Question of the Day #1050

Sobriety checkpoint scheduled for Hampden County

From the headline of this article at WWLP.com.

  上記の文で、sobriety checkpointの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

飲酒検問所

ただし、飲酒のみならず麻薬等の検査も行います。

 

Answer

According to the Longman Dictionary:

a place in the road where the police stop vehicles so they can test drivers to see if they have drunk too much alcohol or used illegal drugs

 

Examples

• Sobriety checkpoints are law enforcement stops – or checkpoints – designed to randomly stop vehicles on the roadway to check whether drivers are impaired.
• Florida is among those states that do allow sobriety checkpoints, and law enforcement agencies frequently employ them to “crack down” on drunk driving.
• Sobriety checkpoints are police operations that aim to reduce the number of alcohol-related car crashes by preventing people from driving under the influence of alcohol and other substances.
• Sobriety checkpoints...typically involve a number of police vehicles stationed at the side of the road, with police officers pulling vehicles over and testing drivers for illegal levels of substance use (most commonly alcohol). 
• The practice of sobriety checkpoints is based on two perspectives: 1) enforcement, and 2) deterrence.

   

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Question of the Day #1049

The Nuts and Bolts of MOMO (Momentum) Trading

From the headline of this article at The Ticker Tape.

  上記の文で、nuts and boltsの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話〉〔物事の〕基本、仕組み、要点、重要部分、ポイント

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. the working parts or elements
2. the practical workings of a machine or enterprise as opposed to theoretical considerations or speculative possibilities

 

Examples

• When it came to the nuts and bolts of running a business, he was clearly unable to cope.
• He's more concerned about the nuts and bolts of location work.
• Social skills are the nuts and bolts of social interaction.
• This professional specializes in the nuts and bolts of money management and the emotional and psychological nuances that underpin your financial behaviors. —True Tamplin, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• As for the nuts and bolts behind the data, Hulu will pull its top 15 from all titles on the platform — new or old, original or acquired. —Vulture, 14 Sep. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1048

What E-Tailers Need To Know About Buyer’s Remorse

From the headline of this article at Forbes.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔高価な商品などを〕買ってから後悔すること

上記の訳の他に、下記英語の二番目の定義のように政策・計画等を後押しした後に後悔することもいいます。

Answer

According to :

1. a sense of regret or uneasiness after having purchased a house, car, or other major item, especially when the acquisition involves an ongoing financial burden
2. a sense of regret after having committed to an endorsement, policy, plan of action, etc.

 

Examples

• We love our vacation property, but it took two years to get over our buyer’s remorse.
• Congressional leaders expressed buyer’s remorse after overriding the president’s veto.
• The court dismissed the complaints about the contracts as "buyer's remorse".
• Have you ever bought something and then regretted it? If you have, you’re not alone. There’s actually a name for this type of regret: buyer’s remorse.
• There are ways to potentially avoid buyer’s remorse, such as returning unwanted purchases, using the 24-hour rule or budgeting for bigger-ticket items.

   

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Question of the Day #1047

Labour plans to abolish private schools 'like a bull in a china shop' for charity law

From the headline of this article at the Third Sector.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. がさつな言動をする
2. 非常に不器用な［ぎこちない・不格好な］

すなわち、ボーンチャイナの店で雄牛が暴れたらどうなるかを想像していただくといいでしょう。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a person who breaks things or who often makes mistakes or causes damage in situations that require careful thinking or behavior

 

Examples

• As a politician, he was a bull in a china shop and often had to apologize for his rough speech.
• We told her it was a delicate situation but she went into the meeting like a bull in a china shop.
• Sometimes a bull in a china shop is a good thing. The Guardian (2015)
• He always had ability but we had to train his mind as he was like a bull in a china shop. The Sun (2014)
• While Musk’s disruptive approach wreaks havoc and drives advertisers away like a bull in a china shop, Yaccarino has been left to pick up the pieces. —Bykylie Robison, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1046

Unflinching Grit: Rob Ray's On-Air Puck Incident Defines Hockey Toughness

From the headline of this article at the On Tap Sports Net.

  上記の文で、gritの意味は？
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意味：
他にもいろいろ意味があるのでぜひ英辞郎のページを参照していただきたいのですが、この場合の意味は、

〈話〉〔困難に立ち向かう〕根性、気概、ガッツ

です。が、「ガッツ」(guts)はどちらかと言うと「勇気」であって、gritとは違います。

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1.              
                
   1. SAND, GRAVEL
                
   2. a hard sharp granule (as of sand)
                
2. any of several sandstones
3.              
                
   1. the structure of a stone that adapts it to grinding
                
   2. the size of abrasive particles usually expressed as their mesh
                
4. firmness of mind or spirit : unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger
5. capitalized: a Liberal in Canadian politics

It goes without saying that 4 is the appropriate definition in the example above.

Examples

• Through resourcefulness and grit, the pioneers survived the winter.
• You've got to admire her grit.
• Here the beach is a backdrop for testing grit and determination. The Guardian (2019)
• Apparently, the Pirates are made of grit and resiliency. —Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
• The team’s blue-collar fans have remained loyal while the city desperately tries to maintain its steely grit despite the tech wealth spilling over from across the Bay, displacing longtime residents and diluting its character one million-dollar renovated home at a time. —Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1045

New York Passes Automatic Criminal Record Expungement ‘Clean Slate’ Law

From the headline of this article at Forbes.

  上記の文で、clean slateの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 《a ～》白紙の状態
2. 《a ～》きれいな［汚れのない・汚点のない・申し分のない・立派な］経歴
3. 《a ～》前科のない人物

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

An opportunity to start fresh despite past mistakes or problems.

 

Examples

• Everyone who comes to this school starts with a clean slate.
• I know we've had our differences, but I'd like to repair our friendship. Can we start over with a clean slate?
• I really appreciate you giving me a clean slate after I failed that first test.
• But Chencho prefers to enter this new era with a clean slate. —Griselda Flores, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
• What better time to make a break from that — and what better place to find a clean slate for it — than California, the new, the last horizon of that vanishing frontier? Newsletter Los Angeles is a complex place. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1044

If Krampusnacht was a way to scare kids into behaving themselves, the Krampuslauf, which isn’t tied to a specific day, was a way for grown men to blow off steam while probably still scaring kids.

From the 4th paragraph of this article at History.com.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

余分な蒸気を逃がす［出す］、憂さ［鬱憤］を晴らす、ストレスを解消する、怒りをあらわにする

   

Answer

According to the Longman Dictionary:

to get rid of your anger, excitement, or energy in a way that does not harm anyone by doing something active

 

Examples

• She just needed to blow off steam.
• Recess is a good chance for kids to blow off steam.
• When work gets frustrating, I like to go bowling to blow off some steam.
• Call me any time you need to blow off some steam.
• Do you angrily douse your computer in tea or yell at your dad to blow off steam? The Guardian (2019)

   

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Question of the Day #1043

Having a GAS: Seeking Opportunity During A Global Crisis

From the headline of this article at ASFB Productions.

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意味：
なぜかこの比較的一般的なイディオムの日本語訳がなかなか見つからないので、下記The Free Dictionaryの定義を訳すと、

とても面白い・楽しいと時間を過ごす

になります。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To have a thoroughly entertaining, enjoyable, and/or amusing time.

 

Examples

• I went out last night with all my old high school buddies for a night on the town. We had a gas!
• We were all having a gas at the party when the police showed up to tell us we were being too loud.

   

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Question of the Day #1042

“Rather than doing a comprehensive review while the scheduled oil and gas lease sales took place, the secretary ‘put the cart before the horse,’” the judge wrote.

From the 5th paragraph of this article at Reuters.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

馬の前に荷車をつなぐ、間違った順序で物事を行う、非論理的なことをする、本末を転倒する、前後を誤る

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to do things in the wrong order

 

Examples

• People are putting the cart before the horse by making plans on how to spend the money before we are even certain that the money will be available.
• Aren't you putting the cart before the horse by deciding what to wear for the wedding before you've even been invited to it?
• The government put the cart before the horse by investing heavily before making major reforms.
• Increasing the private patient income cap as a percentage of total patient related income is to put the cart before the horse. Times, Sunday Times (2012)
• The Government put the cart before the horse by investing heavily before making major reforms. Times, Sunday Times (2007)

   

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Question of the Day #1041

She hopes to do him proud while competing on Strictly this autumn.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at the Mirror.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

（人）に誇りを感じさせる、（人）の名誉となる◆【同】do credit to

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To do something well and cause one or oneself to feel pride as a result.

 

Examples

• We had a lovely tea - Sheila did us proud.
• he did us proud, handling the problem with such aplomb.
• “You’ve done yourselves proud,” wrote Mark Twain in Innocents at Home (1872).
• You really directed a fantastic play, Janet—you've done yourself proud!
• I know that math is a tough subject for you, so you really did me proud by getting an A- this semester.

   

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Question of the Day #1040

We see her showing up early to collect student signatures to run, setting up a table in the school atrium with the kind of A-type keener energy that might drive one up the wall.

From the 7th paragraph of this article at Vice.

  上記の文で、drive one up the wallの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

（人）をかっか［イライラ・激怒・うんざり］させる、ひどく［カンカンに］怒らせる、取り乱させる

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To annoy or frustrate one to the point of exasperation.

 

Examples

• A week on vacation with my relatives is enough to drive me up the wall.
• That loud beeping noise is driving me up the wall!
• He is very slow in doing anything. That drives me up the wall.
• Stop whistling that tune. You're driving me up the wall.
• The noise is driving me up the wall.

   

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Question of the Day #1039

End birthright citizenship? DeSantis’ promise may be easier said than done

From the headline of this article at the Tampa Bay Times.

  上記の文で、easier said than doneの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

それは、口で言うほど簡単な［たやすい］ことではない。／言うのは簡単だけど、それを実行する［行動に起こす］のは難しい。／言うのは易しいが行うのは難しい。／言うは易し、行うは難し。／言うは行うより易し。◆ことわざ

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

not easy to do

 

Examples

• "Why don’t you just ask your dad to give you the money?" "That’s easier said than done."
• Needless to say, this is easier said than done.
• But reaching a compromise in the current political climate seems easier said than done. —James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• That may be easier said than done for McCarthy and House Republicans. —Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2023
• But despite analysts’ bullishness, the strategist warned that corporate profits are actually falling, which means avoiding a recession may be easier said than done. —Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 6 July 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1038

The Boomtown Rats: Citizens of Boomtown review – not half good, not half bad

From the headline of this article at The Irish Times.

  上記の文で、not half badの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

そんなに［まんざら］悪くない、まあまあ良い、結構いける、捨てたものじゃない、やるじゃないか〔案外良い〕

下記英語の定義にあるように、とあることに期待していないときに予想してたより良い場合に使います。
なお、問題の見出しにnot half goodとありますが、この言い方は全くないわけではないが、一般的ではない。

 

Answer

According to the Longman Dictionary:

an expression meaning good, used especially when you are rather surprised that something is good

 

Examples

• Actually, the party wasn’t half bad.
• The pizza here isn't half bad.
• Not half bad for a 58-year-old battling with a bad back. The Guardian (2018)
• My burger, when it arrived, was not half-bad. Times, Sunday Times (2009)
• It's not half bad these days, even worth recommending to a new audience. Times, Sunday Times (2010)

   

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Question of the Day #1037

Check out some of the words that were the bee’s knees—or should we say “berries”?—back in the roaring ’20s.

From the headline of this article at the Reader's Digest.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

《the ～》一流の［飛びきり素晴らしい］人［物］

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a highly admired person or thing

 

Examples

• She's the bee's knees.
• Have you tried this ice cream? It's the bee's knees, it really is.
• Her new roadster is simply the bee's knees.
• Back in the '80s it was the bee's knees but now it looks horribly out of date.
• It ended up getting a little help from some pals who also proved to be the bee's knees. The Sun (2017)

   

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Question of the Day #1036

Sean McCann seemed to have the world by the tail.

From the 2nd paragraph of this article at CBC.ca.

  上記の文で、have the world by the tailの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

世界を支配している

となっていますが、問題文のように主語が個人の場合は大袈裟だと思うので、「すべてが思うようにいっている」くらいが適訳だと思います。  

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To be very successful, contented, and happy in life.

 

Examples

• Samantha landed her dream job after finishing at the top of her class in college. She has the world by the tail!
• The young businessman had the world by the tail with a downhill drag. He had made a million dollars before he was twenty-five.
• She's got the world by the tail now, but her fame won't last forever.
• "Webb thinks he's got the world by the tail for a downhill pull. I'll show him."
• "You think you're set. You think everything's taken care of. I thought I had the world by the tail."

   

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Question of the Day #1035

The fear of giving it all away has too many business owners keeping their ideas to themselves to “play it close to the vest.”

From the 3rd paragraph of this article at Forbes.

  上記の文で、play it close to the vestの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

手の内を見せないようにする、秘密裏に行う、慎重に［注意深く］行動する

Play it close to the chestということもあります。  

Answer

According to the Collins English Dictionary:

1. to be reserved, secretive, etc.; keep (one's plans, thoughts, etc.) to oneself
2. to take no risks; be cautious, conservative, etc.

 

語源

英辞郎によると、

【語源】play one's cards close to the vestから。

 

Etymology

According to Eijiro:

Abbreviated form of "play one's cards close to the vest."

   

Examples

• Play it close to the vest. Don't give away what you're really thinking.
• Matt Schaub plays it close to the vest
• Presidential Frontrunners Play it Close to the Vest on Healthcare
• What's the end game? Play it close to the vest so you can maybe save a few bucks on your offer?
• Rather than passing the buck, you play it close to the vest without showing your hand, maintain an inscrutable poker face and hope to hit the jackpot.

   

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Question of the Day #1034

You Bug Me. Now Science Explains Why.

From the headline of this article at NPR.com.

  上記の文で、bug me (someone)の意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔～を〕困らせる、イライラさせる、うるさく悩ます、怒らせる、苦しめる、てこずらせる◆【同】bother; annoy

Bugにはさまざまな意味がありますので、ぜひ上記のリンクで確認してください。

 

Answer

According to :

BOTHER, ANNOY

 

Examples

• Stop bugging me!
• It's something that's been bugging me a lot recently.
• While Latham was still an underclassman in high school, something Jerome kept hearing bugged him. —Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
• One thing that’s bugged me about my face for a while is its angles–or lack thereof. —Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2023
• Or stream music from the car in your headphones without bugging your road trip partner? —Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1033

I Practiced Hygge and It's Kind of the Best Thing Ever

From the headline of this article at Self.com.

  上記の文で、hyggeの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈デンマーク語〉居心地の良さ（を重視した生活様式）

 発音に関しては、下記Merriam-Websterの英語の定義のページを参照してください。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

Noun

• a cozy quality that makes a person feel content and comfortable

　 Adjective

• invoking or fostering a sense of coziness, contentment, and well-being

 

Examples

• The high season of hygge is Christmas, when Danes don't hold back with the candles and mulled wine.
• Winter is the most hygge time of year. - From The New Yorker
• Inspired by Viking lodges and decked out with cozy fireplaces, each room oozes with hygge. —Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• Originating in Denmark, hygge is all about living comfortably and encouraging feelings of coziness. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Aug. 2023
• To add some hygge to your home, try lighting candles, pulling out a fuzzy throw blanket, hanging twinkly lights and baking a treat that will fill the air with spice. —Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020

   

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Question of the Day #1032

Stop calling it guilty pleasure: Chilly Gonzales wants us to embrace our tastes without the fear of judgement

From the headline of this article at CBC.ca.

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

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

[名詞]

1. 後ろめたい喜びをもたらす物事、認めたくないが実は好きな対象、恥ずかしい趣味◆通例、one'sまたは冠詞のaを伴う。
2. 後ろめたい喜び

[形容詞]

1. 後ろめたい喜びをもたらす、恥ずかしい［くだらない・認めたくない］けれど好きな

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

something pleasurable that induces a usually minor feeling of guilt

 

Examples

• My guilty pleasure is to mix together mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup for dipping my chips. Times, Sunday Times (2016)
• I have a secret guilty pleasure. Times, Sunday Times (2006)
• Set in a world that could exist only in the movies, it is a succulent guilty pleasure, beautifully made junk food for cinastes.
• Fast food isn't the only guilty pleasure rising in price. —Heard Editors, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
• His other guilty pleasure was Chinese food, Lucas said with a smile. —Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 19 June 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1031

Album Review: MakeWar – “Get It Together”

From the headline of this article at Dying Scene.

  上記の文で、get it togetherの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 全てをうまくまとめる、うまくやりこなす［遂げる］
2. 落ち着いた生活をする、冷静さを取り戻す

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. to begin to live in a good and sensible way: to stop being confused, foolish, etc.
2. to begin to function in a skillful or effective way

 

Examples

• Blake has really got it together since I last saw him - he has started a new job and lost a lot of weight.
• For a year and a half they struggled to get it together. The Sun (2016)
• People who can’t handle their substances: Gen-X, get it together! —Daniel Kohn, Spin, 2 Oct. 2023
• But what’s necessary here is for the companies to get it together and be ready to talk about the issues on the table. —Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
• Read more Quick hits CNN fired its CEO.Here's why the network needs to get it together. —USA TODAY, 8 June 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1030

More than two months remain until draft night but the hay is in the barn, so to speak, as there are no games left to play; just the NFL combine, pro days and individual workouts.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at CBS Sports.

  上記の文で、the hay is in the barnの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎等にこのイディオムが掲載されていないので、下記The Free Dictionaryの定義を訳すと、

何かを準備しているときにその最も難しい部分が終わったことを意味します。このイディオムは特にスポーツ関連で使用されます。

一般的には、「仕事が終わった」という意味で使用されます。

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

The hardest work has been completed in preparation for something. Used especially in reference to sports. Primarily heard in US.

 

Examples

• "I have trained hard.  I'm ready.  The hay is in the barn."
• “The hay is in the barn!” was a term I heard often in college as our nationally ranked cross-country team would step to the line for another highly competitive Division I cross-country meet.
• If this isn’t a sign that “the hay is in the barn”, then I don’t know what is.
• At about 50 hours before the draft, or 24, or 16, people love to say, "The hay is in the barn." All the tapes have been watched, reports read, interviews dissected, and both boards are set.
• Our team has spent every day training during the off-season, so we absolutely feel ready for the season ahead. The hay is in the barn, now we just need to go out there and compete.

   

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Question of the Day #1029

As the weeks of India’s coronavirus lockdown dragged into months, many of those privileged enough to isolate started to chafe at the bit.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at India Today.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

ウズウズする、落ち着かない

以前投稿したこのイディオムの違う言い方です。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To be impatient and/or eager for something to happen or over some delay. Used to liken someone to an overexcited horse straining against its bit (the metal piece of the harness that fits between its jaws).

 

Examples

• The crowd chafed at the bit to see the unveiling of the new building.
• I've chafed at the bit for an opportunity like this my entire life!
• The work was going very slowly, and he began to chafe at the bit.
• They are chafing at the bit ready to jump into their assignments but they have an orientation day first.
• The children are chafing at the bit to start their day.

   

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Question of the Day #1028

‘Worst speech’ in LDS history: Brigham’s screed against a ‘cursed’ Black race

From the headline of this article at The Salt Lake Tribune.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈侮蔑的〉長ったらしい話、長文◆可算

   

Answer

According to :

1. a lengthy discourse
2. an informal piece of writing (such as a personal letter)
3. a ranting piece of writing

 

Examples

• In her screed against the recording industry, she blamed her producer for ruining her career.
• One legal action relating to floor screeds is under way.
• In the document, there is a long screed giving the reasons for a regional basis, a regional bed bank and regional databases.
• After the tool was released, users on 4chan, the right-wing message board, organized to create a fake version of the actor Emma Watson reading an anti-Semitic screed. —Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2023
• These models could produce descriptions of child pornography, hateful screeds or false content, experts warned. —Stuart A. Thompson, New York Times, 8 July 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1027

YouTube TV Review: The Best Channel Selection Bar None

From the headline of this article at CNET.

  上記の文で、bar noneの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "bar none" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈主に英〉例外なしに、文句なしに、抜群に◆最高の物または人であることを強調するための表現

「主に英」となっていますが、決してそんなことはありません。

 

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

Also, barring none. Without exception, as in This is the best book I've read all year, bar none. [Mid-1800s]

 

Examples

• He has been one of the most important influences in my life, bar none.
• In my opinion, it's the best job in the world bar none! The Sun (2016)
• I think it's the greatest race in the world, bar none. Times, Sunday Times (2014)
• It has proven itself to be the winning strategy for the survival of our species, bar none.
MARK PAGEL IN ‘WIRED FOR CULTURE’ MAKES A STRONG CASE FOR CULTURAL DETERMINISM | CASEY SCHWARTZ | MARCH 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
• Berande, bar none, is by far the worst plantation in the Solomons so far as the labour is concerned.
ADVENTURE | JACK LONDON

   

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Question of the Day #1026

The omnishambles in Poland and the bestial schadenfreude of the intelligentsia

From the headline of this article at the Daily Maverick.

  上記の文で、omnishamblesの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈英話〉全てにおいて［あらゆる面で］無能な［役に立たない・めちゃくちゃな］こと◆【対】omnipotent

   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences

 

語源

Dictionary.comによると、

2009年のイギリスのBBCの政治風刺ドラマThe Thick of Itで初めて使用された。

 

Etymology

According to Dictionary.com:

2009; omni- + shambles; first used in the BBC TV series The Thick of It, a political satire

 

Examples

• Many people think that Brexit created a real omnishambles for Britain.
• The implementation of the new policy was branded an "omnishambles" by the Opposition spokesperson on education.
• Critics have labelled the government's handling of the project an 'omnishambles'. Times, Sunday Times (2013)
• It was the year of the omnishambles budget. Times, Sunday Times (2015)
• It's less omnishambles, more omnirambles as everyone walks out. Times, Sunday Times (2013)

   

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Question of the Day #1025

Port McNeill in Focus: Not exactly the community forest kumbaya I envisioned

From the headline of this article at the North Island Gazette.

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解答

意味：
RedKiwi 英語大全によると、

「kumbaya」ということばは、アメリカの奴隷制時代のあとに、アフリカのクレオール語で書かれた有名な曲から来たものです。後年になると、それはキャンプファイヤーを囲みながらみんなで歌う人気曲になり、特に、ボーイスカウトやガールスカウトの子供たちによく歌われるようになりました。 「kumbaya」ということばは、何も問題のない、完璧な協調と幸福というアイデアと結びつけて考えられるようになりました。 しかし現在、このことばは、このアイデアを信じる人々が無知であることを示すために、ネガティブな意味で用いられる場合が多くなっています。

この説明で抜けているのは、Kumbayaが米国黒人の訛りからできた言葉で Come by here（こっちに来て）からきています。歌詞の意味から捉えると、これは神様に「こっちに来て」ということになります。  

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

Rooted in an American spiritual and folk song of the same name, kumbaya refers, often disparagingly, to moments of or efforts at harmony and unity.

 

Examples

• As people are making up their mind about something, the use of fear can actually work both ways. i think this resonates more than 'let's sing kumbaya together and go to a concert together.'
• It's just been like a giant kumbaya party, strangers are playing cards. A teenager played his ukulele to kids to get them to sleep. Ladies who have never met before were dancing in aisles.
• There are seasons that are very kumbaya, very that, and then there are seasons that get kind of real. — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2023
• “Cut out the kumbaya bullshit, its #BlackLivesMatter because no one ever questions the value of white lives”
• "We're not all gonna live in a perfect kumbaya society but we can make it better by working and by reaching out, and by assuming the best in each other. And if enough of us do that, we move that boulder up the hill," [Barack] Obama said on Friday. — Katherine Fung

   

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Question of the Day #1024

The Scathing Meaning Behind “Bad Blood” By Taylor Swift

From the headline of this article at American Songwriter.

  上記の文で、bad bloodの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

悪感情、恨み、憎しみ、敵意、反目、不和、不仲、わだかまり、いさかい

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

ill feeling: BITTERNESS

   

Examples

• There's been a lot of bad blood between them since their quarrel.
• There is, it seems, some bad blood between Mills and the Baldwins.
• In this tribal culture, bad blood means either negotiations between elders, or fighting. Times, Sunday Times (2012)
• Months of bad blood between the mercenaries and Moscow’s military leaders could mean that a lot of Wagner fighters would rather be commanded by anyone but Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. — Artem Grudinin, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2023
• Months of bad blood between McCarthy and Democrats help sink his speakership The current congressman McCarthy dramatically lost the House speakership Tuesday after failing to withstand a rebellion among hard-right Republicans — a first in U.S. history. — Naomi Schanen, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1023

The best mockumentaries of all time

From the headline of this article at Yardbarker.

  上記の文で、mockumentaryの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈米〉モキュメンタリー、ドキュメンタリーをまねた映画、疑似ドキュメンタリー◆可算◆【語源】mock + documentary

ただし、この訳で欠けているのは、下記英語の定義のfacetious（発言などがふざけた、おどけた）とsatirical（風刺の［に富んだ・を含んだ］）なので注意してください。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a facetious or satirical work (such as a film) presented in the style of a documentary

 

Examples

• Such formats have included mockumentary filmmaking, action parodies, in-studio informercials, voice-over narration, and laugh tracks.
• The pseudo-documentary, unlike the related mockumentary, is not always intended as satire or humor.
• Henson went on to play Brunson’s mother on the ABC mockumentary — and earned a guest Emmy nom for the spot. —Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Aug. 2023
• Directing a mockumentary is way harder than directing a sitcom or traditional TV show. —Cori Murray, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2023
• Watch Now Seven Days in Hell Seven Days in Hell is a silly sports mockumentary, a parody of the John Isner/Nicolas Mahut match at Wimbledon in 2010 (which lasted for 11 hours and five minutes over three days). —Town & Country, 3 Sep. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1022

In boardrooms real and virtual, frantic questions have the floor.

From the 2nd paragraph of this article at McKinsey & Company.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

自分が話をする番である、発言権を持つ

ただし、問題の見出しの場合は、frantic questionsが主語なので「取り乱した質問が中心だ」のような意訳が適切だと思います。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to have the right to speak at a public meeting

 

Examples

• Anyone wishing to speak about the new bylaw is welcome to have the floor.
• Silence, please, the prime minister has the floor.
• Mr Walker, you have the floor, Sir.
• Sit down — the queens have the floor. —Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
• The Justice Department will have the floor for the next three and a half weeks to question witnesses and present its evidence, after which the state attorneys general will have two weeks to make a supplementary case. —Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1021

Check Out This Quote From A Shady Dealer Who Doesn’t Understand What An Out-The-Door Price Means

From the headline of this article at Jalopnik.

  上記の文で、out-the-door priceの意味は？
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意味：
マイナビニュースによると、

車を買うときなどは、車体価格の上にオプションの料金、税金、手数料などもろもろ経費が追加され、つい「いったい全部でいくらなんですか？」なんて聞いちゃったり。
こんなときに便利なのが“What is the out the door price?”。
「正面玄関を出て行くときの値段はいくら？」がその意味で、これで「すべて含んだ最終金額」を尋ねられます。
“out the door price”はその頭文字をとって“OTD price”とも言います。

   

Answer

According to Car and Driver:

The out the door price is the total amount of money you must pay when purchasing a new vehicle. It includes the MSRP of the vehicle, as well as additional fees that the dealership collects, such as:
              • An extended warranty
              • Dealer service fees
              • Dealer handling fees
              • Advertising fees
              • Processing fees

 

Examples

• Sometimes abbreviated as OTD, the out-the-door price includes all taxes, fees and extras.
• One you will run into is the out-the-door price, commonly shortened to OTD price, which differs from a car’s sticker price.
• The sticker price is only part of a car's out-the-door price.
• When you go to a dealership to buy a car, you’ll likely hear a bunch of different acronyms and terms used to describe prices. Sticker price, MSRP and out-the-door price are just a few of the examples.
• An out-the-door price is what you pay at the dealership as the bottom line price for a vehicle, but this figure can be negotiated.

   

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Question of the Day #1020

The livestock industry has cooked up a cock-and-bull story about how wild horses are the primary threat to land health in the West.

From the 2nd paragraph of this article at The Wildlife News.

  上記の文で、cock-and-bull storyの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

うそ（の話）、ナンセンス、でたらめ、作り話、眉唾物

   

Answer

According to The Cambridge Dictionary:

a story that is obviously not true, especially one given as an excuse

 

語源

英辞郎によると

ロンドンとバーミンガムの間にある駅馬車の宿屋The CockとThe Bullからという説や、おんどりと雄牛が登場する古い民話からとする説などがある。

なお、Grammaristの語源の説明には、フランス語のcoq-a-l’âne（雄鶏とロバ）に由来してロバが雄牛に変えられたという説があるとしています。  

Etymology

According to Grammarist:

One story credits two coaching inns that were located in Stony Stratford, one named The Cock and one named The Bull. Guests would supposedly banter back and forth between the two inns, telling ever more outrageous stories. There does not seem to be much truth in this etymological theory. A more plausible origin is a French expression, coq-a-l’âne, which is defined as a garbled story that is passed from one party to another. Literally, coq-a-l’âne translates as rooster to jackass. For some reason, the latter animal changed from a jackass to a bull in English usage. Finally, some believe that the term cock and bull story referred to an actual genre of stories starring roosters and bulls, which are now lost.

   

Examples

• He gave me some cock-and-bull story about having to be at his cousin's engagement party.
• Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.
• Was it him who made you come to us with this cock-and-bull story?
• Is he here with another cock-and-bull story about land grants?
FRANK MERRIWELL'S PURSUIT | BURT L. STANDISH
• And you seriously expect us to believe this cock-and-bull story as an explanation—unsupported by any kind of proof?
THE BRASS BOTTLE | F. ANSTEY

   

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Question of the Day #1019

Revisiting Lady Bird Johnson’s whistle-stop tour and what Melania Trump isn’t using the first lady’s office for

From the headline of this article at CNN.

  上記の文で、whistle-stopの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

• 名詞：笛を鳴らしたらやめること、急行列車通過駅、ひなびた町、小駅、短時間で多くの場所を回る選挙演説、地方遊説
• 形容詞：地方遊説の、各駅停車で旅をする

問題の見出しの場合は、形容詞なので「地方遊説の」になります。この他に、自動詞もありますが、あまり使用されません。  

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. 1. a small station at which trains stop only on signal: FLAG STOP
   2. a small community
                
2. a brief personal appearance especially by a political candidate usually on the rear platform of a train during the course of a tour

 

語源

Grammaristによると、

Whistle stopは、列車の運行手順に由来する。アメリカでかつては、乗降客がいない限り列車が止まらない小さい町がありました。列車が停車する場合、それを知らせるために汽笛を鳴らした。この表現は、1920年代から使用されている。

 

Etymology

According to Grammarist,

The expression whistle stop comes from the procedures used in railway travel. A train might not stop when passing through a small town unless a passenger wants to board or depart the train. If the train is going to stop, it blows the whistle to alert the community. The term whistle stop came into use in the 1920s.

   

Examples

• No more whistle-stop tours of the newest shopping centre in Nuneaton to look forward to.
• In twenty-four hours she has been on a whistle-stop tour of three countries.
• Why should he hang around this whistle stop for a wasted week-end, holding kitchen conversations with the unmighty living?
• The whistle-stop tour highlighted the kind of advanced military technologies Mr. Kim covets for his country. — Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
• That’s why suggestions that Biden galvanize his presidency with a dramatic Oval Office address, or even my own 2022 proposal for a Harry Truman–esque whistle-stop tour, misread reality. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 10 May 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1018

India’s juggernaut of censorship

From the headline of this article at The Hindu.

  上記の文で、juggernautの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 《ヒンディー》ジャガノート、人を犠牲にするもの、絶対的な力［主義・制度］、不可抗力的なもの◆可算
2. 巨大金融機関、コングロマリット

問題の見出しの場合の意味は一番目の訳(絶対的な力)です。この単語は、さまざまな場面で使用されます。

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
2. chiefly British: a large heavy truck

 

Examples

• Health care has turned into something of a juggernaut in the economy recently.
• The group became a sales juggernaut in the commodity options business.
• They were constructed to speed into the World Series, a juggernaut of money and bat-swinging might. — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
• And so Reid, cunning and ruthless in equal measure, leveraged his enormous clout and fundraising muscle to turn Nevada’s creaky state party into a campaign juggernaut. — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
• Klarna, the Swedish buy now, pay later juggernaut, is on a mission to trim its losses and expand in European markets. — Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1017

The Science of Attraction: Why Do We Fall for Certain People?

From the headline of this article at The Brink.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. ～を好きになる、～にほれる［ほれ込む・恋する・首ったけである］
2. 〔策略・宣伝文句などに〕だまされる、引っかかる、つられる、はまる

問題の見出しの意味は、当然一番目の訳です。が、二つ目の全然意味の違う訳も頻繁に使われるので覚えておくといいでしょう。

 

Answer

According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary:

1. to be strongly attracted to someone; to fall in love with someone
2. to be tricked into believing something that is not true

 

Examples

• They fell for each other instantly.
• She always falls for older men.
• He's fallen for her in a big way.
• The handsome rocker who fell for the quiet cellist. The Guardian (2015)
• I fell for him but he doesn't want to see me again. The Sun (2012)

   

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Question of the Day #1016

The heat is on the Captain Tom Foundation spa complex – and it’s not coming from the indoor pool

From the headline of this article at The Guardian.

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意味：
Goo辞書によると、

状況がきわめて厳しい

   

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

If you say the heat is on, you mean that a time of great activity and/or pressure has begun

 

Examples

• With only months to go before the deadline, the heat is on.
• To perform well when the heat is on, all you have to do is let it happen.
• She's at her best when the heat is on with tight deadlines.
• But when the heat is on, he turns up and performs. Times, Sunday Times (2017)
• Neither likes to look at leaderboards as they compete, and both just try to enjoy themselves, especially when the heat is on. Times, Sunday Times (2016)

   

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Question of the Day #1015

What Does the Fed's Breather Mean for Net Lease Investors?

From the headline of this article at Globest.com.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〈話〉息抜き、ひと休み、小休止
2. 〈話〉息切れするような激しい運動、つらい［しんどい］仕事
3. 〔特定の様態で〕息をする人◆息をする様態を表す形容詞、shallow, deepなどと共に用いられることが多い。
4. 通気孔、酸素補給装置
5. 吸排気管

問題の見出しの場合、一番目の訳が適切です。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. one that breathes
2. a break in activity for rest or relief
3. a small vent in an otherwise airtight enclosure

 

Examples

• He decided to give them a breather.
• The Boss is taking an unexpected breather and canceling his September shows, citing doctors’ orders. — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
• He'd been working hard and felt he needed (to take) a breather.
• Perhaps they will get a little breather now, and they will need it.
• After such rapid expansion the economy is due for a breather for a year or two.

   

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Question of the Day #1014

What is Sandbagging in F1 & Why are Mercedes Often the Main Culprit?

From the headline of this article at The Sports Rush.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈俗・しばしば批判的〉〔策略として〕実力を隠す［弱いふりをする・実力を出し切らない］こと、逆ブラフ

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to hide the truth about oneself so as to gain an advantage over another

 

Examples

• I think he was sandbagging us.
• Guys that sandbag and fall back a little in the first race to get a better starting spot in the second.
• He was sandbagging at practice, but kicked ass at the track meets.
• That guy was sand bagging me so bad, dude!
• Typically, sandbagging involves lulling someone into a false sense of security and then taking advantage of them.

   

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Question of the Day #1013

Gonzo Capitalism: How to Make Money in An Economy That Hates You

From the headline of this article at the Next Big Idea Club.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〈米俗〉気の狂った
2. 〈米俗〉〔報道が〕事実に基づかない、でたらめの

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. of, relating to, or being a style of journalism marked by a lack of objectivity due to the writer's immersion in the subject and often participation in the activity being documented
2. informal              
                
   1. outlandishly unconventional, outrageous, or extreme
                
   2. very strange or unusual: BIZARRE
                

 

Examples

• Perhaps owing to these gonzo genetics, apples are remarkably susceptible to disease and rot. —Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 June 2020
• In the late 1980s, PBS made for a slightly gonzo babysitter.
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• Then he put his acting career on hold for two years to make a gonzo mockumentary with his brother-in-law, Joaquin Phoenix.
CASEY AFFLECK, STAR OF ‘OUT OF THE FURNACE,’ ON HIS HOLLYWOOD STRUGGLES | MARLOW STERN | DECEMBER 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
• Expect gonzo adventure and cutting-edge mathematical ideas, plus a literal million-mile road trip. —Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2019
• Midnight Madness will close with a world premiere for Isaac Nabwana’s gonzo action flick Crazy World. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2019

   

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Question of the Day #1012

Never heard of ‘drip pricing’? You’ve probably still fallen for it

From the headline of this article at the Sidney Morning Herald.

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解答

意味：
かなり新しい言葉なので、まだ日本語訳はないようです。したがって、カタカナで「ドリッププライシング」と表記されています。その意味は、 ダイヤモンドオンラインによると、

レストランからホテル、コンサート、出前にいたるまで、オンライン上で安い価格を見せられて、クリックを続けるとさまざまな手数料が加算され、支払額が増える。

一番わかりやすい例は、アメリカの国内航空会社だと思います。
Googleで航空券を探してとある安いサイトに移動したとしましょう。クリックをしているうちに「手荷物」「預け入れ荷物」「窓側席」等、多くの選択肢があります。それぞれ、追加料金を取られているうちに、最終的にはかなりの金額になる。この手法がdrip pricingです。


 

Answer

According to Gocardless.com:

Drip pricing is a technique used by companies to raise the price of an item once the customer has been drawn into the buying process.
Drip pricing may initially withhold unavoidable fees, such as booking, service, resort or credit card fees, local hotel taxes or any other add-ons like internet access or certain facilities and amenities that are required to use a product or service.
These additional and often mandatory costs are then disclosed by the seller one by one or “dripped” to the buyer at the point of purchase.
Drip pricing is commonly used in the hospitality and travel markets as well as on other online payments.

 

Examples

• Drip pricing makes comparison shopping more difficult and penalises sellers who are more transparent with their pricing.
• Drip pricing enables companies to advertise low prices initially in order to entice customers into the purchase process.
• Drip pricing is frequently associated with the hospitality industry.
• Drip pricing can distort competition because it can make it difficult for businesses with more transparent pricing practices to compete on a level playing field.
• Companies use drip pricing for products that may face heavy price competition.

   

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Question of the Day #1011

Road To UFC 2 Quarterfinals 2 results, highlights: Fighter scores gnarly elbow KO

From the headline of this article at MMA Mania.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〈米俗〉非常に良い、すごい、素晴らしい◆【類】gross; grody; excellent; good; terrific
2. 〈米俗〉非常に悪い、ひどい
3. 〔木・枝などが〕節くれ立った
4. 〔指などが〕ごつごつした
5. ＝ gnarled

日本語でも見られる現象ですが、1番の訳と2番の訳は正反対の意味なので、意味は文脈から読み取るしかありません。
問題の見出しの場合、Fighter scores gnarly elbow KO（選手が、肘打ちのKOで勝つ）なので、この場合は1番（「素晴らしい」）が適訳でしょう。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. GNARLED
2. slang: very bad: such as              
                
   1. very difficult or challenging to deal with
                
   2. NASTY, UNPLEASANT
                
   3. arousing disgust or distaste : GROSS
                
3. slang: COOL, EXCELLENT

 

Examples

• The live album has some gnarly guitar riffs and sweet bass lines.
• Expect anything from firm, packed roads to gnarly switchbacks on narrow trails.
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• After initially wiping out on the left wave, [Filipe] Toledo responded with a gnarly air reverse on the right and was rewarded with a 9.27. —Hanford Sentinel
• He played in the NFL, but then got bored with football and became a FBI agent. He was a gnarly dude. —Reece Kelley Graham
• The guitar solo took a gnarly, upward tack before everything dropped out, leaving Kent’s vocal fully exposed to launch the final chorus. —Tom Roland, Billboard, 26 July 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1010

Uptown Columbus puts on 'Wild Goose Chase' for the city

From the headline of this article at WTVM.com.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

得られぬものを追い求めること、骨折り損、無駄な追跡［探求・おいかけっこ］、無駄足を運ぶこと、無駄骨を折ること、途方もない［見込みのない］計画［企て・企画・話］

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a complicated or lengthy and usually fruitless pursuit or search

 

語源

英辞郎によると、

野生のガンを捕まえることが大変な割に得られたものの価値が低いことから。最初にこの表現が使われたシェークスピアの「ロメオとジュリエット」では、ガンの動きをまねた一種の追いかけっこを指しており「相手（の無意味な動き）について行く」という意味で使われていた。2頭の馬を使うこのゲームでは、後ろの馬は先頭の馬を追い抜くまで、一定の距離を置いて先頭の馬の動きをそのまままねなければならなかった。しかし、この表現はシェークスピアの時代でもガンを捕まえることの苦労を指していたと考えられており、18世紀のSamuel Johnsonの辞書では現在の意味になっている。

 

Etymology

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary,

"pursuit of anything in ignorance of the direction it will take," hence "a foolish enterprise," 1592, first attested in "Romeo and Juliet," where it evidently is a figurative use of an earlier (but unrecorded) literal sense in reference to a kind of follow-the-leader steeplechase, perhaps from one of the "crazy, silly" senses in goose (n.). Wild goose (as opposed to a domesticated one) is attested in late Old English (wilde gos).

   

Examples

• After two hours spent wandering in the snow, I realized we were on a wild goose chase.
• These errors had two fatal consequences. The most obvious was that a number of engines and dozens of firefighters were sent on a wild-goose chase and did not get to the fire for many minutes. — Jim Murphy
• The United States is weeks away from defaulting on its debt, but the GOP is apparently more concerned with wild-goose chases. —Tori Otten, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
• The idea is to avoid sending patients on a wild-goose chase, since many pharmacies received only 20 Paxlovid treatment courses. — New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022
• People might well have argued that it was a waste of money to send Christopher Columbus on a wild goose chase.
MAN ON THE MOON | THE DAILY BEAST | JULY 19, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

   

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Question of the Day #1009

"You're not nineteen forever, pull yourself together
I know it seems strange but things, they change"

From the 5th paragraph of this article at RadioX.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

立ち直る、自分を取り戻す、更正する

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To calm oneself down and begin to think or act appropriately.

 

Examples

• I know you're stressed out, but you need to pull yourself together and get this report done!
• I hope she pulls herself together soon. We need her to be focused.
• It was only a minor accident, but the driver couldn't seem to pull himself together
• Now try to pull yourself together and get through this crisis.
• I'll be ready to leave as soon as I pull myself together.

   

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