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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
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withering flame

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00What is the meaning of this expression in the sentence: T01i00hey were away from home and they went through Woodstock like a withering flame.02i02br
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0A withering flame is a fading, extinguishing flame; a flower withers, falters. The connotation here (with the flame) is not positive, but I'd need more context, Antonia... 050010id1

— Pieanne

  • 0A withering flame is a fading, extinguishing flame; a flower withers, falters.
  • The connotation here (with the flame) is not positive, but I'd need more context, Antonia...
  • 050010id1
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0A withering flame is a fading, extinguishing flame; a flower withers, falters. The connotation here (with the flame) is not positive, but I'd need more context, Antonia... 050010id1
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0Hi Pieanne!02br
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00Well, there's a rather long paragrah in the book I'm reading at the moment. It's about two Orson Welles's associates who were homosexuals. He begins his story about their cooperation by talking about the life of the two men. The sentence that precedes the one I mentioned before is: 01i00Oh it was wild because these two fellows were at the a
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0Because they were too scared to admit that they love each other deeply and 05000 one of them the male in this particular case was more stubborn than the other. I hope this post helps you get the meaning of it clearly.010id27
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0Hello Antonia02br
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00Flame 'withers' neighbouring vegetation. For instance, if you have a bonfire in your garden, the grass near the bonfire 'withers'.02br
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00Here, the context suggests that 'they' went on the sexual rampage in Woodstock. You could say that they 'cut a swathe' through the eligible inhabitants.02br
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0That makes sense Mr P.. (I was confused: How it could be withering if they were at height of their sexuality!?)02br
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