Question of the Day #991

 

Joburg Prepaid Water Meters Get The Green Light

From the headline of this article at Power 98.7.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔着手・実施・実行などについて〕ゴーサイン［OK・承諾・許可・認可］を得る［もらう］、公式に許可［承認・認可］される

「ゴーサイン・許可をあたえる」は、give the green lightになります。さらに、greenlightだけでも「許可する」ということになります。
また、下記英語の定義にあるように、「交通信号の青信号」からきた例え。
   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To receive permission to proceed with some action or task. Likened to the green light of a traffic signal.

 

Examples

• We're just waiting to get the green light from our managers before we release the latest software update.
• But by the time I got the green light she had to drop out.
• A long five minutes later, I got the green light from my charge nurse.
• "The national team means the world to me - it's a huge motivation, so it was good that I got the green light from him," revealed Maloney.
• The council has given the green light for work to begin on the new shopping centre.

   

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Question of the Day #990

Heart of the Town: People leave more than letters at Sunset Beach's Kindred Spirit Mailbox

From the headline of this article at Star News Online.

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

1. 同趣味の人、気［気心］の合う人
2. 《kindred spirits》気の合う者同士

   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

Also, kindred soul. An individual with the same beliefs, attitudes or feelings as oneself.

 

Examples

• Dean and I are kindred spirits when it comes to spending money—we're both tight.
• We recognized each other as kindred spirits as soon as we met.
• I had always associated him with a superior and kindred spirit.
• Tarr finds a kindred spirit in anyone hoping to defy the status quo. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
• While the United States has angered its Gulf allies by apparently dithering over morality, curbing arms supplies and chilling relations, Saudi Arabia’s King-in-waiting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, has found a kindred spirit in China’s leader Xi Jinping. — Nic Robertson, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #989

Top 7 Off The Beaten Path Things To Do In Upstate New York

From the headline of this article at Travel Off Path.

  上記の文で、off the beaten pathの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 通り道を外れた、人跡まれな、人里離れた
2. 〈比喩〉他の人と同じやり方でなく

Off the beaten trackと言うこともできます。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

1. Little-known, or in a remote or lesser-known area. Said especially of a business or destination. A "beaten path" refers to a route that is frequently traveled.
2. Pursuing or following a trend, development, method, etc., that is unique or atypical.

 

Examples

• We'll definitely be able to get a table at that restaurant, it's really off the beaten path.
• I chose that island as a vacation spot because I knew it was off the beaten path and would give me some much-needed solitude.
• None of us were surprised when James decided to study yoga in India instead of going to college. He has always kept off the beaten path in life.
• We wanted to find a camping site that was a little bit off the beaten path.
• Unusual interests, off the beaten track experiences should be of interest.

   

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Question of the Day #988

Stocks or Bonds? For Warren Buffett, It's a No-Brainer

From the headline of this article at The Motley Fool.

  上記の文で、no-brainerの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈米話〉〔問題などが〕頭を悩ます必要のない［朝飯前の］こと

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

something that requires a minimum of thought

 

Examples

• The decision was a complete no-brainer.
• It should have been a no-brainer.
• Continuing down this highly successful road should be a no-brainer.
• For the skincare-conscious, this foundation will be a no-brainer. — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 3 July 2023
• Of course, relaxing at home in the air-conditioning is a no-brainer. — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 29 June 2023

   

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Question of the Day #987

Inflation Hawks At The Fed Need To Face The Music

From the headline of this article at Seeking Alpha.

  上記の文で、face the musicの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話〉自分の言動の報いを受ける［結果を潔く受け止める］

   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

To accept unpleasant consequences

 

語源

Vocabulary.comによると、

いくつかの説はありますが、一つは軍隊から来ている。19世紀のアメリカ軍では将校が不名誉除隊になった時に、ドラムのビートに合わせて退役させられた。もう一つの可能性は、かつて舞台役者はオーケストラの音楽に合わせて入場していた。

 

Etymology

According to Vocabulary.com,

There are a few theories about where this phrase came from, including a military origin — at one time, military officers were "drummed out" in disgrace after committing offenses. Another possible source is the idea of stage actors facing the orchestra when they walked on stage.

   

Examples

• He was caught cheating in an entrance examination and had to face the music.
• If she lied to me, then she'll just have to face the music.
• Wynn stood next to me and said, “Well, I guess it’s time we faced the music.” Hope Springs
• It’s one thing to ride a bus, but they eventually had to get off and face the music. The Freedom Writers Diary
• I glance at the clock—three minutes until he closes it and I have to face the music. Odd One Out

   

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Question of the Day #986

Olivia Dunne dishes on age range of autograph seekers after viral College World Series moment

From the headline of this article at FoxNews.com.

  上記の文で、dish on の意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎にdish onの訳はありませんが、dishの自動詞の2番の訳は

〈俗〉うわさ話をする、おしゃべりする、雑談する

したがって、dish onの訳は下記英語の定義によると「誰か・何かの噂話をする」になります。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

slang To gossip about someone or something.

 

Examples

• Those popular girls are always dishing on someone in our class.
• They spent an hour dishing on Wally.
• Stop dishing on her. She never hurt you!
• She agreed to dish the dirt on her ex-husband for a large fee.
• She’s ready to dish on boys, beauty, and break-ups in her new column.
• Stop dishing on her. She never hurt you!

   

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Question of the Day #985

It's time for Gigi Hadid to pick out a gown and boutonniere, because the three-time SI Swimsuit model is going to prom!

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

  上記の文で、boutonniereの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈フランス語・米〉ブートニエール◆男性がボタン穴に飾る花。伝統的にはボタン穴に花を挿すものだが、ラペルにピンで留めるものもある。通例ダンスパーティーや結婚式などの正式な場面で使われる。【語源】フランス語でbuttonholeの意味。

一般的、boutonniereは男性がラペルのボタン穴にさす花飾りで、コサージュ(corsage)は女性が襟元や胸や手首に飾るものとされています。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a flower or bouquet worn in a buttonhole

   

Examples

• The men wore suits and red-rose boutonnieres.
• Create your own corsage or boutonniere with flowers growing in your family's garden.
• The Morning Show actor was clad in a classic groom’s ensemble consisting of a navy suit adorned with a white boutonniere. —Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 June 2023
• Servers maneuvered around throngs of attendees dressed festively in bright emerald, shamrock prints, and green boutonnieres. —Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
• Customers can shop a large selection of custom and ready-to-wear ladies’ hats, fascinators, men’s hats, and boutonnieres. —Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 13 Mar. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #984

And what better way to top off an undergraduate degree and increase your chances of securing a great job than by earning an online master’s degree in computer engineering to boot?

From the 1st paragraph of this article at Admissions.blog.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

おまけに◆【同】in addition ; also

In additionやalsoと違って、文の冒頭で使うことは少なく、文末で使うことが多いです。  

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

in addition, by way of addition; furthermore

   

Examples

• He's kind, handsome, and wealthy to boot.
• She gets motion sickness, and she’s afraid of flying to boot.
• He is making money and receiving free advertising to boot!
• They have to be thin, attractive and well-dressed to boot.
• My friends believed that everyone in a suit was dull and conservative, and a philistine to boot. Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)

   

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Question of the Day #983

HOOKED ON EAST TEXAS: Lake Fork vs. O.H. Ivie Lake — The great lake debate

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. フック(hook)のような形状の、かぎの付いた、かぎにかかって、かぎ編みの
2. 〔魚が針に〕掛かった
3. 〔魅力的なものなどに〕夢中になって、病みつきになって、はまって、ふけって、とりこになって
4. 〈俗〉麻薬中毒の［になった］
5. 〈俗〉既婚の

問題文の適訳は、3番目です。基本的に、3、4、5の意味は2番の意味から派生したと思っていいでしょう。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. having the form of a hook
2. provided with a hook
3. made by hooking
4.              
   1. addicted to narcotics
                
   2. fascinated by or devoted to something

 

Examples

• Her friends talked her into playing golf, and now she's hooked.
• After our maiden voyage, we were all hooked, and spent every holiday or day off on the lake. — Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
• I was hooked after two episodes.
• During the Olympics, we all got hooked on ice dancing.
• Open this book and read a few pages and you will be hooked.

   

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Question of the Day #982

Some months could be great, and your invoices are paid on time, while others may feel like trying to draw water from a stone.

From the headline of this article at Witbank News.

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意味：
英辞郎等に"water from a stone"の訳はありません。問題文の"draw water from a stone"の他に"squeeze/wring/get water from a stone"という表現はありますが、どれも直訳をすれば「石から水を絞る」ということになります。つまり、「不可能またはとても困難である」という意味になります。下記英語の定義にあるように、これは特に人と対応しているときに使うことが多いのです。

   

Answer

In addition to "draw," other verbs used with "water from a stone" include, squeeze, wring, and get.
According to The Free Dictionary, "wring water from a stone" means:

To do something that is very hard to accomplish, especially when dealing with other people in some way.

 

Examples

• Good luck getting a group of toddlers to sit still—it's like wringing water from a stone.
• Don't bother trying to get an answer from him. You can't wring water from a stone.
• Trying to borrow money from my father is like trying to squeeze water out of a stone!
• You’re impossible to get along with! Trying to talk sense into you is like squeezing water from a stone.
• Trying to get you to do what I want is like getting water from a stone!

   

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Question of the Day #981

Beau Is Afraid Review: Ari Aster's New Head-Scratcher Is a Doozy

From the headline of this article at Movieweb.

  上記の文で、head-scratcherの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

難問、難題、謎

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

something that is confusing, mysterious, or hard to understand

 

Examples

• John’s computer problem was a real head-scratcher.
• I think we need to have more time to find a solution. It's a head-scratcher.
• Scheduling it on a holiday weekend and blocking off access to the lakefront was also a head-scratcher to some. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2023
• This has grown into far more than a confusing and confounding head-scratcher. — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2023
• We love college football for nothing if not the belief—hope even—that at any moment the unexpected could happen. Young as it is, this season has already provided its share of jaw-droppers and head-scratchers. — Holly Anderson

   

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Question of the Day #980

So when it’s all said and done, did you reach your goal?

From the 8th paragraph of this article at Medium.com.

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意味：
When it's all said and doneは変形でもとの表現はwhen all is said and doneです。
そして、英辞郎によるとwhen all is said and doneの意味は、

結局（のところ）、つまるところ、何だかんだ言っても、全てが終わってしまえば

   

Answer

When it's all said and done" is an alternate form of "when all's said and done." According to Grammarist.com "when all's said and done" means:

The common phrase when all is said and done generally suggests a situation’s outcome or conclusion after looking at all the relevant facts or arguments. It comes with a sense of finality, a verdict reached after a thorough stock of all the facts.

 

Examples

• When all's said and done, the doctors did what they could for Gordon, but he was too ill to survive.
• We’ll look at your grades at the end of the year, and when all is said and done, we’ll see if you deserve that new bike.
• It won't be easy, but when all is said and done, we'll be glad we did it.
• The candidates claim to have different views but, when all is said and done, they're very much alike.
• This suggests Mario is likely to have strong legs in the coming weeks, leaving it well positioned to become the top-grossing movie of 2023 when all is said and done. — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 9 Apr. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #979

Compston managed all this without the say-so of the Courtauld, which sent him a stinging letter.

From the 2nd paragraph of this article at Yahoo! News.

  上記の文で、say-soの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〈話〉〔自分勝手な〕意見、確信
2. 〈話〉〔権威ある〕許可、支持
3. 〈話〉決定［発言］権

上記のように、意味がかなり違うので文脈から読み取るしかありません。
問題文では、Courtaldという教育機関のsay-soをもらってないと言うことなので、「許可」ということになります。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1.              
   1. one's unsupported assertion or assurance
                
   2. an authoritative pronouncement
2. a right of final decision: SAY

 

Examples

• She's not allowed to do anything without her father's say-so.
• Don't just believe it on my say-so - find out for yourself.
• Essentially, if the bill becomes law, AI systems could still provide analysis and strategic suggestions regarding nuclear events, but ultimate say-so will rest firmly within human hands. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 May 2023
• Marchman takes it as a given that MLB basing its case on the say-so of a sketchy Floridian drug-dealer is preposterous.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS RIGHT TO PUNISH THE BIOGENESIS CHEATS | MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY | JUNE 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
• Marchman takes it as a given that MLB basing its case on the say-so of a sketchy Floridian drug-dealer is preposterous.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS RIGHT TO PUNISH THE BIOGENESIS CHEATS | MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY | JUNE 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

   

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