Question of the Day #1045

New York Passes Automatic Criminal Record Expungement ‘Clean Slate’ Law

From the headline of this article at Forbes.

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

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 《a ～》白紙の状態
2. 《a ～》きれいな［汚れのない・汚点のない・申し分のない・立派な］経歴
3. 《a ～》前科のない人物

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

An opportunity to start fresh despite past mistakes or problems.

 

Examples

• Everyone who comes to this school starts with a clean slate.
• I know we've had our differences, but I'd like to repair our friendship. Can we start over with a clean slate?
• I really appreciate you giving me a clean slate after I failed that first test.
• But Chencho prefers to enter this new era with a clean slate. —Griselda Flores, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
• What better time to make a break from that — and what better place to find a clean slate for it — than California, the new, the last horizon of that vanishing frontier? Newsletter Los Angeles is a complex place. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023

   

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Question of the Day #1044

If Krampusnacht was a way to scare kids into behaving themselves, the Krampuslauf, which isn’t tied to a specific day, was a way for grown men to blow off steam while probably still scaring kids.

From the 4th paragraph of this article at History.com.

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

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

余分な蒸気を逃がす［出す］、憂さ［鬱憤］を晴らす、ストレスを解消する、怒りをあらわにする

   

Answer

According to the Longman Dictionary:

to get rid of your anger, excitement, or energy in a way that does not harm anyone by doing something active

 

Examples

• She just needed to blow off steam.
• Recess is a good chance for kids to blow off steam.
• When work gets frustrating, I like to go bowling to blow off some steam.
• Call me any time you need to blow off some steam.
• Do you angrily douse your computer in tea or yell at your dad to blow off steam? The Guardian (2019)

   

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Question of the Day #1043

Having a GAS: Seeking Opportunity During A Global Crisis

From the headline of this article at ASFB Productions.

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

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意味：
なぜかこの比較的一般的なイディオムの日本語訳がなかなか見つからないので、下記The Free Dictionaryの定義を訳すと、

とても面白い・楽しいと時間を過ごす

になります。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To have a thoroughly entertaining, enjoyable, and/or amusing time.

 

Examples

• I went out last night with all my old high school buddies for a night on the town. We had a gas!
• We were all having a gas at the party when the police showed up to tell us we were being too loud.

   

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Question of the Day #1042

“Rather than doing a comprehensive review while the scheduled oil and gas lease sales took place, the secretary ‘put the cart before the horse,’” the judge wrote.

From the 5th paragraph of this article at Reuters.

  上記の文で、put the cart before the horseの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "put the cart before the horse" mean?

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

馬の前に荷車をつなぐ、間違った順序で物事を行う、非論理的なことをする、本末を転倒する、前後を誤る

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to do things in the wrong order

 

Examples

• People are putting the cart before the horse by making plans on how to spend the money before we are even certain that the money will be available.
• Aren't you putting the cart before the horse by deciding what to wear for the wedding before you've even been invited to it?
• The government put the cart before the horse by investing heavily before making major reforms.
• Increasing the private patient income cap as a percentage of total patient related income is to put the cart before the horse. Times, Sunday Times (2012)
• The Government put the cart before the horse by investing heavily before making major reforms. Times, Sunday Times (2007)

   

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Question of the Day #1041

She hopes to do him proud while competing on Strictly this autumn.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at the Mirror.

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

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

（人）に誇りを感じさせる、（人）の名誉となる◆【同】do credit to

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To do something well and cause one or oneself to feel pride as a result.

 

Examples

• We had a lovely tea - Sheila did us proud.
• he did us proud, handling the problem with such aplomb.
• “You’ve done yourselves proud,” wrote Mark Twain in Innocents at Home (1872).
• You really directed a fantastic play, Janet—you've done yourself proud!
• I know that math is a tough subject for you, so you really did me proud by getting an A- this semester.

   

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Question of the Day #1040

We see her showing up early to collect student signatures to run, setting up a table in the school atrium with the kind of A-type keener energy that might drive one up the wall.

From the 7th paragraph of this article at Vice.

  上記の文で、drive one up the wallの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "drive one up the wall" mean?

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

（人）をかっか［イライラ・激怒・うんざり］させる、ひどく［カンカンに］怒らせる、取り乱させる

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To annoy or frustrate one to the point of exasperation.

 

Examples

• A week on vacation with my relatives is enough to drive me up the wall.
• That loud beeping noise is driving me up the wall!
• He is very slow in doing anything. That drives me up the wall.
• Stop whistling that tune. You're driving me up the wall.
• The noise is driving me up the wall.

   

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Question of the Day #1039

End birthright citizenship? DeSantis’ promise may be easier said than done

From the headline of this article at the Tampa Bay Times.

  上記の文で、easier said than doneの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "easier said than done" mean?

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

それは、口で言うほど簡単な［たやすい］ことではない。／言うのは簡単だけど、それを実行する［行動に起こす］のは難しい。／言うのは易しいが行うのは難しい。／言うは易し、行うは難し。／言うは行うより易し。◆ことわざ

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

not easy to do

 

Examples

• "Why don’t you just ask your dad to give you the money?" "That’s easier said than done."
• Needless to say, this is easier said than done.
• But reaching a compromise in the current political climate seems easier said than done. —James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• That may be easier said than done for McCarthy and House Republicans. —Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2023
• But despite analysts’ bullishness, the strategist warned that corporate profits are actually falling, which means avoiding a recession may be easier said than done. —Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 6 July 2023

   

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