This phrase is in common usage throughout the west, as you can see above in terms related to having opposing opinions, standing up to some form of oppression or, staying put in one place. Unfortunately, it has in recent history become notorious in the US as a 'no duty to retreat law' in up to 30 states. In these states, it can be used when there is a threat of lethal bodily harm or serious crime.
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Moira's son wanted her to move in with him after her husband died, but sheheld her groundand stayed where she was.
The council wanted to widen the road, but the shop ownersstood their ground, and they won in the end.
Humans need to stand their ground against Covid-19
16 Dickon laughed so that he was obliged tostifle the sound by putting his arm over his mouth. "I know tha' thinks I'm a queerlad," he said, "but I think tha' art th' queerest little lass I ever saw." Then Mary did a strange thing. She leaned forward and asked him a question she had never dreamed of asking any one before. And she tried to ask it in Yorkshire because that was his lan- guage, and in India a native was always pleased if you knew his speech. "Does tha' like me?" she said. "Eh!" he answeredheartily, "that I does. I likes thee wonderful, an' so does th' robin, I do believe!" "That's two, then," said Mary. "That's two for me." And then they began to work harder than ever and more joyfully. Mary wasstartledand sorry when she heard the big clock in the courtyard strike the hour of her midday dinner. "I shall have to go," she saidmournfully. "And you will have to go too, won't you?" Dickongrinned. "My dinner's easy to carry about with me," he said. "Mother always lets me put a bit o' somethin' in my pocket." smother, choke ============================================= lad - boy, lass - girl heartily - sincerely
17 He picked up his coat from the grass and brought out of a pocket a lumpy little bundle tied up in a quite clean, coarse, blue and white handkerchief. It held two thick pieces of bread with a slice of something laid between them. "It's oftenest naught but bread," he said, "but I've got a fine slice o' fat bacon with it today." Mary thought it looked a queer dinner, but he seemed ready to enjoy it. "Run on an' get thy victuals," he said. "I'll be done with mine first. I'll get some more work done before I start back home." He sat down with his back against a tree. "I'll call th' robin up," he said, "and give him th' rind o' th' bacon to peck at. They likes a bit o' fat wonderful." ============================================== victuals - 음식
18 Mary could scarcely bear to leave him. Suddenly it seemed as if he might be a sort of wood fairy who might be gone when she came into the garden again. He seemed too good to be true. She went slowly half-way to the door in the wall and then she stopped and went back. "Whatever happens, you--you never would tell?" she said. His poppy-colored cheeks were distended with his first big bite of bread and bacon, but he managed to smile encouragingly. red, rosy ---- swell, bulge, expand "If tha' was a missel thrush an' showed me where thy nest was, does tha' think I'd tell any one? Not me," he said. "Tha' art as safe as a missel thrush." And she was quite sure she was. ================================================ fairy - barely poppy - 양귀비 - red, rosy missel(mistle) thrush - 겨우살이개똥지빠귀
▶ Diana : Who wouldwieldit? ▷ Hippolyta: I pray it will never be called to arms. But only thefiercestamong us even could. And that is not you.
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▷ Hippolyta: It seems I’m not the revered queen I should be. ▶ Diana : No, Mother. It was me, I asked her to…. ▷ Hippolyta: Take her to the palace. Off you go. ▶ Antipode: You left me no choice. Youneglectyour duty if she cannot fight. ▷ Hippolyta:The strongershe gets,the soonerhe’ll find her.
Black Fridayis an informal name for theFridayfollowing Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Many stores offer highly promoted sales onBlack Fridayand open very early, such as at midnight, or may even start their sales at some time on Thanksgiving.
Many Americans see Black Friday as the official beginning of the Christmas holiday season, a time when many people go shopping for gifts to give to their family and friends on Christmas Day. On Black Friday, many stores have big sales, and it is common to see long lines of people waiting outside stores and in malls to get the best deals first before they run out. Because of this, stores usually open around 6 am in the morning or later. Some stores, though, started opening at 5 am and even 4 am in the late 20th century. Now, a few stores even open at midnight. Shoppers like to stay out all day to get what they need, making Black Friday the busiest shopping day of the year.
1905, Canadian department store Eaton's began the first Thanksgiving Day parade by bringing Santa on a wagon through the streets of downtown Toronto. In 1913, eight live reindeer pulled Santa's "sleigh." By 1916, seven floats representing nursery rhyme characters joined Santa in the parade. In 1924, the Eaton's parade inspired Macy's Department Storeto launch its famous Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City as a way to celebrate its success during the Roaring '20s. The parade boosted shopping for the following day, and retailers developed a gentleman's agreement to wait until then before advertising holiday sales.
In 2014, spending volume on Black Friday fell for the first time since the 2008 recession. $50.9 billion was spent during the four-day Black Friday weekend, down 11% from the previous year. However, the U.S. economy was not in a recession.Christmas creephas been cited as a factor in the diminishing importance of Black Friday, as many retailers now spread out their promotions over the entire months of November and December rather than concentrate them on a single shopping day or weekend.
The earliest evidence of the phraseBlack Fridayoriginated inPhiladelphia, where it was used by police to describe the heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic that would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. This usage dates to at least 1961. As the phrase became more widespread, a popular explanation became that this day represented the point in the year when retailers begin to turn a profit, thus going from being "in the red" to being "in the black"
The termCyber Monday,the online counterpartto Black Friday,refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday based on a trend that retailers began to recognize in 2003 and 2004. Retailers noticed that many consumers, who were too busy to shop over the Thanksgiving weekend or did not find what they were looking for, shopped for bargains online that Monday from home or work. In the UK,Canada, Australia, and New Zealand,Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday. Boxing Day sales are common and shops often allow dramatic price reductions. For many merchants, Boxing Day has become the day of the year with the greatest revenue.
▷ Hippolyta : Long ago, when time was new and all of history was still a dream, the gods ruled the Earth, Zeus king among them. Zeus created beings over which the gods would rule. Beings born in his image, fair and good, strong and passionate. He called his creation “man.” And mankind was good. But Zeus’s son grew envious of mankind and sought to corrupt his father’s creation. This was Ares, the God of War. Ares poisoned men’s hearts with jealousy and suspicion. He turned them against one another and war ravaged the Earth. So, the gods created us, the Amazons, to influence men’s hearts with love and restore peace to the Earth. And for a brief time, there was peace.
▶ Antipode: But it didn’t last. Your mother, the Amazon Queen, led a revolt that freed us all from enslavement. When Zeus led the gods to our defense, Ares killed them one by one, until only Zeus himself remained.
▷ Hippolyta: Zeus used the last of his poser to stop Ares, striking such a blow, the God of War was forced to retreat. But Zeus knew that one day, Ares might return to finish his mission. An endless war where mankind would finally destroy themselves, and us with them.
▶ Antipode : So Zeus left us a weapon, one powerful enough to kill a god.
▷ Hippolyta : With his dying breath, Zeus created this island to hide us from the outside world, somewhere Ares could not find us. And all has been quiet ever since.
It is believed that the phrase 'apples to apples' came from a party-based game which was introduced by Hasbro and later on it was published by Mattel. This game is about winning most of the rounds by playing and laying a red apple card that matches the green apple card. From here we can easily conclude that the phrase is about the fair comparison, a red apple can be compared with a green apple only as they are the same fruits. Apples cannot be compared with any other fruit.
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1. A more apples to apples comparison would be to compare her to other new appointments. 2. It's really not an apples to apples comparison here as Ana is more hardworking than Barbie. 3. It’s very hard to do an apples to apples comparison of banks.
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사과 종류 - gala, honeycrisp, fuji, sweettango
One rotten apple spoils the barrel - 한 개의 사과가 한 통의 사과를 망친다.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away - 하루 한 개의 사과는 의사를 멀리한다.
The poisoned apple - It's a magic blood-red apple which will send its victim into the Sleeping Death when bitten. The victim of it can only be revived by love's first kiss. It is used by the Witch in an attempt to do away with Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It is also well-known as her trademark object.
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Adam's apple- 전설에 따르면 아담은 금지된 과일을 먹을 때 한 조각이 목에 걸렸다고 한다. 그래서 남자의 목 한가운데가 부풀어 오르게 되었다는 이야기다. 이것을 아담의 사과라고 부르는데, 정식 명칭은 결후.
Paris's apple- [그리스 로마 신화] 유일하게 신들의 결혼식에 초대받지 못한 불화의 여신 에리스는 연회석 한복판에 ‘가장 아름다운 여신에게’라고 쓴 황금사과를 던짐으로써 신들에게 소외당한 데 대한 영특한 복수를 한다. 헤라와 아프로디테와 아테나 세 여신은 모두 황금사과가 자기 것이라고 주장한다. 여신들의 싸움에 휘말리기 싫었던 제우스는 세 여신을 이데산으로 보내고, 그곳에서 제우스의 양떼를 돌보던 양치기 파리스에게 가장 아름다운 여신을 판결하는 일을 맡긴다. 세 여신은 자신에게 유리한 판결을 얻어내기 위해 파리스에게 서로 다른 제안을 한다. 헤라는 권력과 부를, 아테나는 전쟁에서의 영광과 공명을, 아프로디테는 가장 아름다운 여자를 아내로 맞게 해주겠다는 약속을 하였다. 그리고 파리스의 선택은 아름다운 아내였다. 공교롭게도 가장 아름다운 여자는 스파르타의 왕 메넬라오스의 아내인 헬레네로 이미 결혼을 한 여자였지만 파리스는 헬레네를 설득해 트로이로 데려가고 이로 인해 트로이 전쟁이 일어나게 되었다.
Wilhelm Tell's apple-독일의 극작가 실러는 『윌리엄 텔』이라는 작품을 썼는데, ‘윌리엄 텔’은 독일어 빌헬름 텔의 영어식 발음이다. 14세기 스위스는 오스트리아 합스부르크가의 지배를 받고 있었다. 이곳에 총독으로 부임한 게슬러는 높은 장대에 모자를 걸어 놓고 그곳을 오가는 사람들에게 반드시 인사를 하게 했다. 하지만 아들과 함께 그곳을 지나던 빌헬름 텔은 인사를 하지 않고 그냥 지나친다. 결국 빌헬름 텔은 체포되었고 명사수로서의 명성을 익히 알고 있던 총독은 그에게 한 가지 제안을 한다. 감옥에 가든지, 아니면 50미터 떨어진 벽에 아들을 세워 놓고 아들 머리 위에 있는 사과를 화살로 맞히면 죄를 용서하겠다고 한다. 명사수의 명성에 걸맞게 빌헬름 텔의 화살은 아들의 머리 위에 얹힌 사과의 중앙을 통과한다. 그런데 화살 통에서 두 개의 화살을 꺼낸 것을 본 총독은 나머지 화살의 용도를 묻는다. 그러자 빌헬름 텔은 “만약 실패하면 당신을 쏘려고 했소”라고 응수해 감옥에 갇히고 만다. 하지만 빌헬름 텔은 감옥에서 탈옥해 군대를 이끌고 합스부르크가의 지배에 맞서 싸워 스위스의 독립을 이끌게 된다.
Newton's apple tree- 1665년 영국에는 전염병이 돌아 케임브리지 대학도 18개월 동안 긴 방학에 들어갔다. 케임브리지 대학 학생이던 뉴턴은 어머니가 사는 작은 마을로 돌아가 연구에 전념하다 유명한 만유인력의 법칙을 발견한다. “그것은 내가 명상에 잠겨 있을 때 사과 하나가 떨어지면서 일어난 일이었다. 왜 저 사과는 항상 땅을 향해 수직으로 내려오는 것일까? 왜 옆이나 위로는 가지 않지? 언제나 지구의 중심을 향하고 있잖아? 틀림없이 지구가 그것을 끌어당겼을 거야. 지구에는 물질을 끌어당기는 힘이 있는 게 확실해.” 뉴턴 이전까지 서양 사람들은 땅과 하늘, 두 개의 세계로 이루어져 있다고 생각했다. 당시만 해도 갈릴레이가 피사의 사탑에서 물체를 떨어뜨린 후 낙하 시간을 계산하는 방법을 알고 있었고 케플러에 의해 행성의 운동도 알려졌지만 갈릴레이의 지상 운동과 케플러의 하늘에서의 운동은 서로 다른 법칙에 의해 움직이는 것으로 생각했다. 뉴턴의 사과는 이 두 운동이 결국 같은 것이라는 사실을 증명하는 계기가 되었다.
It is not clear where the phrase originatedfrom. It is believed to be related to the concept of odd and even. When things are even, they are the same. When they are odd, they differ from each other.
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1. They are at odds about the fundraiser that is being held on Saturday.
2. We are at odds about how to punish our son for skipping school. I take the matter much more seriously than my husband does.
3. Her beaming smile was at odds with the rumors that I had heard about her quick temper.
This phrase comes from the fact that things that grow on trees are usually easy to pick but money is not in the same league. Parents often say this to their children to make them aware of the issues they face in putting food on the table. The phrase may have originated in the late 19th century although no literary origin could be traced with accuracy.
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1. Listen to your parents and appreciate their hard work because they're right, money doesn't grow on trees. 2. I have been told over and over again as a child that money doesn't grow on trees. 3. His kids probably don't know that money doesn't grow on trees seeing how much he pampers them with expensive toys and gifts.
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A fool and his money are soon parted - 어리석은 이는 돈을 오래 지니고 있지 못하는 법이다.
