Monday, August 10, 2026

Question of the Day #1432

Military groups advocate for 7-day mail-in ballot grace period as they await Supreme Court decision
From the headline of this article at Spectrum News.

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

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Friday, August 7, 2026

Question of the Day #1431

A couple getting married in St. Lucia share the biggest lessons they've learned from planning a destination wedding
From the headline of this article at Business Insider.

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

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
リゾート婚◆リゾート地で行う結婚式。
上記の訳は間違っているわけではないが、下記の英語の定義は「伝統的には、destination weddingとは、挙式または披露宴が結婚するカップルの住んでいる地域以外のところで行われる」とのことです。

 

Answer

According to The Knot:
Traditionally, though, a destination wedding is a ceremony and/or reception that's held outside of the couple's hometown, which requires travel for most (if not all) of those involved.
 

Examples

  1. It's nearly impossible to create one, concise destination wedding definition because it looks different for every couple.
  2. According to The Knot 2025 Real Weddings Study, which surveyed nearly 17,000 recently married couples, destination weddings are somewhat common these days.
  3. The Caribbean islands, Mexico, and the Bahamas are among the most popular wedding destinations, though couples have endless options when it comes to locale.
  4. A big part of what makes something a ‘destination wedding’ is the randomness of the location.
  5. The sun setting over lapping ocean waves or behind the Eiffel Tower as you say “I do” to your beloved sounds downright magical. But a far-away wedding locale isn’t for every couple. Read on to discover whether a destination wedding is right for you.
   

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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Question of the Day #1430

Six WBC storylines in international event chock-full of star power
From the headline of this article at the New York Post.

  上記の文で、chock-full of (something)の意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "chock-full of (something) " mean?

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
〈話〉ぎっしり詰まった~、たっぷり入った~
   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:
Having a lot of something; very full of something.
 

Examples

  1. If you don't like raisins, you won't like this cake—it's chock full of them.
  2. Good luck fitting anything else in that storage locker—it is just chock full of boxes.
  3. You're looking to try out some new recipes? Well, that shelf over there is chock full of cookbooks, if you want to borrow one.
  4. 2016 was a year chock full of athletic insanity. – NY Post
  5. Except for one little detail, the final chapter of Elfrieda Knaak’s life reads like an Agatha Christie mystery novel. It was chock full of ambiguity. – Chicago Tribune
   

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Monday, August 3, 2026

Question of the Day #1429

Behind him Gunnersaurus bared his teeth and menacingly pawed the air
From the headline of this article at The Guardian.

  上記の文で、bare one's teethの意味は?
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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
〔動物・人が〕歯をむき出す[むき出しにする]
上記の意味の他に、怒り・攻撃性等を表す比喩として使用されることが多い。

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:
To display an angry, violent, or threatening reaction to or against something or someone, as does a dog or wolf when threatened.
 

Examples

  1. I will bare my teeth to anyone who tries to take away my land.
  2. We seemed to be getting along just fine, but she suddenly bared her teeth when I brought up religion.
  3. His refusal to accept my offer made it clear I'd have to bare my teeth.
  4. She bared her teeth during the heated argument.
  5. The dog bared its teeth at the stranger.
   

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Friday, July 31, 2026

Question of the Day #1428

Guest post: Why 1.5C and ‘well below’ 2C are part and parcel of one temperature goal
From the headline of this article at Carbon Brief.

  上記の文で、part and parcelの意味は?
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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
本質的な部分、要点
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
an essential or integral component
 

Examples

  1. Centuries ago in Europe, elaborate masks that concealed guests were part and parcel of events like the Venetian Carnival and May Day celebrations. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 May 2026
  2. Criticism will be part and parcel of anything new, of course. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
  3. Building that rapport and trust with clients is part and parcel with their clinical work. — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 5 July 2020
  4. “Extreme heat is part and parcel of our lives these days, and we must adapt to it,” Langer said in a statement. From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
  5. Ben Jones accepts a certain amount of frustration is part and parcel of being a football fan. From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
   

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Question of the Day #1427

Matt Pocock on LLM Planning: "Don't Bite Off More Than You Can Chew"
From the headline of this article at StartupHub.ai.

  上記の文でbite off more than one can chewの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "bite off more than one can chew" mean?

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
  1. かめないほどの量をかじり取る
  2. 〈比喩〉自分の能力を超えることを試みる[しようとする]、無理[背伸び](を)する、手に余ることを企てる◆自分の能力や限界を超えることに挑戦してしまい、対処しきれなくなることを意味する。
   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:
To take on more responsibility than one can handle.
 

Examples

  1. I bit off more than I could chew when I volunteered to manage three little league teams in one season.
  2. Lucy, it's OK to admit you've bitten off more than you can chew. These are two big projects you're juggling now.
  3. I think he's bitten off more than he can chew taking all those classes.
  4. By accepting two part-time jobs, he is clearly biting off more than he can chew.
  5. It feels like I bit off more than I could chew when I promised to complete this worksheet in one day.
   

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Monday, July 27, 2026

Question of the Day #1426

Privacy in a ‘fishbowl society’
From the headline of this article at The Hindu.

  上記の文で、fishbowlの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
  1. 金魚鉢(状のもの)◆可算
  2. 〈話〉〔プライバシーのない〕丸見えの場所
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
  1. a bowl for the keeping of live fish
  2. a place or condition that affords no privacy
 

Examples

  1. Being a politician these days means living in a fishbowl—every part of your life is open to public view.
  2. Living in a fishbowl yields its share of challenges, of course. — Shinan Govani, Town & Country, 9 Mar. 2016
  3. Athletes rarely got the chance to speak their minds from inside the fishbowl. — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021
  4. The coach warned us that if you play for a top NFL team you live in a fishbowl.
  5. Teaching is a high-pressure profession. We work in a fish bowl and it's not for everyone.
   

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Friday, July 24, 2026

Question of the Day #1425

RAKIM RESPONDS TO KENDRICK LAMAR’S ‘CHAINS & WHIPS’ NAME-DROP: ‘I SALUTE YOU, KING’
From the headline of this article at Billboard.

  上記の文で、name-dropの意味は?
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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
【自動】
〈話〉〔会話の中などで〕自分に有名人の知り合いがいることをほのめかす
   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:
VERB (USED WITHOUT OBJECT)
to indulge in name-dropping.
 

Examples

  1. He has an exasperating tendency to name-drop.
  2. The company likes to name-drop famous clients, including the US and Russian presidents.
  3. I’ll name-drop because Jeff Tweedy is a friend and he helped me get it and made it playable. - From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
  4. Of course, being a journalist, Avlon couldn’t help but name-drop other journalists he’d been reading. - From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2024
  5. That final name-drop — of a maverick American composer — is another useful reference point. - From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
   

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Question of the Day #1424

13 of the most cringeworthy things that happened on 'And Just Like That'
From the headline of this article at Business Insider.

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

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
【形】
〈俗〉〔物・状態・話・映像・写真などが〕非常に不快な、ゾッとする[引いてしまう・ドン引きする]ような、むしずが走る(ような)、気持ち悪い◆【参考】cringe◆【類】embarrassing ; disgusted
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
so embarrassing, awkward, or upsetting as to cause one to cringe
 

Examples

  1. His attempt at an apology was cringeworthy.
  2. The effect is odd at best, and painfully cringeworthy at worst. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
  3. Some who saw the video on social media described it as bizarre and even cringeworthy. — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  4. It’s almost always a little cringeworthy, but it’s also a reminder of food’s power to connect us. - From Salon ● May 9, 2025
  5. The text exchanges contain nothing remotely illegal or related to Epstein’s crimes yet are cringeworthy enough as to have forced Mr. Summers to take leave from teaching duties at Harvard. - From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
   

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Monday, July 20, 2026

Question of the Day #1423

How to Properly Cull the Herd — Part I
From the headline of this article at North American Whitetail.

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

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意味:
英辞郎によるとcullの他動詞の意味は、
  1. 〔最良・最上のものを~から〕選択する、えり抜く、抜粋する、選び取る
  2. 〔役に立たなくなった動物を〕間引く、(殺)処分する
  3. 〔花などを〕摘む、(摘み)集める
問題の記事は、North American WhitetailというWhitetail Deerに関するサイトからなので、cull the herdの意味が「群れを間引く」になります。
一般的に、動物が対象ですが、比喩的に人のチーム、グループ等で使用することもあります。

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:
  1. Literally, to separate or remove (and usually kill) inferior animals out of a herd so as to reduce numbers or remove undesirable traits from the group as a whole.
  2. By extension, to separate or remove people from a larger group.
 

Examples

  1. We had to quickly cull the herd when it came to light that some cows might be carrying an infectious disease.
  2. The farmers culled the herd to ensure that only the strongest would reproduce.
  3. With so many people applying for a limited number of jobs, employers have had to cull the herd by introducing much stricter criteria and a more elaborate application for hiring.
  4. Universities have long used standardized test results as a means of culling the herd of applicants they receive each year.
  5. Our team had grown too large to manage effectively, so we had to cull the herd.
   

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Friday, July 17, 2026

Question of the Day #1422

How kitsch became the defining aesthetic of right-wing America
From the headline of this article at Dazed.

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

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
  1. 〈ドイツ語〉キッチュ◆不可算◆ゴテゴテ飾り立てた低俗なもの。
  2. 〈軽蔑的〉俗受けを狙った芸術作品
  3. 〈軽蔑的〉低俗な装飾品
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
  1. something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often of poor quality
  2. a tacky or lowbrow quality or condition
 

Examples

  1. The restaurant is decorated with 1950s furniture and kitsch from old TV shows.
  2. Jurassic Park was kitsch, in a good way. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
  3. Some of the decor is a bit over the top and tongue in cheek, even veering into kitsch. — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2024
  4. His awareness of culture expresses itself only in the most godawful kitsch. - From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
  5. The truck stop was a wonderland of Southern kitsch. - From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
   

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Question of the Day #1421

Bitcoin ETFs Are Back to Square One: What $77.6B AUM Really Means
From the headline of this article at 99 Bitcoins.

  上記の文で、back to square oneの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "back to square one" mean?

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
  1. 〔すごろく遊びで〕振り出しの升目に戻って
  2. 〈比喩〉〔やり直すために・出直すために〕出発点[振り出し]に戻って、新規まき直しをして
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
to start over
 

Examples

  1. His idea didn't work, so he had to go back to square one.
  2. If your complaint is not upheld, you may feel you are back to square one.
  3. We got a phone call from the lawyers and it was back to square one.
  4. If this doesn't work we're back to square one.
  5. The opposing parties had been trying to come to a compromise, but when the negotiations broke down, they were back to square one.
   

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Monday, July 13, 2026

Question of the Day #1420

L’Oréal Paris taps into cultural zeitgeist with The Devil Wears Prada 2 collaboration
From the headline of this article at Cosmetics Business.

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

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
【名】
〈ドイツ語〉時代(の)思潮[精神]◆Zeitgeistとも表記◆【同】spirit of the age
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era
 

Examples

  1. His songs perfectly captured the zeitgeist of 1960s America.
  2. While some American commentators voiced befuddlement or disdain toward Europe’s low rates of air conditioning, France’s far right seized on the moment to criticize the government and push a plan for widespread AC installation, bringing the issue into the culture war zeitgeist. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 June 2026
  3. Lisa, as the world has come to know her, is one of the four members of Blackpink, the record-breaking, zeitgeist-altering girl group introduced in 2016 that is largely responsible for ushering South Korean pop, K-pop, into the global mainstream. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
  4. But the zeitgeist around the internet was that it would connect the world and improve lives. - From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
  5. There are few footballers of Haaland's calibre who have broken into the cultural zeitgeist quite like he has. - From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026
   

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Friday, July 10, 2026

Question of the Day #1419

What is Scarborough Shoal—the bone of contention between China and Philippines
From the headline of this article at The Print.

  上記の文で、bone of contentionの意味は?
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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
《a ~》争いのもと、不和の種、議論の主題[論点]
   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:
a subject, cause, or focal point of a dispute.
 

Examples

  1. The terms of the old man's will were a bone of contention to his survivors.
  2. Money is a common bone of contention in many marriages.
  3. One bone of contention: proposed studio units that he and some other local business owners say their workers neither want nor need. - From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
  4. The murky value of Warner’s cable channel portfolio has become a bone of contention in the company’s sale. - From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
  5. The weakness has been a major bone of contention in trade relations with the U.S. - From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026
   

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Question of the Day #1418

We Are Not in the Same Boat
From the headline of this article at Inside Higher Ed.

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

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
《be ~》同じ境遇[立場・苦境・運命]にある、行動[運命・危険]を共にする、運命共同体である、一連托生である◆【同】in the same situation
   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:
Sharing a particular experience or circumstance with someone else.
 

Examples

  1. She's always complaining that she doesn't have enough money, but we're all in the same boat.
  2. You can't ignore their problems because we're all in the same boat here.
  3. You can ignore their problems, but you could be in the same boat someday.
  4. My sister failed her driver's test, and I'll be in the same boat if I don't practice parallel parking.
  5. During the last economic recession, pretty much every business was in the same boat. Only certain industries are being affected this time around.
   

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Monday, June 29, 2026

Question of the Day #1417

For The Juiciest Burgers You've Ever Made, Add A Dollop Of This To Your Beef And Taste The Magic
From the headline of this article at AOL.

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

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
    【名】
  1. 少量の柔らかい食物◆可算
  2. 量◆【参考】big drop of; small drop of
    【他動】
  • 〔バター・ジャムなどを〕たっぷり塗る
ただし、下記英語の定義の一番を見ると、イギリスでは特に液体の場合は大きな量を意味することがあります。
また、例文にあるように比喩的に「ちょっとした」の意味で使用されることもあります。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
    noun
  1. chiefly British: an indefinite often large quantity especially of something liquid
  2. a lump or glob of something soft or mushy
  3. an amount given, spooned, or ladled out: PORTION
  4. a small lump, portion, or amount
  5. something added or served as if in dollops
    transitive verb
  • to serve or dispense in dollops
 

Examples

  1. Use a piping bag or cut the corner on a zip-top bag to easily create a neat dollop of sour cream. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  2. A bit of psychedelia, a cache of trumpets and a dollop of cheesy razzle-dazzle (The Beatles starred in a TV movie of the same name). — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  3. To serve, dress with fresh dill and a dollop of sour cream. — 
Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2022
  4. And there is always a healthy dollop of nostalgia when reminiscing about kits - those hazy childhood memories relived through a golden filter. - From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
  5. A dollop of tax reform, a big dose of deregulation and an AI investment boom are allowing the economy to cope with the tariff distortions and uncertainty. - From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
   

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Friday, June 26, 2026

Question of the Day #1416

‘Can’t get my black girl panties in a bunch’ over Hulk Hogan dropping the N-word
From the headline of this article at the Chicago Tribune.

  上記の文で、get (one's) panties in a bunchの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "get one's panties in a bunch" mean?

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
〈話〉〔ささいなことに〕イライラ[ピリピリ]する
このイディオムは主に米国で使用されていて、イギリスではget one's knickers in a twistが同じ意味で使用されます。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:
To become overly upset or emotional over something, especially that which is trivial or unimportant. Primarily heard in US.
 

Examples

  1. Ah, don't get your panties in a bunch, I'll have the car back by tomorrow morning!
  2. In my opinion, people are getting their panties in a bunch over this election.
  3. A: "Oh no, our picnic is ruined!" B: "It'll stop raining soon—don't get your panties in a bunch."
  4. Don’t get your panties in a bunch over a simple mistake.
  5. He got his panties in a bunch over the room assignment change.
   

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Question of the Day #1415

Want to Avoid Having a Picky Eater? Start Exposing Your Kids to Veggies Super Early—in the Womb
From the headline of this article at the Smithsonian Magazine.

  上記の文で、picky eaterの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
《a ~》好き嫌いの多い[激しい]人、食べ物にえり好みをする人
   

Answer

According to Wiktionary:
A person who is highly selective in what they do eat and what they do not eat.
 

Examples

  1. I don't want her to become a fussy or picky eater, but this could happen. - The Sun
  2. I just had to respond to last week's diatribe on 'picky eaters'. - Times, Sunday Times
  3. Only later did it occur to us that maybe the picky eaters had taken sensible precautions. - Times, Sunday Times
  4. Picky eaters are defined as those who consume an inadequate variety of food through rejection of a substantial amount of food stuffs that are both familiar and unfamiliar.
  5. Adult picky eaters remain an under researched group.
   

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Monday, June 22, 2026

Question of the Day #1414

Don’t lollygag in cars, COVID
From the headline of this article at The Maui News.

  上記の文で、logglygagの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
【自動】
〈米話〉時間を浪費する[のんびり過ごす]
なお、「時間を浪費する人」をlollygaggerと言います。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
informal
: to fool around and waste time : DAWDLE
 

Examples

  1. Stop lollygagging and get to work.
  2. For the players, the summer is not a time to lollygag. — Eliav Appelbaum, Daily News, 1 May 2025
  3. However, if the U.S. is really going to pull-off such a massive shift in its energy supply, it can’t wait and lollygag around. - From Slate • Sep. 16, 2021
  4. Inside the park, they lollygag in meadows along the main road, coexisting easily with the tourists. - From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 19, 2016
  5. They were under strict orders from their mother to run – not lollygag or walk or jog, but run – directly home after hitting the road’s curve. - From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2016
   

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Friday, June 19, 2026

Question of the Day #1413

Learning to “run with it
From the headline of this article at Furman News.

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意味:
英辞郎には、run with itだけでは掲載されていませんが、take the ball and run with it はあります。その意味は、
前任者から引き継いで主導権[リーダーシップ]を発揮する
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:
To take the initiative to do something independently.
 

Examples

  1. I got this really good idea for an ad campaign. I think I'm going to just run with it and present it to the boss when it's done.
  2. Teresa is a good reporter because when she sees a good story, she runs with it—she doesn't wait to be told what to cover.
  3. The Japanese took that technology and ran with it.
  4. It's up to him. If he studies, fine. If not, there's nothing we can do. He's the one who has to take the ball and run with it.
  5. We had a very vague idea of what we wanted, but the marketing team just took the ball and ran with it.
   

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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Question of the Day #1412

Rui Vitória proud of bumptious Benfica
From the headline of this article at UEFA.com.

  上記の文で、bumptiousの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
【形】
〔能力を自慢し過ぎて〕横柄な、偉そうな、傲慢な、高慢ちきな、尊大な
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive : OBTRUSIVE
 

Examples

  1. And it’s been a very bumptious relationship ever since. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  2. Gorsuch’s abrupt pivot to arrogance has been on full display in his bumptious opinions and questions from the bench. — Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 18 Oct. 2017
  3. Americans are not afraid of bumptious, raucous, and robust debate about these matters. — Joe Palazzolo, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2018
  4. “And what do you know? You are too young: you smell of your mother’s milk. You have the bumptious, graceless confidence of the recently born.” -
 Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
  5. As a bitter and somewhat bumptious critic Mr. Weaver made his early reputation on the Chicago Daily News. - Time Magazine Archive
   

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Monday, June 15, 2026

Question of the Day #1411

CBS News Chicago Layoffs Rattle Journalists: ‘A Crying Shame
From the headline of this article at IMDb.

  上記の文で、a crying shameの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
非常に残念なこと
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
a situation that makes one feel sad or disappointed
 

Examples

  1. That struck me as both a crying shame and wholly unsurprising. — Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
  2. It's a crying shame that we never met again in later life. - The Sun (2010)
  3. It is unlikely to happen, which is a crying shame. - The Sun (2013)
  4. It's a crying shame that so much money has been wasted on this pointless political campaign.
  5. It's a crying shame that people cannot afford adequate housing.
   

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Friday, June 12, 2026

Question of the Day #1410

Watch moment Holly Willoughby left screaming and swearing as she braves white-knuckle lap round F1 track
From the headline of this article at The Sun.

  上記の文で、white-knuckleの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
    【形】
  • ひどく緊張させる、手に汗握る、ハラハラさせる、ゾッとさせる、肝を冷やす
  • ひどく緊張させるもの、ハラハラさせるもの、ゾッとさせるもの
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
marked by, causing, or experiencing tense nervousness
 

語源

英辞郎によると、
【語源】緊張や恐怖で拳を強く握り締めると指関節の皮膚が白く見える様子から  
 

Etymology

According to Wiktionary:
Evoking the imagery of tightly clenched hands with reduced bloodflow to the knuckles.
   

Examples

  1. Hats off to both sets of players for providing such a white-knuckle ride over two legs. - The Guardian (2015)
  2. But if this is all too much of a white-knuckle experience there are rides for all ages. - The Sun (2010)
  3. At eight episodes, of course, the show can’t possibly be the white-knuckle trip that the film was. — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
  4. Zion Adventures has had climbers as young as 5 and as old as 74 white-knuckle their way along the routes. — Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
  5. Your fun night out is suddenly about to become a wild, white-knuckle ride into the abyss. — Pitchfork, 11 Dec. 2023
   

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Question of the Day #1409

Zhuzh Up Your Web Content with Widgets and Styles
From the headline of this article at Lewis & Clark.

  上記の文で、zhuzhの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎に単語としてのzhuzhはありませんが、句動詞のzhuzh upはあってその意味は、
おしゃれで今風な感じにする
なお、動詞の他に名詞としてもzhuzhを使うことができます。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
    Noun
  • a small improvement, adjustment, or addition that completes the overall look, taste, etc. of something
    Verb
  • to improve in flavor or appearance by way of a small improvement, adjustment, or addition —often used with up
 

語源

英辞郎によると、
◆髪に泡状整髪剤やディップなどをつけてわざと少し乱れた感じにしてみたり、袖を少しまくり上げてみたりなど、ちょっと手を加えて洗練さやスタイリッシュな感じを増すこと。米国のコメディードラマ『Queer Eye for the Straight Guy』(2003年)で、ゲイのヘア・スタイリストやファッション関係者などがせりふで多用し、流行語となった。
 

Etymology

According to Merriam-Webster:
The word has been in use since at least the 1970s, and gained wild popularity during the 2018 reboot of Queer Eye, a television series in which a fellow needing help in the areas of fashion, grooming, living space, food, and social grace gets a makeover courtesy of five talented gay men. While often used as a verb (usually paired with up), zhuzh is also a noun that refers to a small improvement or adjustment, as in “my hair just needs a quick zhuzh and I’ll be ready to go.”
   

Examples

  1. Even ingredients such as sour cream, tofu, and eggs can be revived after freezing, and items such as tortillas and bread can be zhuzhed up in a toaster or pan. —Anna Perling
  2. What are a few things people can do to make a basic grocery store bouquet really sparkle, get to that next level? … What can we do to zhuzh it up? —Andee Tagle
  3. The stylist said he would zhuzh up the outfit with a hat.
  4. The former New Inn now boasts a zhuzhed-up beer garden.
  5. They just want you to basically be able to take something you’ve already written and kind of zhuzh it up a little bit.
- New York Times, Jun 14, 2024
   

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Monday, June 8, 2026

Question of the Day #1408

NM renewable energy advocates decry 'herky-jerky' policies
From the headline of this article at the Public News Service.

  上記の文で、herky-jerkyの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
【形】
発作的に動く、ぎくしゃくした動きの
 問題の見出しの場合、意訳として「一貫性のない」「でたらめな」等がいいのではないかと思います。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
characterized by sudden, irregular, or unpredictable movement or style
 

Examples

  1. The herky-jerky motion of the camera made the mobile phone video difficult to watch.
  2. We enjoyed watching her imitate the herky-jerky dance moves of her favourite cartoon character.
  3. Hamstring injuries are notoriously tricky, particularly for players such as Dončić, whose games rely on herky-jerky changes of speed and direction. —Law Murray, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  4. The way that life unfolds in herky-jerky, unpredictable rhythms informs the experimental approach that Dijon, a 33-year-old producer-singer, takes to R&B. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
  5. It's a deliciously strange, herky-jerky pop number, orchestrated by synth bassoons and merry-go-round organs. - From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024
   

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Friday, June 5, 2026

Question of the Day #1407

MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT CATTY-CORNER FROM BELLAMONT RV PARK
From the headline of this article at Bellamont RV Park News.

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

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意味:
英辞郎には、catty-corneredとして掲載されていますが、同じ意味です。
    【形】
  1. 対角線の、はすかいの、斜め向かいの
  2. 【副】
  3. 対角を成して、対角的に、はすかいに
同じ意味でkitty-cornerとも言います。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
in a diagonal or oblique position
 

Examples

  1. Our offices are next to the bank and catty-corner from McDonald's restaurant.
  2. He approached the hospital catty-corner, through the parking lots.
  3. Then she leant forwards – the cottage rooms were small, so our sofa and her chair were close to each other, catty-corner – and took my and Hifa’s clasped hands in hers.
  4. The clothing shop is just catty-corner to our barracks.
-- What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper
  5. She’s just sitting at her desk, catty-corner to mine, with her hands clasped in front of her, and her thick dark braid twisting over her shoulder.
-- The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller
   

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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Question of the Day #1406

In a pickle: 3 arrested, 115 kg of meth seized in B.C. shipment destined for Australia
From the headline of this article at the Northern Sentinel.

  上記の文で、in a pickleの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
《be ~》困っている、厄介なことになっている、困った立場に陥っている、苦境にある
なお、下記英語の定義にあるようにpickleの形容詞としてprettyやrightがしばしば使われます。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:
In a troublesome or difficult situation. The adjectives "pretty" and "right" are commonly used before "pickle."
 

語源

英辞郎によると、
in de pekel zitten(漬け汁の中に座っている ⇒ どうすればよいのか分からない)というオランダ語のイディオムの直訳に由来する。
なお、下記Wiktionaryの英語の語源では、英語で初めて使用されたのがシェークスピアのThe Tempestのようです。

 

Etymology

According to Wiktionary:
The term refers to being in pickling solution, presumably unpleasant. It was first used in English by William Shakespeare in The Tempest (1611), although the phrase had been used in Dutch earlier.
   

Examples

  1. Boy, am I in a pickle—I accidentally made plans to meet with two different clients today.
  2. We're in a pretty pickle now because the hotel gave our room away.
  3. Oh, we're in a pickle, all right! Just how are we going to explain this to the boss without getting fired?
  4. He was likely in a pickle, what with Uncle Dan being ill and just one maid left to do the lot.
  5. 2021 September 1, Taylor Lorenz, “She’s the Investor Guru for Online Creators”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
    Cody Ko, a YouTube star with 5.7 million subscribers, found himself in a pickle in May.
   

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Monday, June 1, 2026

Question of the Day #1405

What it takes to put the pedal to the metal this winter
From the headline of this article at the CBC.

  上記の文で、put the pedal to the metalの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "put the pedal to the metal" mean?

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
〔自動車の〕ペダル[アクセル]を思い切り踏み込む、思い切り車の速度を上げる、全力で進む
Putの他にpress/push/keepを使うこともできます。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
  1. to drive very fast
  2. to work very quickly
 

Examples

  1. It would normally take us three days driving to New York from Colorado, but with my brother putting the pedal to the metal, we made it in two.
  2. We're going to be late—put the pedal to the metal!
  3. Put the pedal to the metal, boys—we need to get these packages shipped by the end of the day.
  4. Later, Brooks' brother alleged that racism helped put the pedal to the metal.
  5. By the second half of the game, the Tigers had really started to put the pedal to the metal.
   

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Friday, May 29, 2026

Question of the Day #1404

About South County: Classless comments apropos of outgoing RIDOT director’s legacy
From the headline of this article at IndependentRI.com .

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

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
【副】
  1. 〈文〉適切に、折よく
  2. 〈文〉さて、ところで
【形】
  1. 〈文〉折よい、適切な
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
adjective
  1. being both relevant and opportune
adverb
  1. at an opportune time: SEASONABLY
  2. by way of interjection or further comment : with regard to the present topic
 

Examples

  1. The ceremony concluded with the reading of an apropos poem.
  2. The comment, though unexpected, was apropos.
  3. This short yet spacious and powerful book … reminds us of the careful and apropos writing of J. M. Coetzee, W. G. Sebald and Uwe Timm. —Thomas McGuane, New York Times Book Review, 24 June 2007
  4. I went up to New York last weekend; apropos, have you seen your New York cousins lately?
  5. Surefire Market is located where Leah & Louise used to be, and that seems apropos. —Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
   

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Question of the Day #1403

Trump Offers Rose-Colored Glasses in Economic-Focused Speech
From the headline of this article at Bloomberg Government.

  上記の文で、rose-colored glassesの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
楽観的な考え方◆【直訳】バラ色の眼鏡 ⇒ それを通すと全てがバラ色に見える。過剰な楽観の例え。
   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:
a cheerful or optimistic view of things, usually without valid basis.
 

Examples

  1. Optimists really do seem to look at the world through rose-colored glasses.
  2. He saw life through rose-colored glasses.
  3. Everyone on Wall Street supposedly was wearing rose-colored glasses back in early 2000. - From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
  4. I don’t have blinders or rose-colored glasses on when it comes to the state of America and how race shapes the way people see the world. - From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023
  5. "That always happens when someone dies. People put on rose-colored glasses and talk about the good times." - From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
   

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Monday, May 25, 2026

Question of the Day #1402

A Government that can ‘find money at the drop of a hat’ for one industry cannot seek restraint at pay talks, Sligo gathering hears
From the headline of this article at the Irish Independent.

  上記の文で、at the drop of a hatの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
  1. 合図一つで、早速、すぐさま
  2. 〔ちょっとした機会があると〕ためらわずに、待ってましたと言わんばかりに
   

Answer

According to the Longman Dictionary:
immediately and without pausing to think about what you are going to do
 

Examples

  1. Some of these corporations threaten to sue at the drop of a hat.
  2. He's willing to organize anything guests want at the drop of a hat.
  3. I hate to speak in public, but she’ll get up on stage at the drop of a hat.
  4. India is one part of the world I would go to at the drop of a hat.
  5. It could all just go to waste at the drop of a hat. - The Guardian (2021)
   

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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Question of the Day #1401

Color Me Creative
From the headline of this article at Science.

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

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意味:
Color meは、英辞郎では単独の訳はなく必ず対象の単語との熟語としての訳しかありません。そこで、下記The Free Dictionaryの定義を訳すと、
特定の感情や状態を表す感嘆のあまり発する言葉
です。
英辞郎でcolor meを検索したページは、さまざまな使い方の参考になると思いますので、ぜひご覧になってください。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:
An exclamation used to indicate some particular emotion or condition.
 

Examples

  1. You did the dishes and cleaned your room? Well, color me amazed—I never thought the day would come!
  2. A: "See? I told you I wasn't the one who did it." B: "Color me wrong. Sorry, Tom."
  3. We're actually getting a raise this year? Whoa, color me shocked!
  4. Well, color me surprised! I wasn't expecting you here.
  5. Oh, phew. Color me relieved.
   

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Monday, May 18, 2026

Question of the Day #1400

Now that you Know the Ropes, Here's How to Climb Higher
From the headline of this article at EMEA Recruitment.

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In the sentence above, what does "know the ropes" mean?

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
こつを知っている
「こつ」とありますが、とある組織等の「仕組み」「内情」等、主語次第で意訳がかなりあります。
 

Answer

According to :
To be familiar with the details of an operation
 

Examples

  1. “You won't have to train the new computer operator; she already knows the ropes.”
  2. That creates a daunting challenge — particularly for young investigators, who don’t yet know the ropes. From Nature • May 23, 2017
  3. That you can know the ropes and yet not be hemmed in by them. From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2018
  4. The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her. Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME
  5. I know it's a lot to take in right now, but you'll get to know the ropes soon enough.
   

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Friday, May 15, 2026

Question of the Day #1399

Peru robbery: Shoe-shop thieves get off on the wrong foot
From the headline of this article at the BBC.

  上記の文で、get off on the wrong footの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
第一歩[出だし]を誤る、出だしで失敗する[つまずく]、悪いスタートを切る、滑り出しに失敗する
Getの代わりにstarted off on the wrong footと言うこともできます。また、反対の意味としてget/start off on the right footと言うこともできます。
 

Answer

According to the Longman Dictionary:
to start a job, relationship, etc badly by making a mistake that annoys people
 

Examples

  1. We got off on the wrong foot the other day and it was my fault.
  2. We just got off on the wrong foot the other day.
  3. Would you give some advice on how to start my new business? I don’t want to get off on the wrong foot.
  4. Unfortunately, Pope got off on the wrong foot with his new troops.
  5. He got off on the wrong foot with a tactless remark about his audience.
   

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Question of the Day #1398

Here's why I don't care about fair weather fans and you shouldn't either
From the headline of this article at CBS Sports.

  上記の文で、fair weather fanの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
《野球》好天の時だけのファン◆勝っているときだけそのチームを応援するファンのこと。  
   

Answer

According to Your Dictionary:
A fan who only pays attention to their favorite team when they are performing well.
 

Examples

  1. I've been rooting for the home team in their playoff run, but I'll admit I'm just a fair-weather fan.
  2. Yeah, I get sad when the Marlins lose, but I still support them regardless. I'm not a fair-weather fan.
  3. Please, you're just a fair-weather fan. I know you can't name five players on the team!
  4. He's just a fair-weather fan who disappears when the team starts losing.
  5. Fair-weather fans are often criticized by loyal supporters.
   

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Monday, May 11, 2026

Question of the Day #1397

Pair have other fish to fry
From the headline of this article at The Irish Times.

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
〔依頼・提案などに応じられない理由として〕他にやるべきことがある
   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:
To have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to.
 

Examples

  1. I hope the boss keeps this meeting short—we all have other fish to fry.
  2. I can't worry about that now, I have other fish to fry!
  3. "We've got a few other fish to fry before we get there, but I think we've said since we introduced Jacob that he's got a huge future in front of him," McCullum said. - From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
  4. As it turns out, the administration has other fish to fry at the moment. - From Salon • Jul. 12, 2019
  5. "We have so many other fish to fry," said Robin Raphel, a former assistant secretary of State for South Asia who is a senior associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies think-tank. - From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2022
   

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Friday, May 8, 2026

Question of the Day #1396

Managing Partner Sam Pond Pays His Respects at Workers’ Memorial Breakfast
From the headline of this article at Pond Lehocky.

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
敬意を表する、表敬訪問する、弔問に訪れる
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
to visit or speak with someone in a polite way as a sign of respect
 

Examples

  1. I went up to her after the meeting and paid my respects.
  2. I think we should go over and pay our respects to the new neighbors and make them feel welcome to the area!
  3. I'm heading to Janet's house after her father's funeral on Sunday to pay my respects to her and her family.
  4. 2025 April 21, Devin Watkins, “Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88”, in Vatican News‎[1]:
    Mr. Bruni told journalists that, as of Monday evening, Pope Francis' closest collaborators have begun to pay their respects to the late Pope.
  5. “After all, it’s the usual thing to do, isn’t it, to pay one’s respects to a bride?” - From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
   

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Question of the Day #1395

Israel’s fait accompli in Gaza
From the headline of this article at Al Jazeera.

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
〈フランス語〉既成事実
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
 a thing accomplished and presumably irreversible
 

Examples

  1. In some years, the presentation of the best picture prize in the final minutes of the Oscars telecast feels like a fait accompli. - Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  2. The citizens of New York City will be faced with a fait accompli. - David Donovan, New York Daily News, 22 May 2024
  3. That’s not a criticism that this was some sort of fait accompli. — Albert Breer, SI.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  4. The policy change was presented to us as a fait accompli, without consultation or discussion.
  5. But his promise to review consultant contracts that have been normally regarded as a fait accompli is a good start, some observers say. - From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025
   

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Monday, May 4, 2026

Question of the Day #1394

Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores
From the headline of this article at the Guardian.

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意味:
英辞郎にこの用語はまだ掲載されていないので、AIツールギャラリー の説明を引用します。
いま、AIを使って一人ひとりに異なる価格を表示する「監視プライシング(Surveillance Pricing)」が、米国を中心に広がっています。
購入履歴、閲覧行動、使っているブラウザやスマートフォンの機種、さらにはバッテリー残量まで分析し、「この人ならいくらまで払うか」をAIが算出して価格を変える仕組みです。
   

Answer

According to Epic.org:
Surveillance pricing is the practice of collecting personal information about consumers and charging different prices to individual (or groups of) consumers for the same goods or services. The goal of surveillance pricing is to infer the highest price that the customer is willing to pay, based on consumers’ personal data and other market data.
 

Examples

  1. “Surveillance Pricing” Hurts Consumers, Incentivizes More Corporate Spying on Them
  2. There’s no doubt that at core, the kind of leverage that surveillance pricing enables is something that hurts ordinary people — especially those least able to afford it.
  3. The Federal Trade Commission’s initial findings from its surveillance pricing market study revealed that details like a person’s precise location or browser history can be frequently used to target individual consumers with different prices for the same goods and services.
  4. Have you ever shopped online for a flight, only to find that the price mysteriously increased the second time you checked? Or have you and a friend searched for the same hotel room on your phones, only to find your friend sees a lower price? This isn’t a glitch — it’s surveillance pricing at work.
  5. What makes surveillance pricing controversial isn’t just the price difference — it’s that you usually don’t know it’s happening. There’s rarely any disclosure or obvious way to compare your price with what others see.
   

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Friday, May 1, 2026

Question of the Day #1393

FCC Demands Early Review of Disney Broadcast Licenses Amid Kimmel Kerfuffle
From the headline of this article at Yahoo! News Malaysia.

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、
【名】
〈英俗〉〔不要な〕ばか騒ぎ、騒動◆可算
   

Answer

According to :
a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict
 

Examples

  1. Allow me also to say one thing about the issue that has created some kerfuffle, namely voting rights.
  2. We have all this great kerfuffle over one year—reducing the age from 21 to 20.
  3. The kerfuffle comes amid questions about whether Mamdani will go forward with a project that would expand luxury housing at Hudson Yards. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  4. A kerfuffle ensued about whether the Africans had the right to take a lunch break. — Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2017
  5. This has caused, to put it mildly, no end of kerfuffle. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2023
   

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Question of the Day #1392

SOONER OR LATER, WE ALL JUMP THE SHARK
From the headline of this article at My Sun Day News.

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

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
〈俗〉〔一時は人気があった存在・特にテレビドラマなどが〕落ち目になる、人気回復を狙って悪あがき[やたらと派手なことを]する
   

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:
(usually of television shows) to reach a point where something stops becoming more popular or starts to decrease in quality
 

語源

英辞郎によると、
【語源】アメリカのテレビドラマHappy Days(1974~1984年)に登場人物が水上スキーで「サメを飛び越える」場面があり、それ以降だんだん話がつまらなくなったという。
 

Etymology

According to Wiktionary:
From Hollywood (Part 3), an episode in 1977 during the fifth season of the American television series Happy Days, in which the character Fonzie jumped over a shark on waterskis. The expression argues that it was at this point that the show bore no similarity to its original form.
   

Examples

  1. The show jumped the shark a few years ago.
  2. Will Twitter soon jump the shark?
  3. Jumping the shark is typically applied to TV shows which are losing their audience, or have run out of creativity.
  4. I would define jumping the shark for classic rock as the point when a successful classic rock band, adapted a new, inferior sound in order to increase their audience, to jump on a new musical trend, or simply because they had run out of good song ideas.
  5. 2003, Jon Hein, Jump the Shark, book overview (revised edition; Plume; →ISBN, 9780452284104)
    Happy Days infamously jumped the shark when Fonzie literally jumped a shark on water skis. I Love Lucy jumped the shark when Lucy and Ricky moved to the suburbs. The Brady Bunch jumped the shark when Cousin Oliver moved in.
   

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Monday, April 27, 2026

Question of the Day #1391

Nvidia's 'meh' moment
From the headline of this article at Reuters.

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

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
  1. 【形】
    〈俗〉別に大したことはない、期待ほどではない、凡庸な
  2. 【間投】
    〈俗〉まあ(いいか)、別に◆無関心・投げやり。
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
  1. not impressive: SO-SO
  2. APATHETIC, INDIFFERENT
 

Examples

  1. We thought it would sell, but customers are saying “Meh!”
  2. My lashes are just kind of meh — dark, but short and straight, with sparse/light bottom lashes. — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 18 June 2021
  3. My feeling about meh food is that the number one culprit is usually underseasoning. — Molly Baz, Bon Appétit, 20 Apr. 2021
  4. In a new interview, the comic — who recently announced the end of his popular and long-lived podcast “WTF” — criticized the current podcast landscape as awash in meh. - From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025
  5. “It’s a long life to spend doing something you’re only meh about,” I insist. - From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
   

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Friday, April 24, 2026

Question of the Day #1390

Comms etymology: What’s the scuttlebutt? The origins of words heard around the office
From the headline of this article at Ragan.com.

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
  1. 飲料水用のたる◆不可算
  2. 〈米話〉うわさ、ゴシップ
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
    1. a cask on shipboard to contain fresh water for a day's use
    2. a drinking fountain on a ship or at a naval or marine installation
  1. RUMOR, GOSSIP
 

Examples

  1. Besides, he has no proof that the allegations are true; Washington is full of scuttlebutt.
  2. And both the scuttlebutt and spoilers could conceivably conspire to hurt the bottom line. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
  3. For all the scuttlebutt about the Big 12’s new LED glass court, reviews have mostly been positive from players and coaches. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
  4. I’ve heard scuttlebutt from the donor community, some of whom are reportedly miffed to have their microscopically printed names out of circulation. - From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2022
  5. Just as the scuttlebutt had it, we men of the First Marine Amphibious Corps were heading for the Solomons to force a landing on Bougainville. - From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
   

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Monday, April 20, 2026

Question of the Day #1389

A leopard can’t change its spots’ – Norton says as he rehashes APNU’s promises at Bagotsville
From the headline of this article at the NewsRoom.gy.

  上記の文で、a leopard can’t change its spotsの意味は?
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意味:
英辞郎によると、
ヒョウは自分で斑点を変えられない。/ヒョウは、いつまでたってもヒョウ柄のまま。/持って生まれた性質は直らない。/性格を変えることはできない。/三つ子の魂百まで。
   

Answer

According to :
used to say that people cannot change their basic personalities, habits, etc.
 

Examples

  1. After our breakup, he came crawling back, trying to convince me that he'd changed, but I know that a leopard can't change its spots.
  2. You're never going to convince Tom about this—he's too stubborn, and a leopard can't change its spots.
  3. A: "Come on, a leopard can't change its spots." B: "I thought so too, but the former president really seems to have changed his views on social welfare since leaving office."
  4. He's a conservative, no matter what he says; the leopard cannot change its spots.
  5. “I don’t believe he has really gone legit. A leopard doesn’t change its spots.”
   

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Friday, April 17, 2026

Question of the Day #1388

'It's still in shambles': Can Boeing come back from crisis?
From the headline of this article at the BBC.

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In the sentence above, what does "in shambles" mean?

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
めちゃくちゃで、最悪で
In a shamblesと言うこともあります。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:
Completely destroyed or wrecked.
 

Examples

  1. Many years of neglect have left the house in shambles.
  2. After the earthquake, the town lay in shambles.
  3. Our economy is in shambles.
  4. Under US pressure, she is grappling with leading a country saddled with the world's largest proven oil reserves but an economy in shambles. From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
  5. Experts say these policy shifts have broken a student loan system that was already in shambles, leaving nearly 45 million borrowers, disproportionately women, in financial and emotional distress. From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
   

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Question of the Day #1387

Why do female leaders keep getting thrown off the 'glass cliff'?
From the headline of this article at The Standard.

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In the sentence above, what does "glass cliff" mean?

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意味:
英辞郎によると、
ガラスの断崖◆失敗の恐れが非常に高い地位。特に、業績の悪い時にglass ceilingを突き破って昇進し、難しい仕事をさせられている女性の地位。
もともと女性対象の言葉で今でも女性の場合が多いけれども、マイノリティーや男性でも対象になることがあります。

 

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:
a situation in which you are only given a high position in an organization when there are difficult conditions which make you likely to fail
   

Examples

  1. Women were often left teetering on a glass cliff after being handed impossible jobs.
  2. This lack of support for women and minorities is central to the glass cliff phenomenon.
  3. Beware the glass cliff - you'll get a lofty promotion, but failure will be guaranteed.
  4. This dynamic, where a talented female leader inherits a collapsing situation, is so common in the business world that experts have a name for it: The glass cliff. From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025
  5. The glass cliff theory holds up in business as well as politics, and, according to a 2011 Harvard Business Review report, “does not seem to apply to organizations with a history of female leaders.” From Seattle Times • May 15, 2023
   

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