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2011年8月23日 · "Trim" is of course the correct word. I'd upvoted @Richard for that earlier, but since his "scatter gun" approach also included bedim, lower, dim, extinguish, and douse (though not turn down, curiously), I do think yours is a much better answer. "Trim" does sometimes mean cutting off the impure burnt tip of the wick, as opposed to lowering it ...

According to this site of Cockney slang, a slang definition for herbert is: Herbert - a foolish person . This site agreed, adding that the term is. used to describe a foolish person or as a mild form of abuse. Normally prefixed by 'spotty'. This would make sense in context of the lyrics, since the singer would be saying

2020年5月30日 · Consider the definition found in the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, found online at education.yahoo.com for the term know-it-all. One who claims to know everything and rejects advice or information from others.

2011年4月24日 · @Mitch: As an American, I'd mostly agree with Matthias that "lunch" refers to a noon-time meal and "supper" to an evening meal regardless of size, while "dinner" specifically refers to a larger or more formal meal.

2010年8月13日 · definition 1: having qualities that are desired, enjoyed, or beneficial; desirable. synonyms: beneficial, desirable, positive, well. Other dictionaries give something similar. "Good" is a broad term meaning what is desirable, well, healthy, positive, etc. To the question "how are you?" the following are all fine and grammatical: I'm well. I'm ...

2018年3月22日 · A shortened form of the hypocoristic dim. suffix -sy suffix, added to the same classes of words, as Babs, Toots; ducks (see duck n.1 3c), moms. I wasn't familiar with the referenced singular use of moms, but the OED entry for that word provides some examples that are similar to the use of pops: In quot. 1976, addressed ironically to a man.

2017年8月6日 · A dime is 10c (used specifically in the US or Canada). In the context of your expression though, rather than being literal, you can think of this as just representing money in general and the use of "their" emphasizes that it's specifically them paying. So the exp

2014年4月4日 · Searching Google books, I find that what the phrase originally meant in the 17th and 18th centuries was that "A loves B just as much as B loves A"; the amount of love is balanced, so there is no love lost.

2014年4月9日 · I was talking to a friend about a girl, and he mentioned that “She can pretty much CI anything, CIB, CIM or CID.” I’m wondering what these mean. The context was sexual experience. Sorry if I missed...