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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

you’re stumped for words

When you’re stumped for words, use your hands. This was a dodge that had never failed me in the past, and I hoped that it would not now.

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) It means that you're unable to proceed forward. If you're stumped for words, you're unable to find the words which will suit your needs. Edit .

— Avangi

  • ) It means that you're unable to proceed forward.
  • If you're stumped for words, you're unable to find the words which will suit your needs.
  • Edit .
  • I'm not saying that "stumped" originated in the game of golf!
  • Just a joke!
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"To be stumped" is similar to the golf idiom, "to be stymied." (Your ball is behind a stump, so you can't play it?)

It means that you're unable to proceed forward. If you're stumped for words, you're unable to find the words which will suit your needs.

Edit. I'm not saying that "stumped" originated in the game of golf! Just a joke!
But "stymied" does mean th
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