Question of the Day #1063

Pacifica businesses say foot traffic has dropped off after storms and pier closure

From the headline of this article at NBC Bay Area.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

歩行者［徒歩での］交通、客の出足

厳密に言うと「歩行者」と「客の出足」の二つの異なる意味になります。
 

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

1. people who are walking, not driving cars or riding bicycles
2. the number of people who go into a shop or business in a particular period of time

 

Examples

• The town centre was originally designed for foot traffic only.
• Foot traffic at stores across the country has declined this year.
• New openings drumming up foot traffic on the strip include Elyse Walker, Versace, and Hermès. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2024
• This particular data broker, called Near, uses smartphone location data to trace the foot traffic of about 1.6 billion people across 70 million locations in 44 countries. —Jesse Gilbert, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2023
• Shopper visits, a metric used to assess in-person sales, rose 4.6% compared on Black Friday compared to a year ago -- a rate that nearly doubled the average overall increase in foot traffic this year up to that point, retail data firm Sensormatic Solutions said. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1062

Phillip Schofield's relationship with Holly Willoughby 'in tatters' - 'Hung out to dry'

From the headline of this article at GB News.

  上記の文で、hang out to dryの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. ～を外に干して乾かす
2. （人）の秘密を公にする、（人）を有罪にする、（人）を辞めさせる、（人）に厳しく当たる

言うまでもなく、問題の見出しの場合は二つ目の訳です。ただ、意味としては、下記英語の定義にあるように「トラブルに直面している人を見捨てる」になります。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To desert one in a troubling situation.

 

Examples

• They felt they had been hung out to dry by their employers.
• He said, "We will not let the media hang this man out to dry."
• We will never allow one of our own to be hung out to dry by the media.
• The campaign manager was hung out to dry over the poorly scripted speech, even though his employer approved the message in advance.
• He says he's my friend, but then he totally hung me out to dry in that meeting! Not one word of support as the boss tore into me!

   

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Question of the Day #1061

Dollar stores are everywhere in the South.

From the headline of this article at WBHM.org.

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

《a ～》〈米・カナダ〉1ドル・ショップ◆1ドル以下の商品を売る店。物価上昇に伴い、1ドル超の価格が付けられている商品もある。◆【参考】pound shop

「1ドル・ショップ」は直訳でいいと思いますが、意訳は「百均」になるのではないでしょうか。
ちなみに、20世紀中頃まではdollar storeに相当する店はfive-and-dimeでした。  

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a store that sells inexpensive items priced usually at a dollar or a few dollars

 

Examples

• The band made a number of low-fi demo tapes which were sold at a dollar store.
• The corporation made branded and private label heavy-duty household cleaning products sold through dollar store, mass and grocery channels.
• Inflatable balloons, holiday decorations, toothbrushes and spices are some of the best deals you can buy at the dollar store. —The Tulsa World
• Daiso is often likened to a dollar store, known for budget-friendly pricing but a more limited range of products. —The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
• Dollar Tree closing stores — and opening them. Some dollar store chains also closed hundreds of stores in 2023, led by Family Dollar with more than 100 closures. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1060

“SISU” – Don’t poke the bear [MOVIE REVIEW]

From the headline of this article at Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine.

  上記の文で、poke the bearの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎等に適訳がないので、下記Cambridge Dictionaryの定義を訳すと、

わざとリスクをおかして人を怒らせる・侮辱すること。特に、その相手が自分より強い立場にある場合。

   

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary :

to intentionally make or try to make someone angry or offended, especially someone more powerful than you

 

Examples

• He attacked his colleagues for not wanting to poke the bear, referring to them not wanting to confront the president.
• "Don't poke the bear," was the warning about crossing the boss.
• Uncle Ned has finally stopped railing against our political system, so you better not poke the bear and get him going again!
• Why do you insist on poking the bear and doing things that make the boss mad?
• She knew her boss was already upset, so she decided not to poke the bear by asking for a day off.

   

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Question of the Day #1059

“Color me happy tonight,” he said with typical Larry Thompson enthusiasm.

From the headline of this article at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

  上記の文で、color me happyの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話〉（人）を～であると理解する［受け止める］◆【用法】慣用句として、通例「Color me + 形容詞など」の形で使われ、「私は、その形容詞などの表す状態だ」という意味を持つ。例えばColor me happy.＝「私は幸せ」。

   

Answer

According to Phrases.com:

it means you are happy

 

Examples

• ‘Color Me Happy’ Isn’t Just a Catchphrase …
• Feeling blue? Seeing red? Green with envy? I prefer color me happy!
• What words come to mind when you think color me happy?

   

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Question of the Day #1058

Trump Saying He Was Apple of Putin's Eye Sparks Condemnation

From the headline of this article at Newsweek.

  上記の文で、apple of one's eyeの意味は？
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意味：
英辞郎によると、

《the apple of someone's eye》（人）にとって非常にいとしいもの、（人）の自慢の種◆【語源】apple of the eye（瞳）⇒ 「大切な物」。
・I really like my dog. He is the apple of my eye. : 私は私の犬が大好きなんです。目に入れても痛くないほどかわいい。◆【注意】語源的には「目に入れても～」ではない。

   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

Special favorite, beloved person or thing.

 

Examples

• “Linda was fond of all the horses on the ranch, but the little palomino was the apple of her eye.”
• The youngest was the apple of his father's eye.
• His new baby girl was the apple of his eye.
• It's evident that the new project is the apple of the CEO's eye as he dedicates so much time to it.
• Many countries consider their cultural heritage to be the apple of their eye.

   

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Question of the Day #1057

Gird your loins because alcoholic Solo has arrived in Australia

From the headline of this article at LAD Bible.

  上記の文で、gird one's loinsの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎には、gird up one's loinsになっていますが意味は同じです。

気持ちを引き締める

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To prepare oneself to face or contend with something.

   

Examples

• You better gird your loins in preparation for another holiday with my dysfunctional family!
• They better gird up their loins—the weather up there is no joke.
• We girded our loins to face our competitors.
• He is girding his loins to demand financial compensation.
• I am girding up my loins for another round of high-level meetings.

   

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Question of the Day #1056

Lakers News: Los Angeles Team On The Fritz About To Face Jazz Team On The Rise

From the headline of this article at Sports Illustrated.

  上記の文で、on the fritzの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔機器などが〕正常に機能しなくなって、故障して

   

Answer

According to the Collins Dictionary:

(of an appliance, etc) broken or malfunctioning

 

Examples

• The fridge is on the fritz again.
• My mother's toaster went on the fritz.
• Dave Madore owns the arcade and jukeboxes inside the restaurant, where he was supposed to be Wednesday night to fix a jukebox that was on the fritz. —Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
• If your cell phone, for instance, landed on Venus, the thermal energy would set off a flurry of electrons and send your device on the fritz. —Debbie G. Senesky, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
• Low in fiber and high in simple carbohydrates, white rice is easy to digest—a major plus when your stomach is on the fritz, says Goldberg. —Women's Health, 17 Apr. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1055

Talkin' 'bout my generation: From boomers to zoomers, a simple guide to each age group

From the headline of this article at Euronews.com.

  上記の文で、zoomerの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

【名】 Z世代の人◆【参考】Generation Z

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a person born in the late 1990s or the early 2000s : a member of Generation Z

 

Examples

• Millennials and Zoomers aren’t parents and children respectively but rather siblings, one older and one younger, both forged by the internet.
• This colour is sometimes called Zoomer green to reference the generation who wears it.
• He said that while Millennials had to learn new tech after it came along, Zoomers “have had all the new tech since they were babies.”
• Zoomers represented 16% of apartment applications in 2019, but last year accounted for 22% of applications. … Millennials still dominate with just under half of rental applications, but over time their dominance will wane as that of Zoomers grows. —Aldo Svaldi
• Support for LGBTQ rights has exploded during the course of zoomers' lives, which may explain why more young adults are willing to be open about who they are. —Carter Sherman

   

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Question of the Day #1054

The $7 Billion Japanese E-Tailer That's Targeting the USA

From the headline of this article at Business of Fashion.

  上記の文で、e-tailerの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

《イ》Eテイラー◆可算◆インターネットを利用して商売する小売業者のこと。もともとは「e-retailer」であったが、発音しにくいのでこのように言う。◆【同】online merchant

   

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

a business that uses the internet to sell its products

 

Examples

• This company is the biggest wine e-tailer in California.
• Spend it online, and unless you live in exactly the same community as the e-tailer, nothing comes home. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
• Ultimately, however, the potential for a violation of one's privacy is typically out of their hands after purchasing from an online e-tailer or store.
• As opposed to e-tailers, micro-finance is a distinctly low technology business.
• Other frequent and potentially long-lived words include e-book, e-business, e-commerce, e-shopping, and e-tailer, but the popularity of such coinages as e-ballot, e-grocer, e-zine, and many others remains to be seen.

   

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Question of the Day #1053

Grease Monkey, SpeeDee Oil Change Receive Industry Award

From the headline of this article at Aftermarket News.

  上記の文では、Grease Monkeyは社名ですが、本来の意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈俗〉〔自動車などの〕整備士

   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

a mechanic, especially one who works on automobiles or airplanes.


 

Examples

• Many of his pilots began their careers as grease monkeys, taking apart, cleaning and reassembling engines.
• I got the grease monkey to fix my car.
• My brother in law is a grease monkey. He repairs Fords, so he always has plenty of work.
• `An old salt like me and a grease monkey like you, owners of one of the finest hotels in the world! - St. James, Ian FINAL RESORT (1986)
• Here are some deep discounts on devices that will unleash your inner grease monkey. —The Editors, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2020

   

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Question of the Day #1052

On a Wing and a Prayer

From the headline of this article at Plugged In.

  上記の文で、on a wing and a prayerの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

辛うじて、やっとのことで、運にすがって

   

Answer

According to the Collins Dictionary:

with only the slightest hope of succeeding

 

語源

英辞郎によると、

ひどい損傷を受けて帰還する戦闘機が、搭乗員の祈りによってやっと飛んでいるように感じられたことから。

 

Etymology

According to The Phrase Finder:

This phrase originated during WWII. The earliest reference that I can find to it is in the 1942 film The Flying Tigers. The screenplay, which was written by Kenneth Gamet and Barry Trivers, has John Wayne's character Captain Jim Gordon says this in a reference to the flight of replacement pilots:

Gordon: Any word on that flight yet?
Rangoon hotel clerk: Yes sir, it was attacked and fired on by Japanese aircraft. She's coming in on one wing and a prayer.

   

Examples

• With hardly any funding and a staff of six, they were operating on a wing and a prayer.
• His whole budget was based on a wing and a prayer. The Guardian (2021)
• When we opened our first salon, we did it on a wing and a prayer. Times, Sunday Times (2010)
• Last Sunday, out of desperation and on a wing and a prayer, Colmenares and his wife took their children, ranging from age 16 months to 12 years old and marched across the Rio Grande. —Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2022
• And the new fashion of last-minute ticket buying is confounding an industry that is forced to invest most of its capital up front, on a wing and a prayer. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022

   

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Question of the Day #1051

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene targeted in swatting attempt on Christmas Day

From the headline of this article at USA Today.

  上記の文で、swattingの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

【名】 スワッティング◆悪質ないたずら（または嫌がらせ）。「凶悪犯人が立てこもっている」などと虚偽の通報をして、第三者（いたずらのターゲット）の家に特殊部隊(SWAT)が派遣されるように仕向けること。

   

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

the action of making a false report of a serious emergency so that a SWAT team (= a group of officers trained to deal with dangerous situations) will go to a person's home, by someone who wants to frighten, upset, or cause problems for that person

 

Examples

• Swatting has become an increasingly popular harassment tactic among online gamers.
• A "swatting" hoax led to police shooting dead a 28-year-old man.
• The man who allegedly placed the "swatting" call has been arrested.
• But it reached a new level of notoriety when 28-year-old Andrew Finch was inadvertently killed by police in his Kansas home, a victim of a swatting prank in December 2017.
• Swatting is not new – it was on the FBI’s radar as early as 2008 – but its origins are murky.

   

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