanation I understood that when talking about "not stemming the tide", he was referring not his personality but rather, to the scale was destruction he intended to cause.
Thank you very much once again for such a clear explanation!
Thank youuuuuuu!
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