Question of the Day #850

'Disgruntled' Prince Harry will 'pull no punches' in upcoming memoir

From the headline of this article at The News.

  上記の文で、pull no punchesの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "pull no punches" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

手加減しない

Pull punches/pull a punchを直訳すると、「パンチの力を抜く」なので、pull no punchesが上記の訳になるわけです。
また、下記例文2と3のようにnot pull any/your punchesの変形もあります。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To act without restraint or limitations; to not soften one's words or actions.

   

Examples

• My father is very direct and pulls no punches.
• Her image is that of an investigative reporter who doesn't pull any punches.
• She doesn't pull her punches when talking about lazy people.
• The doctor pulled no punches but told us the whole truth.
• Everyone around here is so afraid to be honest with me because I'm the boss, but I need you to pull no punches — what exactly do you think is wrong with the company?

   

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Question of the Day #849

Kirkland Signature. Two-Buck Chuck. Simple Truth. Cat & Jack. Great Value. Amazon Basics. Store brands have never been more popular.

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

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

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

自社ブランド、ストアブランド商品◆例えば、Safewayというスーパーなら、"Safeway's bath tissue"（トイレット・ペーパー）などがストアブランド商品に当たる。

とありますが、いわゆる「プライベートブランド」です。
ところが、英語では会社や店舗によって呼び方がいろいろあります。例えば、store brandの他にprivate label, white label, generic brand  

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a product that is made for a store and has the store's name on it

 

Examples

• Unlike national brands, store brands can lower their prices and still be profitable.
• He told them a strong store brand would free them from the tyranny of manufacturers.
• Due to the fact that all of these are store brands, the stores are often competitive to get buyers to their store brand.
• What’s more, retailers like Target and Walmart are ramping up their store brands. - HOW CLOROX’S NEW CEO PLANS TO TURN DISINFECTANT WIPES INTO FUTURE WINS|PHIL WAHBA|OCTOBER 21, 2020|FORTUNE
• The company has faced pressure from cheaper store brands and also felt the pinch as retailers cut back on goods that they keep in stock. Times, Sunday Times (2009)

   

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Question of the Day #848

Struggling to learn the language? The best expat countries in Europe for English speakers

From the headline of this article at Euronews.

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

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意味：
Expatは、expatriateの略で英辞郎によると名詞形の訳は、

1. 国外居住者、海外駐在者
2. 国籍離脱［放棄］者

動詞系や形容詞系にさらに多くの意味があるので、ぜひ上記のリンクで参照してください。

Answer

Expat is an abbreviation of expatriate and according to Merriam-Webster it means:

a person who lives in a foreign country

   

Examples

• A large community of expatriates has settled there.
• Art Deco is associated in particular with two expatriates living in Paris: Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka.
• The city is now a tourist and expatriate destination. — Peter Canby, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022
• Qatar is renewing efforts to make real estate more attractive to expatriate residents, foreign investors and real estate funds. — Simone Foxman, Bloomberg.com, 6 Oct. 2020
• Hemingway himself in The Sun Also Rises, 1926, had given the picture of the dislocated life of young English and American expatriates in the bars of Paris, the "lost generation," as Gertrude Stein defined them. — Robert Penn Warren

   

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Question of the Day #847

Rodriguez is completely comfortable in his own skin, or at least certainly appears to be.

From the 10th paragraph of this article at The Union-Bulletin.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

《be ～》ありのままの姿でいて心地良い［いる余裕がある］

   

Answer

According to Wiktionary:

(idiomatic) Relaxed and confident in one's manner of presenting oneself and interacting with others; conveying the impression that one has a clear, satisfying understanding of one's own abilities and situation.

   

Examples

• Perot was witty and comfortable in his own skin, which I thought would reassure his supporters and perhaps sway some of the undecided voters.
• She had been completely natural from the first with him, utterly comfortable in her own skin.
• Says his wife Marlene: "He presents the same face to people in Washington that he does to our sons' friends. He's just comfortable in his own skin."
• Though his girlfriend's group of friends are all older and more established in life, he is comfortable enough in his own skin to have no problem mingling with them at parties.
• Janet is so comfortable in her own skin that I have no doubt that she'll find her ideal path in life.

   

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Question of the Day #846

How can there be peace of mind in such a place, where smiles are made-up with an intent to pull one's leg as soon as there’s a chance.

From the 13th paragraph of this article at Dawn.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話〉（人）をからかう◆日本語の「脚を引っ張る」とは発想が違う

「（人）をからかう」では、間違いではないがちょっと違う気がします。ニュアンスとしてはいたずらや冗談（つまり遊び感覚）で「（人）をだます」の方が近いと思います。

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To tease or joke with someone, often by trying to convince them of something untrue.

   

Examples

• He was just pulling your leg when he said he won the lottery.
• She said: “The councillor phoned me and started talking about pot holes and I thought he was trying to pull my leg.” [The Telegraph]
• Quit pulling my leg, I know there isn't a Hollywood director calling me right now.
• You don't mean that. You're just pulling my leg.
• I'm just pulling your leg, darling. You used to have a sense of humour.

   

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Question of the Day #845

Most notably, the Biden administration has reengaged with Iran on a mutual return to the JCPOA; it has worked to wind down the disastrous war in Yemen; and it has, until now, turned a cold shoulder to Saudi Arabia.

From the 12th paragraph of this article at Brookings.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話〉〔知人に対する〕冷たい［よそよそしい］態度、冷遇、無視

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

intentionally cold or unsympathetic treatment

   

Examples

• His wife was angry and giving him the cold shoulder.
• The young entrepreneur got a cold shoulder from the business establishment.
• Rather than giving anyone the cold shoulder, consider extending a hand in friendship. — Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2022
• Particularly in today’s challenging market environment, investors should think twice before giving ex-U.S. assets the cold shoulder. — Kristin Mckenna, Forbes, 22 June 2022
• But the contrast between the reception that Ukrainians are seeing now and the cold shoulder that refugees from Syria received during the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe is stark. — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2022

   

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Question of the Day #844

I suppose we just have to hope against all hope for something like this to happen.

From the last paragraph of this article at Fansided.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎には、このイディオムは掲載されていませんが、同じ意味のhope against hopeがあり、その訳は、

見込みのない希望をもち続ける

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To continue to hope for something even though it seems unlikely to happen.

   

Examples

• Jane hoped against hope that Joe would call her.
• It was a couple of days since the earthquake, but the family were still hoping against hope that their son was safe.
• There is little point in hoping against hope, except that it makes you feel better.
• I know she said that she wasn't going to come home for Christmas, but I'm hoping against hope she'll change her mind.
• We hope against all hope that she'll see the right thing to do and do it.

   

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