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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
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that's not quite the same thing
I'm happy that I kept my head in the kitchen, but I don't have a big head because of it. After all, leaving on the heat by mistake was a stupid thing to do. There's no way I can be proud of that.
Marie Antoinette, the queen of France in the late 18th century, lost her head during an emergency, but that's not quite the same thing, is it? Keep your head during difficult times.
What does the first sentence in the Paragraph 2 of the above passage mean? Does it say, "Marie Antoinette was in a panic when she faced a difficult time, and it worsened the situation"? Could you put the part "that's not quite the same thing" into another expression?
Marie Antoinette, the queen of France in the late 18th century, lost her head during an emergency, but that's not quite the same thing, is it? Keep your head during difficult times.
What does the first sentence in the Paragraph 2 of the above passage mean? Does it say, "Marie Antoinette was in a panic when she faced a difficult time, and it worsened the situation"? Could you put the part "that's not quite the same thing" into another expression?
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Marie Antoinette lost her head literally. She was guillotined.
- Marie Antoinette lost her head literally.
- She was guillotined.
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seagullI'm happy that I kept my head in the kitchen, but I don't have a big head because of it.Two different idioms:
1. Keep one's head = remain calm, not get angry http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/keep+one%27s+head
2. have a big head = be overly prou
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Thank you very much indeed, Fivejedjon, AlpheccaStars.
Could I ask a further question? Why did the author use the expression "not quite the same thing" in the passage? What two things are not the same? Does he mean the literal and figurative meanings of the phrase "keep/lose one's head"?
Could I ask a further question? Why did the author use the expression "not quite the same thing" in the passage? What two things are not the same? Does he mean the literal and figurative meanings of the phrase "keep/lose one's head"?
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seagullDoes he mean the literal and figurative meanings of the phrase "keep/lose one's head"?Yes. It is a tongue-in-cheek comment.
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