Question of the Day #1401

Color Me Creative

From the headline of this article at Science.

  上記の文で、color me ~の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "color me ~" mean?

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解答

意味：
Color meは、英辞郎では単独の訳はなく必ず対象の単語との熟語としての訳しかありません。そこで、下記The Free Dictionaryの定義を訳すと、

特定の感情や状態を表す感嘆のあまり発する言葉

です。

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Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

An exclamation used to indicate some particular emotion or condition.

 

Examples

1. You did the dishes and cleaned your room? Well, color me amazed—I never thought the day would come!
2. A: "See? I told you I wasn't the one who did it." B: "Color me wrong. Sorry, Tom."
3. We're actually getting a raise this year? Whoa, color me shocked!
4. Well, color me surprised! I wasn't expecting you here.
5. Oh, phew. Color me relieved.

   

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Question of the Day #1400

Now that you Know the Ropes, Here's How to Climb Higher

From the headline of this article at EMEA Recruitment.

  上記の文で、know the ropesの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "know the ropes" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

こつを知っている

「こつ」とありますが、とある組織等の「仕組み」「内情」等、主語次第で意訳がかなりあります。
 

Answer

According to :

To be familiar with the details of an operation

 

Examples

1. “You won't have to train the new computer operator; she already knows the ropes.”
2. That creates a daunting challenge — particularly for young investigators, who don’t yet know the ropes. From Nature • May 23, 2017
3. That you can know the ropes and yet not be hemmed in by them. From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2018
4. The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her. Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME
5. I know it's a lot to take in right now, but you'll get to know the ropes soon enough.

   

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Question of the Day #1399

Peru robbery: Shoe-shop thieves get off on the wrong foot

From the headline of this article at the BBC.

  上記の文で、get off on the wrong footの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "get off on the wrong foot" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

第一歩［出だし］を誤る、出だしで失敗する［つまずく］、悪いスタートを切る、滑り出しに失敗する

Getの代わりにstarted off on the wrong footと言うこともできます。また、反対の意味としてget/start off on the right footと言うこともできます。
 

Answer

According to the Longman Dictionary:

to start a job, relationship, etc badly by making a mistake that annoys people

 

Examples

1. We got off on the wrong foot the other day and it was my fault.
2. We just got off on the wrong foot the other day.
3. Would you give some advice on how to start my new business? I don’t want to get off on the wrong foot.
4. Unfortunately, Pope got off on the wrong foot with his new troops.
5. He got off on the wrong foot with a tactless remark about his audience.

   

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Question of the Day #1398

Here's why I don't care about fair weather fans and you shouldn't either

From the headline of this article at CBS Sports.

  上記の文で、fair weather fanの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "fair weather fan" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

《野球》好天の時だけのファン◆勝っているときだけそのチームを応援するファンのこと。  

   

Answer

According to Your Dictionary:

A fan who only pays attention to their favorite team when they are performing well.

 

Examples

1. I've been rooting for the home team in their playoff run, but I'll admit I'm just a fair-weather fan.
2. Yeah, I get sad when the Marlins lose, but I still support them regardless. I'm not a fair-weather fan.
3. Please, you're just a fair-weather fan. I know you can't name five players on the team!
4. He's just a fair-weather fan who disappears when the team starts losing.
5. Fair-weather fans are often criticized by loyal supporters.

   

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Question of the Day #1397

Pair have other fish to fry

From the headline of this article at The Irish Times.

  上記の文で、have other fish to fryの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "have other fish to fry" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔依頼・提案などに応じられない理由として〕他にやるべきことがある

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to.

 

Examples

1. I hope the boss keeps this meeting short—we all have other fish to fry.
2. I can't worry about that now, I have other fish to fry!
3. "We've got a few other fish to fry before we get there, but I think we've said since we introduced Jacob that he's got a huge future in front of him," McCullum said. - From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
4. As it turns out, the administration has other fish to fry at the moment. - From Salon • Jul. 12, 2019
5. "We have so many other fish to fry," said Robin Raphel, a former assistant secretary of State for South Asia who is a senior associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies think-tank. - From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2022

   

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Question of the Day #1396

Managing Partner Sam Pond Pays His Respects at Workers’ Memorial Breakfast

From the headline of this article at Pond Lehocky.

  上記の文で、pay one’s respectsの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "pay one’s respects" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

敬意を表する、表敬訪問する、弔問に訪れる

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to visit or speak with someone in a polite way as a sign of respect

 

Examples

1. I went up to her after the meeting and paid my respects.
2. I think we should go over and pay our respects to the new neighbors and make them feel welcome to the area!
3. I'm heading to Janet's house after her father's funeral on Sunday to pay my respects to her and her family.
4. 2025 April 21, Devin Watkins, “Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88”, in Vatican News‎[1]:
   Mr. Bruni told journalists that, as of Monday evening, Pope Francis' closest collaborators have begun to pay their respects to the late Pope.
5. “After all, it’s the usual thing to do, isn’t it, to pay one’s respects to a bride?” - From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

   

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Question of the Day #1395

Israel’s fait accompli in Gaza

From the headline of this article at Al Jazeera.

  上記の文で、fait accompliの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "fait accompli" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈フランス語〉既成事実

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

 a thing accomplished and presumably irreversible

 

Examples

1. In some years, the presentation of the best picture prize in the final minutes of the Oscars telecast feels like a fait accompli. - Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2026
2. The citizens of New York City will be faced with a fait accompli. - David Donovan, New York Daily News, 22 May 2024
3. That’s not a criticism that this was some sort of fait accompli. — Albert Breer, SI.com, 8 Feb. 2018
4. The policy change was presented to us as a fait accompli, without consultation or discussion.
5. But his promise to review consultant contracts that have been normally regarded as a fait accompli is a good start, some observers say. - From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025

   

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