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What does this headline – So much for Beckham as a voice for MLS (latimes.com, February 12, 2008) – mean?
What does this sentence – The defendant denied that he had touched the computer, but his fingerprints on the keyboard gave the game away – mean?
"That is just as well" is a piece of nitty-gritty English. Here, it means that's not bad at all or that's fortunate, considering the circumstances.
A watershed moment points to a moment in history at which point something significant happens, ushering in great changes.
What does this headline – Obama's race is the 'elephant' in the voter booth – mean?
He is able to get along with some people but always seems to rub the wrong way with others – what does "rub" mean?
You are going to see a lot of shareholders just throwing in the towel because they are going to realize...
Buffett: Bank woes are 'poetic justice' – what does "poetic justice" mean?
"I watched Dolan. He marched into the locker room after that game – he made a beeline."
I have a question regarding insulting remarks against the Chinese on April 9 made by Jack Cafferty.
In this headline – British men stay single longer to play the field – what does "play the field" mean exactly?
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