Question of the Day #940

Was Devon Allen too fast for his own good?

From the headline of this article at Oregon Live.

  上記の文で、for one's own goodの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "for one's own good" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

自分のために、本人のために、身のため

ただし、問題文の場合は、"too fast for his own good"なので、「速すぎて自分のためにならない」になります。
 

Answer

According to :

For one's benefit, even though it may not be enjoyable or desirable.

However, the example is "too fast for his own good" which is slightly different and means, "he might be so fast it becomes a disadvantage."

Examples

• I know you're mad that I won't let you eat candy for dinner, sweetheart, but it's for your own good.
• I'm not surprised she's upset, but she has to understand that we're doing this for her own good.
• I think a manager can actually end up being too smart for their own good. If the people working underneath you can't understand your instructions or your rationale, then you're not really being an effective leader.
• He's incredibly intelligent—too smart for his own good, sometimes. You try to have a conversation with him, and he's instantly referencing philosophical theories and making literary references no one understands.
• You're too sweet for your own good.

   

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Question of the Day #939

Conservatives Hopping Mad Over Feminine Products in Boys' School Bathrooms

From the headline of this article at Newsweek.

  上記の文で、hopping madの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

《be ～》ひどく［カンカンに］怒っている、激怒している

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

extremely angry

 

Examples

• The family's hopping mad that she left them nothing.
• He was hopping mad when his daughter dropped out of college.
•  I was hopping mad when they left my name off the list. 
• No wonder, then, that several institutions are hopping mad.
• Bunker had received the message from a convener at one of the Midlands plants, who was also hopping mad.

   

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Question of the Day #938

These American “bibles,” those dog-eared books for daily life, are the unexamined touchstones of American society. 

From the 5th paragraph of this article at Time.com.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔本・ノート・書類などの〕ページの角が折られた◆【直訳】犬の耳のようになった
2. 〔本・ノート・書類などが〕使い［読み］古した［古された］、ぼろぼろの

なお、2番の意味は本やノート等の書類に限ったものではなく、もっと幅広く使用することができます。
また、dog-earを動詞としても使用できます。("I dog-eared that page to remind myself")
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. having dog-ears
2. SHABBY, TIMEWORN

 

Examples

• One woman who had been there for 47 years had two very dog-eared birthday cards.
• It is dog-eared and well thumbed, and not all the thumb marks are my own.
• I underlined and dog-eared this concise, user-friendly advice book.
• Now he began to search through its dog-eared pages, scanning the text. - Clive Barker GALILEE (2001)
• He rummaged in a drawer and pulled out a couple of dog-eared tickets. - Adam, Paul A NASTY DOSE OF DEATH

   

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Question of the Day #937

He is the college boyfriend she will never forget, but it's more Mr. Wrong than Mr. Right when the relationship turns toxic.

From the 3rd paragraph of this article at abc7.com.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

理想の男性、夫としてふさわしい人

逆に、結婚するのに相応しい女性に対してMiss/Ms/Mrs. Rightということがあります。
   

Answer

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica:

a man who would be the best husband for a particular woman

   

Examples

• She's still looking for Mr. Right.
• She confesses to having trouble finding Mr Right.
• She's still waiting for Mr Right to come along.
• You need to broaden your circle of men friends and you'll meet Mr Right. - Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
• Would Mr Right kindly make his way to Reception where Miss Costelloe has been waiting for him for the past fifteen years. - Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)

   

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Question of the Day #936

How Can I Make My Fifth Wheel Ride Smoother?

From the headline of this article at RV Lifestyle.

  上記の文で、fifth wheelの意味は？
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意味：
Fifth wheelは、この場合fifth-wheel trailerの省略です。そしてfifth-wheel trailerは、英辞郎によると、

《a ～》フィフスホイール・トレーラー◆トラックなどに設置した第5輪（連結装置）を使ってけん引を受ける、大型のトラベルトレーラー。前部は床が高く、けん引する車両の後部がその下に潜り込む形になる。◆【参考】travel trailer

下記英語の解答のリンク先にfifth-wheel trailerの写真があります。
 

Answer

According to Camping World:

Fifth wheels are a type of towable RV that require a large pickup truck to tow because of the type of hitch they use.

   

Examples

• A fifth-wheel is a special type of RV trailer.
• Get factory-direct prices on top RV brands and see the latest floorplans on a fifth wheel with a large kitchen or a compact camper van. — Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2023
• A fifth wheel (also called a 5th wheel) is one of the types of camping trailers that connects to the bed of a pickup and has a characteristic rise, or step-up, to the front of the rig.
• If you’re curious how the fifth wheel got its name and what makes them such a great RV option, continue reading!
• Fifth wheels, or 5th wheels, are one of the most common types of RVs you see on the road, and for good reason.

   

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Question of the Day #935

‘Shooting for the moon right now to see how high this can go’

From the headline of this article at The Daily.

  上記の文で、shoot for the moonの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

大志を抱く、非常に実現困難な望みを抱く、思い切り高望み（を）する、最高峰を目指す◆【直訳】（地球の衛星の）月を狙う◆「困難だが、あえて挑戦する」という積極的な意味で使われることが多い。「不可能に近い・無駄な努力」という否定的ニュアンスを持つこともある。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to try to do or get something that is very difficult to do or get

   

Examples

• an ambitious businessman who is always shooting for the moon
• You might as well shoot for the moon and ask for a promotion as well as a raise.
• Her parents want her to shoot for the moon when planning for her career.
• My parents always taught me to shoot for the moon when I was growing up—that I could be anything I set my mind to!
• With all that money, you could do whatever you want. Shoot for the moon, kiddo!

   

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Question of the Day #934

They don’t have a good one and they are hoping to shoot the moon.

From the 11th paragraph of this article at Seattle Sports.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈俗・比喩的〉ほとんど不可能なことを達成する

下記英語の定義にあるように、とくに「賭けや危険をおかして」大成功することを言うことが多い。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To achieve the greatest possible success, especially as a result of a gamble or risky maneuver.

   

Examples

• Many novice investors try to shoot the moon as soon as they begin by purchasing hugely risky stock options that end up performing very poorly.
• It's clear that the company tried to shoot the moon with their new intellectual property, creating simultaneous film, television, video game, and action figure releases to capture every corner of the market at once.
• "You shoot the moon And miss completely And now you're left to face the gloom" from "Shoot the Moon" by Norah Jones

   

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Question of the Day #933

Now that gives ‘escaping by the skin of one’s teeth’ a whole new meaning!

From the 1st paragraph of this article at Upstox.com.

  上記の文で、by the skin of one’s teethの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話〉間一髪で、際どいところで、辛うじて

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

by a very small margin

 

語源

英辞郎によると、

【語源】歯に皮はないのだから、この表現は「希薄な空気よりも薄い」、「寸法で計り得る最小の」という意味になる。

また、下記英語の語源の説明にあるように、ヘブライ語から訳された英語の聖書のヨブ記の中には“My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.”の下りが掲載されていて、これがこのイディオムの元です。
 

Etymology

According to Grammarist,

The phrase by the skin of one’s teethis found in the book of Job in the Old Testament of the Bible. Job is a character in the Bible who undergoes an abundance of suffering due to a challenge that Satan has made to God. Satan tries to break Job’s righteousness by bringing suffering upon him. Job laments his status through much of the book, including the phrase, “My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.”

   

Examples

• They won the contest by the skin of their teeth.
• We made the last train by the skin of our teeth
• He got away by the skin of his teeth
• He won, but only by the skin of his teeth.
• He took over midway through last season and kept the club up by the skin of his teeth. The Sun (2006)

   

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Question of the Day #932

It has truly been an all-hands-on-deck effort, and our People will not let up until all requests are complete

From the 6th paragraph of this article at AZfamily.com.

  上記の文で、all hands on deckの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 《海事》乗組員全員の甲板への集合（の要請）
2. 全員の助け［が総力を挙げること］（の要請）、総動員

慣用句としては、当然2番目の訳になります。
 

Answer

According to the Collins Dictionary:

said to mean that a particular situation requires everyone to work hard in order to achieve an aim

 

Examples

• "Overwhelmingly the response I heard is that we need an all-hands-on-deck approach to stopping the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin," [Governor Tony] Evers said. — Scott Bauer
• Joel questions if their way of all-hands-on-deck life is essentially communism, and while Tommy isn't so hot to use that word, Maria embraces it. — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 Feb. 2023
• We had less than three weeks to organize the wedding, so it was all hands on deck
• It was a low-budget, independent production, so it was all hands on deck. — Times, Sunday Times (2017)
• What is needed is an 'all hands on deck' approach. — Times, Sunday Times (2014)

   

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Question of the Day #931

At first blush, it’s easy to see why the two instances might seem like they are cut from the same cloth.

From the 8th paragraph of this article at the Toronto Star.

  上記の文で、cut from the same clothの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

うり二つ、非常によく似ている、同類

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

very similar to each other

 

Examples

• The country's new president is cut from the same cloth as his predecessor.
• We're cut from the same cloth, you and I.
• Today's players are not cut out of the same cloth as those greats.
• Julia and her mother are cut from the same cloth, as they are both so kind and sweet.
• Most British business executives are fixated on monthly production targets, and union representatives are cut from the same cloth. - The Guardian (2019)

   

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Question of the Day #930

Hey now, hey now! Sydney Sweeney's look at the GQ Men of the Year Awards was inspired by The Lizzie McGuire Movie.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at Yahoo! Entertainment.

  上記の文で、hey nowの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

ちょっと待った、おいちょっと、あのなあ、こらこら◆【用法】相手の注意を引いたり、好ましくない言動を制止しようとして。

かつては、この英辞郎の定義の通りだったのですが、グーグルでdefine: "hey now"を検索するとこの定義はありません。今では、Slang Defineにあるように、

1. コメディアンとラジオ司会者のHoward Sternによって有名になった挨拶または気分が良いことを表す句。
2. 友人や知り合いと会話を始める時の言葉。

になっています。
 

Answer

According to Slang Define:

1. A phrase that can either be used as a greeting, or as a demonstration of good humor. Made famous by the King of all Media Howard Stern.
2. A way to start a conversation with a friend or companion.

   

Examples

• He deserves a hey now!, for that.
• Hey now! What's going on dog?
• "Hey now Howard, im calling from Kansas"
• "Hey now brother"

   

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Question of the Day #929

The finale, “Help You Unpack,” abides by this rulebook to a tee.

From the 4th paragraph of this article at The Daily Beacon.

  上記の文で、to a teeの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈古〉〔適合性などが〕完全に、完璧に、ぴったり

上記定義では「〈古〉」となっていますが、今でも普通に使用されています。
書く場合は、to a teeよりto a Tの方が一般的です。
他の表現パターンとしてto a Tとto a tittleもありますが、個人的にはto a tittleは聞いたことがありません。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

Perfectly; completely; exactly. More commonly seen as "to a T."

 

Examples

• You look beautiful. That color really suits you to a T.
• Bold, reckless, and daring—that fits him to a tee all right.
• That job would suit you to a tee.
• A tremendous stand before the end of the half, represents what they've been able to do this half to a tee! The Guardian (2017)
• I mentioned that we were working on something that fit that bill to a tee, and sent it to him the minute I got back from the show. The Guardian (2016)

   

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Question of the Day #928

The comment, which gobsmacked his female co-hosts, was in reference to 51-year-old presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s recent claim that people over the age of 75 wishing to serve in the White House should have to prove mental competence.

From the headline of this article at the New York Daily News.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈英話〉非常に［ものすごく・めちゃくちゃ］驚いた［ショックを受けた］

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

overwhelmed with wonder, surprise, or shock: ASTOUNDED

   

Examples

• Everyone, including the Israeli delegation, looked gobsmacked. — Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
• He was completely gobsmacked when he won the award.
• I think he felt gobsmacked by her death. - From New York Post
• All these people were gobsmacked, they couldn't believe these photos existed. - From CNN
• The phrase appeared last March, much as a wildflower might: with sudden, almost gobsmacked abandon, born in preparation of its own demise. — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021

   

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