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Thanks3 Posted 5 years ago
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What does "look brittle" mean?

Q. What does "You're looking a little brittle" mean?

Is it mentioning your face or your mood?

  

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thanks3 Q. What does "You're look ing a little brittle " mean? Is it mentioning your face or your mood?

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  • What does "You're look ing a little brittle " mean?
  • Is it mentioning your face or your mood?
  • I can't say that I know how a person can look brittle.
  • It is not a common expression or anything.
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thanks3

Q. What does "You're looking a little brittle" mean?

Is it mentioning your face or your mood?

I can't say that I know how a person can look brittle. It is not a common expression or anything. It is something a fictional character said, I imagine, so we can't ask what he meant—nervous and ready to cry, I guess.

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thanks3Q. What does "You're looking a little brittle" mean?

It is an outward appearance of being obstinate, but easily broken

See entry #2

https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/brittle

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