Reader Opinions
Maryna – (more than meets the eye) April 7, 2021
You may be studying foreign languages since your formative years, however there will still be more than meets the eye for you in them.
Anonymous – (go with the flow) April 7, 2021
Going with the flow while you dance means relaxing completely and following the impulse of you body
Maryna – (backhanded compliment) April 7, 2021
Numerous literary critics from Eastern Europe are witty and use backhanded compliments in their book reviews.
George – (riding shotgun) April 7, 2021
Riding shotgun was used to define the guard who drives along with a stagecoach driver, typically equipped with a gun to ward off outlaws or Native American protesters. In everyday use, it signifies the act of sitting together with the driver in a running vehicle. The expression has been used figuratively to mean giving actual or figurative support or aid to someone in a situation.
Anonymous – (go with the flow) April 7, 2021
I think the saying “go with the flow” goes back to the early beginnings of the human race. Basically, it means “shut the heck up and do whatever she says” when it’s her time of the month.
Anonymous – (hang in there) April 7, 2021
Holding a mortar round in the tube without dropping it is ‘hanging the round’. This can be lengthy until ordered to fire. ‘Hang in there’…like a mortar round waiting to be fired.
BBQ Bill – (high on the hog) April 6, 2021
Eating fatty brisket from Franklin’s BBQ is a good example of “Eating high on the hog” as it is reported to be the best in the world.
Anonymous – (rocket science) April 6, 2021
How to make rocket?
John – (zero-sum game) April 4, 2021
Your definition of “Zero-sum” game is not precisely the meaning I learned years ago in relation to game theory. A zero-sum game is where there is no net gain by all parties to a game. That is, what one party’s gain is in a game (or business) situation, results in an equal loss to any other parties in the game. Therefore a “win-win” situation cannot be a zero-sum game. Likewise, nuclear warfare cannot be a zero-sum game.
Note: A lottery or a casino operation is not a zero-sum game, because the house ALWAYS extracts its share of the game.
Elisha Samuel Gyamfi – (high time) April 3, 2021
The verb after “high time” must be in past tense.
