Question of the Day #1118

Fantasy football: Which NFL teams have bell cow running backs, which have committees?

From the headline of this article at the Philly Voice.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎、Weblio等にbell cowは掲載されていないので、Merriam-Websterの定義の訳はこのようになります。

1. 首に鈴をつけた牛
   
特に、先頭を行く牛
2. スラング： リーダー、指導者

問題の見出しの場合、「ファンタジーフットボール的な見解：優れたrunning back（ボールを持って走るポジションの選手）のいるNFLチームと明らかに一本目であるrunning backのいないチーム」ということになります。
なお、Barrons Dictionaryによると、「人気のある小売商品で売値が製造原価よりはるかに高いもの。blue chipとも言う」。
bellcowやbell-cowと書くこともあります。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. a cow with a bell attached to its neck
   especially: a lead cow
2. slang: LEADER

Also, according to Barrons Dictionary, "Popular-selling retail item whose selling price far exceeds its cost of manufacture; also called blue chip."


Examples

1. The bell cow threw up her head and bellowed till the cow house echoed.
2. The horses hurried ahead; the cows began to trot, the bell cow sending out an eager Moo-oo!
3. For example, a cup of coffee at a cafe may sell for $3 even though it costs only 25 cents to make. If the cafe is nevertheless successful, the coffee may be considered a bell cow.
4. the bell cow in county politics — James Street & J. S. Childers

   

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Question of the Day #1117

An outsider overhearing a conversation in a foreign language only hears a fog of sounds, thus perceiving anyone who can cobble together a sentence as “fluent”.

From the headline of this article at the BBC.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎よりWeblioの方に適訳があるので、そちらの訳は、

急いでまとめられる

ですが、これも今ひとつのような気がします。どちらかと言うと「間に合わせで・やっつけ仕事で作った」のニュアンスの強いイディオムです。下記、英語の定義が的を得ていると思います。（「完璧ではなく使える程度の物を、素早く、あまり気を使わずまたはあまり努力をせずに作る」）
Cobble upも同じ意味です。

 

Answer

According to the Oxford Learner's Dictionary:

to produce something quickly and without great care or effort, so that it can be used but is not perfect

 

Examples

1. The essay was cobbled together from some old notes.
2. The reforms have been very hastily cobbled together.
3. The group had cobbled together a few decent songs.
4. In particular, the last half an hour was unconvincing and looked as if it had been hastily cobbled together just to get to the finishing line. Times, Sunday Times (2014)
5. the stranded hikers cobbled together a rickety shelter for the night

 

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Question of the Day #1116

Strengthened Tool to Address Health-Related Social Needs: The New Medicaid Managed Care Regulation’s “In Lieu of Services” Explained

From the headline of this article at Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

～の代わりに◆instead of に近い意味

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

in the place of: instead of

 

Examples

1. The company is allowing workers to receive cash in lieu of vacation time.
2. In lieu of charity, please support your local businesses and send flowers.
3. I have decided that in lieu of a going-away shower, those who wish to go in on a nice gift for her can see me after church. —Garrison Keillor, Leaving Home, 1989
4. The school’s acceptance rate is about 68% and students go through a series of interviews in lieu of a standardized test as an entrance exam. —Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
5. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Lightnin’s name to Central Baptist Church, Living Legends of Auto Racing, or The NASCAR Foundation. —Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2024

   

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Question of the Day #1115

While hope is a quality not readily associated with the Mexican auteur’s work, it keeps surfacing here to extend a lifeline, even as we wait for the other shoe to drop.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.

  上記の文で、wait for the other shoe to dropの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "wait for the other shoe to drop" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔起こるはずのことを〕不安な気持ちで待つ

基本的に、避けられない悪いことが起きそうな時に使用するイディオムです。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To wait for the next, seemingly unavoidable (and typically negative) thing to happen.

 

Etymology

According to :

   

Examples

1. Mom said that Dad would punish us when he got home from work, so now we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
2. Now that she has a good enough job to leave her husband, we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
3. So one spends the benignly bland first hour of the film waiting patiently for the other shoe to drop. (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)
4. “My car started making a funny noise. I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.” (I.E. for the car to break down).
5. “They laid off a couple of people at work today. Now we’re all just waiting for the other shoe to drop.”

   

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Question of the Day #1114

Megyn Kelly says if Michelle Obama launches 2024 presidential run, ‘it’s a whole new ballgame’

From the headline of this article at the New York Post.

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

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解答

意味：
Weblioによると、

振り出しに戻る

Be a new ballgameでも同じ意味になりますが、wholeを入れることで意味がさらに強調されます。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

A situation that is completely different from what one is used to or expecting.

 

Examples

1. Living away from home is a whole new ballgame for most young adults.
2. I used to babysit, but having a child of my own is a new ballgame.
3. Yeah, I thought I was good at science, but college Chemistry is a whole new ballgame, let me tell you.
4. We'd done a lot of climbing in Scotland but the Himalayas were a whole new ballgame.
5. It will take a year to reassign the staff, and by then some will have quit and we'll have a whole new ballgame.

 

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Question of the Day #1113

You paid a lot of money for it, so you’ve handled it with kid gloves, making sure to avoid scratches or scuffs.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at Fast Company.

  上記の文で、handle (something) with kid glovesの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "handle (something) with kid gloves" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

～を優しく［慎重に・丁重に・腫れ物に触るかのように］扱う、～を慎重に行う、（人）に優しく接する◆【直訳】（人）を小ヤギの皮製手袋で扱う

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To handle with very gentle care, often to the point of coddling. Kid gloves are very soft leather gloves, typically made from the skin of a young goat (a "kid").

 

Examples

1. We'll need to handle the two parties in the merger with kid gloves—both clients are extremely sensitive.
2. They designed their latest smartphone to be very resistant to drops and bumps, so you never feel like you have to handle it with kid gloves.
3. I am from a culture where women are treated with kid gloves and not usually yelled at by strange men.
4. Apart from their immense natural beauty, perhaps one of the most exhilarating things about the national parks is that they do not treat visitors with kid gloves.
5. I wanted my mother to yell back at me, but she didn't. She turned to my father and spoke very slow. "I don't know," she said. "You raise them with kid gloves and then they walk all over you. What's the point?" She repeated "What's the point?" over and over as she left the room. —Judy Blume, Then Again, Maybe I Won't, 1986

   

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Question of the Day #1112

Trump held his tongue on Ukraine aid. McConnell says it may have made the difference.

From the headline of this article at ABC News.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

口をつぐむ、黙って［言わないで・口に出さないで］おく◆【直訳】舌を押さえておく

なお、下記3番目の例文のように、日本語で怒って「だまれ！」と言う場合に使うことができます。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To stay quiet despite wanting to say something.

 

Examples

1. If you want to say something rude to my girlfriend, please hold your tongue, all right?
2. Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue.
3. `Hold your tongue, woman,' he had warned her furiously.
4. When she said that she was very hardworking I had to hold my tongue.
5. You need to hold your tongue while the principal is talking during assembly today.

   

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