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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
What does 'deep end' mean?
She was floundering around in the deep end of the swimming pool.
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Many swimming pools have a sloping floor, so that one end of the pool is deeper than the other. People learning to swim stay at the shallow end; the deep end is for more experienced swimmers. This expression is also used metaphorically - to "throw someone in at the deep end" means to expect them to be able to do a difficult task, without adequate preparation or adequate training.
- Many swimming pools have a sloping floor, so that one end of the pool is deeper than the other.
- People learning to swim stay at the shallow end; the deep end is for more experienced swimmers.
- This expression is also used metaphorically - to "throw someone in at the deep end" means to expect them to be able to do a difficult task, without adequate preparation or adequate training.
- But in the sentence you have quoted, I think it is being used literally - somebody who can't swim well is in the deep end of a swimming pool, and is having difficulties.
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Many swimming pools have a sloping floor, so that one end of the pool is deeper than the other. People learning to swim stay at the shallow end; the deep end is for more experienced swimmers.
This expression is also used metaphorically - to "throw someone in at the deep end" means to expect them to be able to do a difficult task, without adequate preparation or adequate training. But in
This expression is also used metaphorically - to "throw someone in at the deep end" means to expect them to be able to do a difficult task, without adequate preparation or adequate training. But in
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Another idiom is go off the deep end, meaning to become uncontrollably angry.
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