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Shuang Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
the meaning of 'wade into'
Try wading into the world of new approaches to migraine, the most severe form of headache, and you are likely to end up suffering from one.
what does 'wade into' mean here, please?
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Does 'approach' mean 'method' here?
Thank you.
what does 'wade into' mean here, please?
and
Does 'approach' mean 'method' here?
Thank you.
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" You get your feet wet, but not your whole body. The idea of wading is to enter something slowly, perhaps cautiously, a little at a time. " "Approaches" means means different ways to address, deal with, work with, try to overcome a problem.
- " You get your feet wet, but not your whole body.
- The idea of wading is to enter something slowly, perhaps cautiously, a little at a time.
- " "Approaches" means means different ways to address, deal with, work with, try to overcome a problem.
- " Does that help?
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When you go to the beach, and you just put your feet in, without swimming, you are "wading." You get your feet wet, but not your whole body.
The idea of wading is to enter something slowly, perhaps cautiously, a little at a time.
Here it is used to mean something like "When you start to learn about."
"Approaches" means means different ways to address, deal with, work wi
The idea of wading is to enter something slowly, perhaps cautiously, a little at a time.
Here it is used to mean something like "When you start to learn about."
"Approaches" means means different ways to address, deal with, work wi
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Wade into = confront a complex situation; begin a difficult task; etc.
Approaches are usually more general than methods; they are 'theories on methods', perhaps.
Approaches are usually more general than methods; they are 'theories on methods', perhaps.
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I expect it is a typical example of a word being misheard and then mispelled. As far as I know, the proper term is "weigh into" or "weigh in" which actually does mean something. To explain it as entering cautiously ("wading") is a post hoc attempt to justify it. I believe to "weigh into" is the opposite of entering cautiously. A similar thing has happened as far as I know to the parliamentary
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No, anon, they are two different idioms. Don't you have a dictionary?
No, anon, they are two different idioms. Don't you have a dictionary?
| wade in or into, a. to begin energetically. b. to attack strongly: to wade into a thoughtless child; to wade into a mob of rioters. |
| weigh into | Verb. |
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Yeah, we all have a dictionary at freedictionary.com
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/weigh+in
the challenge is that this is an idiom, not necessarily defined by the words theselves.
If you would have looked up idiom in your dictionary you would find:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/weigh+in
the challenge is that this is an idiom, not necessarily defined by the words theselves.
If you would have looked up idiom in your dictionary you would find:
id·i·om/'ide?m/
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You're funny! You answered the question incorrectly, then you became snarky with the person who answered the question best.
When you post on here there are a few suggestions/rules, "...If you are not sure about any point, please check your grammar book or dictionary before posting...." Next time let those who know answer.
When you post on here there are a few suggestions/rules, "...If you are not sure about any point, please check your grammar book or dictionary before posting...." Next time let those who know answer.
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