Question of the Day #952

The 14 Best Haunted Houses In America That’ll Scare You Silly

From the headline of this article at Only In Your State.

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

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意味：
英辞郎で一番近い訳は、scared sillyです。その意味は、

《be ～》恐怖で気が動転している、おびえまくっている

Scare ~ sillyは、下記の英語の定義によると、

誰かを突然とても怖がらせる。大袈裟にいうと、その誰かが気が狂うほど怖らがせること。

厳密にいうとscare ~ sillyは、ただのscareとほぼ同じ意味ですが、度合いが違います。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To shock or frighten one very suddenly or severely. Hyperbolically alludes to frightening one so severely as to cause them to lose their mind.

 

Examples

• Don't sneak up on me like that, you scared me silly!
• That car accident seems to have scared Janet silly. She's still shaken by it.
• Not gonna lie, we were scared silly when you came out of nowhere.
• Nearly getting hit by that car left me scared silly.
• I felt scared silly going down into the dark cellar alone.

   

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Question of the Day #951

Dear Abby: New hire is disappointed to be working as a gofer

From the headline of this article at the Lubbock Avalanche Journal.

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

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈米俗〉雑用係、使い走り◆【語源】go forのなまり

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

an employee whose duties include running errands

   

Examples

• David works as a gofer at an independent television production company.
• Some bosses see all workers as a cross between a gofer and a personal servant.
• He went on to a larger commercial-art studio, where he was a gofer and a delivery person.
• In its first sequence, a harried gofer named Manny Torres (played by Diego Calva) tries to transport an elephant into the Hollywood Hills for a big-shot producer’s party, a farcical task that ends with the elephant pooping on the camera lens—in a way, on the viewers themselves. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2022
• Dodd in 1961, first as a gofer and record vendor and eventually as a talent scout, engineer and producer for Dodd’s Studio One, a Jamaican hit factory in the early 1960s. — New York Times, 30 Aug. 2021

   

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Question of the Day #950

At first blush, it appears simple: Things can go fast or slow.

From the second line of this article at Bucksco.today.

  上記の文で、at first blushの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "at first blush" mean?

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

一目見ただけで、一見したところ（では）、一見して

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

when first seen or considered

   

Examples

• At first blush, the proposal seems ridiculous.
• It looks at first blush like a standard smartphone.
• At first blush, the solution to the problem seemed simple enough.
• At first blush, I thought the house was great, but the inspector's list of problems changed my opinion.
• The contract did seem favorable at first blush, but it eventually cost me a lot of money.

   

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Question of the Day #949

Solving sudoku, puzzles, playing chess can keep Alzheimer’s at bay, say experts

From the headline of this article at The Times of India.

  上記の文で、keep ~ at bayの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "keep (something) at bay" mean?

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

～を寄せ付けない

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To keep someone or something at a distance or from reaching full potency, especially in order to prevent harm to oneself.

   

Examples

• She fought to keep her unhappiness at bay.
• Keep the sun at bay with an on-trend widebrim hat. The Sun (2018)
• So what is the best way to keep insects at bay? Times, Sunday Times (2009)
• During my college years, the only things I had to keep hunger at bay were beans, rice, and plain pasta.
• You have to start meeting your minimum monthly repayments if you want to keep your creditors at bay.

   

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Question of the Day #948

STOP DOING BUSINESS LIKE IT IS A “DOG EAT DOG” WORLD AND START SUCCEEDING

From the headline of this article at Rocks Digital.

  上記の文で、dog eat dogの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

形容詞
食うか食われるかの、やるかやられるかの、私利私欲の、残酷な、自制のない、激烈な競争の

名詞
共食い、冷酷な仲間争い、骨肉相食む世界、情け容赦のない戦い、私利私欲の闘い、過当競争

   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

Adj.
marked by destructive or ruthless competition; without self-restraint, ethics, etc.

Noun
marked by destructive or ruthless competition; without self-restraint, ethics, etc.

 

Examples

• It's a dog-eat-dog industry.
• In the film, business dog eat dog, you’re a star one day, the next day you’ve been replaced by younger talent.
• There's a lot of dog-eat-dog out there in the music industry, but there's a lot of love as well. - From WIRED
• I'm talking about the way large companies deal with each other, for example in technology it's a dog-eat-dog environment. - From Business Insider
• Several of the organic cotton farmers explained that their cooperative efforts involve less dog-eat-dog competition than those of conventional farmers. - From the Cambridge English Corpus

   

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Question of the Day #947

Gasly: Time will tell if “friend” Tsunoda can lead AlphaTauri F1 team

From the headline of this article at Autosport.com.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

時間がたてば分かる

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

The true meaning, result, or outcome will only be known in the future or after more time has passed.

 

Examples

• I can't see any problems, but time will tell.
• Only time will tell whether it will succeed in a way that its predecessors have not. Times, Sunday Times (2017)
• Time will tell whether he can live up to his promise but, given the troubles of his predecessors, no one should be convinced yet. Times, Sunday Times (2013)
• It's hard to predict how this law will really impact people's lives—only time will tell.
• Time will tell whether the film is truly considered a success. Some flops go on to become cult favorites.

   

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Question of the Day #946

Magnussen says Hamilton collision comment was made “in the heat of the moment”

From the headline of this article at Racefans.net.

  上記の文で、in the heat ofの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔熱・情熱・議論など〕が最高潮の時に
2. ～の真っ最中［さなか・真っただ中］に

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

During a time of extreme action, emotion, or agitation.

 

Examples

• Soldiers have to train themselves not to feel fear in the heat of battle.
• Many nasty, incendiary remarks were made in the heat of the debate.
• In the heat of the moment, I completely forgot to ask my question.
• In the heat of the moment she accepted his proposal, or In the heat of the negotiations he forgot to call his wife.
• Many people have said in the heat of the moment things that they have regretted afterwards.

   

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Question of the Day #945

Add some to your overnight oats, top off your morning smoothie, yogurt, or oatmeal with a handful for added crunch, recommends Golub.

From the 9th paragraph of this article at Cosmopolitan.

  上記の文で、top offの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 最高レベルに達する
2. 締めくくる
3. 建築物に屋根をつける、～の落成を祝う
4. 〔給油口の所まで〕満タン以上に給油する

問題文の場合、2番が適訳でしょう。
なお、4番の訳はガソリンに限りません。例えば、コーヒー等の飲み物を一杯に注ぐ場合にも使うことができます。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. to end (something) usually in an exciting or impressive way
2. to fill (something) completely with a liquid

   

Examples

• Mix together some lemon juice and sugar, then top it off with water.
• Sean filled his glass and then topped off Ed Carey's.
• He topped off his career with a gold medal.
• They topped off the evening with a ferryboat ride at midnight。
• The evening was topped off by a special showing of the museum's new Degas exhibit.

   

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Question of the Day #944

Once an event is broken up into these manageable stages, it is much easier to conceptualize it and pull together the many moving pieces needed to bring it to life.

From the 3rd paragraph of this article at Business News Daily.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 協力する、団結する
2. 引き合わせる、集める、まとめる
3. 立て直す

問題文の場合は、2番が適訳でしょう。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

1. To unify, consolidate, or join together the efforts or resources of a group or team.
2. To move or organize things closer to one another. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pull" and "together."
3. To create or organize something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pull" and "together."
4. To assemble or compile things from various places or sources. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pull" and "together."

 

Examples

• They somehow managed to pull together a plan of action.
• Let me now pull together the threads of my argument.
• The police are pulling together all the facts to try to figure out what happened last night.
• We're pulling employee surveys together from our branches around the country.
• The report pulls together findings from previous studies.

   

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Question of the Day #943

How studying what tickles our funny bone can help explain who we are.

From the lede of this article at Vox.

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔肘の外側の〕尺骨突起部
2. ユーモアの［を解する］センス

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. the place at the back of the elbow where the ulnar nerve rests against a prominence of the humerus
2. a sense of humor

   

Examples

• Tickle her funny bone and watch her laugh with delight. — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 22 Mar. 2023
• Ready to tune up your kids’ funny bone? — Heather Greenwood Davis, Family, 22 Dec. 2020
• This tickles my funny bone. — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 29 Sep. 2022
• He landed on the funny-bone of a boy struggling with Marty for the ball. ROUGH-HEWN|DOROTHY CANFIELD
• Her powerfully subtle acting can tickle the funny bone or pierce the heart with equally uncanny skill.

   

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Question of the Day #942

It's really beyond me that people think it's OK to post criminal acts, let alone participate in them after seeing them online.

From the 4th paragraph of this article at Newsweek.

  上記の文で、beyond meの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎には、形容詞をつけたabsolutely beyond meしか掲載されていませんが、基本的に同じ意味です。

《be ～》皆目見当がつかない

したがって、beyond meだけでは「見当がつかない」「理解できない」等になります。
もちろん、me以外の代名詞や名詞に換える子もできます。
 

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

not something that I can understand

   

Examples

• How they can live in such chaos is beyond me.
• Why she loves sports so much is beyond me. Personally, I've never seen the appeal of running around and getting sweaty.
• I'm confused. All this is beyond me.
• I can't follow any of the stuff they're teaching in this advanced math class. It is definitely beyond me.
• It is beyond me why you don't help with the chores even after I've asked you several times.

   

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Question of the Day #941

‘Shrek’ at 20: How the Soundtrack Became a Millennial Cultural Touchstone

From the headline of this article at Variety.

  上記の文で、touchstoneの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔金や銀などの〕試金石◆かつて金などの品質を調べるためにこすり付けた、玄武岩などの固く黒い石。
2. 〔他のものを試す〕試金石、基準

   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

1. a test or criterion for the qualities of a thing.
2. a black siliceous stone formerly used to test the purity of gold and silver by the color of the streak produced on it by rubbing it with either metal.

   

Examples

• Good service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurant.
• Silicon Valley Bank, whose demise precipitated the turmoil, isn’t Lehman Brothers, the investment bank whose bankruptcy in September 2008 became the touchstone event of the Great Recession. — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
• Since its release, Pi has become a touchstone for the math obsessed. — WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
• The Texas senator had hoped to hound the frontrunner on his erratic record on touchstone conservative issues. Times, Sunday Times (2016)
• With prescription drug abuse now classed as an epidemic in America, it has become something of a cultural touchstone. Times, Sunday Times (2013)

   

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