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Akdom Posted 17 years ago
So does it mean that:
tidy: systematic? orderly?
lies: deceptions, telling a lie
line: shape
the man who sees and hates the contant lying that shape this suburban life.
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The tidy lies that line suburban nests
"His little piece of the plot is fun to watch, but the role is as exhausted as they come: The Crazy-Man Truth-Teller who sees and abhors the tidy lies that line suburban nests."Help me to undertand the last part of this sentence.
So does it mean that:
tidy: systematic? orderly?
lies: deceptions, telling a lie
line: shape
the man who sees and hates the contant lying that shape this suburban life.
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"Tidy" is not a very weighty word. "Systematic" and "orderly" are a bit too ponderous. I'd think "neat" would do it.
- "Tidy" is not a very weighty word.
- "Systematic" and "orderly" are a bit too ponderous.
- I'd think "neat" would do it.
- " A "suburban nest" is a home in the suburbs.
- My coat has a soft lining.
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"Tidy" is not a very weighty word. "Systematic" and "orderly" are a bit too ponderous. I'd think "neat" would do it.
"Lies" are just "lies."
A "suburban nest" is a home in the suburbs.
My coat has a soft lining. A birds' nest often has a soft lining. The birds find some soft material with which to line it. The soft material lines my coat.
The purpose of
"Lies" are just "lies."
A "suburban nest" is a home in the suburbs.
My coat has a soft lining. A birds' nest often has a soft lining. The birds find some soft material with which to line it. The soft material lines my coat.
The purpose of
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akdomthe man who sees and hates the contant lying that shape this suburban life.Your suggestion is pretty close but I would not say that "shape" is meant. The "line" the author is talking about is this one.
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