Despite its chichi, tony edge, the idyllic, walkable town of Carmel-By-The-Sea is a fairytale village set on the windswept sea.From the 1st paragraph of this article at Medium.
上記の文で、chichiの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "chichi" mean?
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“Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole!” is shouted, followed by loud blasts ringing through the air.From the headline of this article at Marines.mil.
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爆発するぞ。◆敵から爆発物が狭い場所に投げ込まれたとき、または炭坑などで爆発物に点火したときに仲間に発する警告。上記の他に、何かが起きようとしていることを知らせる一般的な警告（必ずしも危険なことに限らず）。
- (slang warning) generalized warning that something is about to happen
- (safety warning) of an imminent explosion
Not only does she outline the following eight essential skills that every true adult should have down cold, she also delves into how parenting practices can hold young people back from mastering them.From the 4th paragraph of this article at Inc.com.
上記の文で、have down coldの意味は？
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～を完全に知る［理解する・分かる・覚え込む・記憶する・身に付ける・マスターする・会得する］、～を熟知する
表現パターンhave [get] ~ down pat [cold]
Learn or accomplish perfectly.
In fact, a new study that aimed to define what gave someone that cool factor—and tried to suss out what made someone cool vs. good—finds that there are definitely differences between the two.From the 2nd paragraph of this article at Real Simple.
上記の文で、suss outの意味は？
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〈主に英俗〉～を調査する「主に英俗」とありますが、今ではアメリカのメディアで使う人が増えているようです。
British, informal
- to find or discover (something) by thinking
- to inspect or investigate (something) in order to gain more knowledge
‘That’s all she wrote’: Yankees get bad injury news before playoffsFrom the headline of this article at The Comeback.
上記の文で、that's all she wroteの意味は？
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話はこれでおしまい。上記で間違いではないのですが、「話」だけとは限らず何かが完全に終わったことを意味しますので、「これでおしまい」だけでいいと思います。
something is finished; something is over; nothing more can be said or done about something.
Lala Kent Comments on Seeing Sandoval Out with a “Tall Drink of Water on His Arm" at EventsFrom the headline of this article at Bravo TV.
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《a ～》〈俗〉背の高い人、長身でクールなやつ◆【類】long drink of waterA tall glass of waterとも言います。
A tall, typically slender person.I also found this snippet at A Way With Words:
If you’re described as a tall drink of water, or a tall glass of water that’s a good thing. It suggests, especially for men, that you’re good-looking. A little more than a century ago, that phrase suggested a person was bland and boring, but it’s much more positive now.
Bob's Burgers - The Handyman Can - Review: Three Tales of Derring-DoFrom the headline of this article at SpoilerTV.
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【名】
〈文〉勇敢［大胆］な行為◆daring to doの変形。
daring deeds; heroic daring.
