Question of the Day #760

Minimum deposit casinos vs high roller casinos

From the headline of this article at Animation Xpress.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〈米俗〉〔ぜいたく品の〕金遣いの荒い人、浪費家
2. 〈米俗〉〔賭け事で〕大金を賭ける人、向こう見ずな勝負をする人

問題文の場合は、二つ目の訳を形容詞として使用しています。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. a person who spends freely in luxurious living
2. a person who gambles recklessly or for high stakes

Examples

• When it comes to online casinos, usually high roller baccarat games are played in separate rooms.
• Offerings include high roller games as well as penny slots.
• I would never invest money in their company. They are high rollers and I cannot afford that kind of risk.
• Maybe he's a high roller and maybe he owns a casino or he's hit it big temporarily.
• All be will be ready by launch time, and the show will start with as much energy as when a high roller throws down a $10,000 bet. — Josh Max, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021

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Question of the Day #759

When I’m writing a novel, I’m so deep in the weeds, just trying to make the words on the page match the scenes in my head.

From the 4th paragraph of this article at Vogue.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈俗〉苦境に陥って、非常に忙しくて

上記の訳は、間違っていませんが少し舌足らずです。
下記英語の定義の三番目にあるように、

とある問題に関する詳細や複雑さに没頭している状態

の意味もあります。問題文の場合は、この意味が一番近いのではないかと思います。

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

1. Of a restaurant worker, completely overwhelmed with diners' orders and unable to keep up with the pace.
2. Overwhelmed with problems, troubles, or difficulties.
3. Totally immersed in or preoccupied with the details or complexities (of something).

Examples

• We were starting to get deep in the weeds on the lead up to the software's unveiling, but we managed to make up some lost ground in the last couple of weeks.
• I'd like to come out tonight, but I'm deep in the weeds with my thesis.
• He's one of those rare people who can get down in the weeds and work on the details, but still see the big picture.
• I don't want to get too lost in the weeds, but there is a margin of error.
• The cooks were so deep in the weeds, they were threatening to walk out.

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Question of the Day #758

Hologic's leaders aren't the type to roll the dice.

From the 10th paragraph of this article at Gallup.com.

上記の文で、roll the diceの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "roll the dice" 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ないのでWeblioによると、

(何かを決めたりするために)さいころをころがす、さいころを振る[転がす]

とありますが、これではほぼ直訳でイディオムのニュアンスが伝わりません。そこど、下記英語の定義の訳を参考にしましょう。

1. 文字どおり、賭け事等でサイコロを振ること
2. 上記の意味から、幸運な結果を期待してリスクを冒す

このイディオムの場合、二つ目の定義のニュアンスが大切です。
なお、diceはサイコロの複数形で、単数系はdieになります。

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

1. Literally, to roll dice, as for or in a game of chance.
2. By extension, to take some risk on the hope or chance of a fortunate outcome.

Examples

• Look, worst case scenario is that we get hit with a fine, so I say we just roll the dice and hope it doesn't come to that.
• The bartender decided to roll the dice and use rum for the cocktail since they were out of gin.
• Tania is so adventurous; she enjoys rolling the dice on every situation rather than playing safe.
• Does that mean we'll be lucky or unlucky the next time we roll the dice for something important? - Times, Sunday Times
• Very few people will roll the dice with their lives. - Times,Sunday Times

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Question of the Day #757

‘My bad. I didn’t try to do it.’

From the 10th paragraph of this article at NBA.com.

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

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解答

意味：
かなり基本的なイディオムだと思うのですが、なぜか英辞郎に掲載されていません。Weblioによると、

てへぺろ；私のせいです、ごめん、ごめん；すまない；私のミスだよ

Answer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

US informal
used for saying that you accept that you are wrong or that something is your fault

Etymology

According to ,

Examples

• "You brought the wrong book." "Okay, my bad. I'll go get it."
• Susan: "Jerry, I asked you to do the dishes an hour ago, and they're still piled in the sink!" Jerry: "Oops, my bad, honey. I'll do them right now."
• I’m sorry — my bad. ♢ No, it’s my bad. I’m the one that got caught taking stuff.
• My bad. It won’t happen again.
• "You just spilled your beer on my term paper!!"
  "Er... my bad."

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Question of the Day #756

See it: Cuomo smirks as creepy comments read back to him during AG probe

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

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

自動詞

• ニヤニヤ笑う、薄ら笑いを浮かべる、気取った笑い方をする

名詞

• 気取った笑い、きざな笑い、なれなれしい笑い

とあります。確かに間違いではないのですが、今の使い方の多くはどちらかというと英辞郎の同じページのsmirk atの意味、すなわち「～をせせら笑う」が強いと思います。下記の英英辞典のMerriam-Webster等でもこの定義でしか掲載されていません。

Answer

According to :

to smile in a smug or condescending way

Examples

• When she told him he was cool, he just smirked.
• She lifted a hand to her mouth to hide a smirk.
• "I seem to have touched a nerve," said Malfoy, smirking.— J. K. Rowling
• She tried not to smirk when they announced the winner.
• With those small, platinum-blonde strands in the front and that slight smirk on her face, Hough almost looks like her twin.— Allure, 1 July 2021

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Question of the Day #755

Because I had just left school, it was a lot easier for me just to take orders, toe the line, and they treated me like their kid sister.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at The Times.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

規則に従う

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To adhere to the rules of something. (Often misspelled as "tow the line.")

Examples

• If you want to get ahead, you’d better learn to toe the line. /a>
• He would toe the line for now, but once the Kariens left the Citadel, he would be in control. JENNIFER FALLON, TREASON KEEP (2002)
• He was sacked for not toeing the Party line.
• I expect you to toe the line at all times if you want to remain at this firm, Jonathan.
• From now on, I plan to toe the line and do exactly what Gram tells me, to avoid getting in any more trouble.

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Question of the Day #754

Cybersecurity is daunting, but a critical necessity and the Achilles Heel of each and every business, organization, and governing body today - and this game of cat and mouse will continue to be played at higher and higher speed and skill levels in 2022 and beyond.

From the 4th paragraph of this article at The Fast Mode.

上記の文で、game of cat and mouseの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "game of cat and mouse" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

つばぜり合い、いたちごっこ、もてあそぶこと

問題文の場合は、「いたちごっこ」が一番意味が適切だと思います。

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

1. A phrase used to describe the suspenseful relationship between one being pursued and the pursuer.
2. A phrase that describes how one plays with or teases someone before turning violent or vicious, likened to the way in which a cat toys with a mouse before killing it.
3. A game in which children stand in a circle and raise their arms to let one player into the middle. Then, they lower their arms to keep out a second player, who is chasing the first.

Examples

• The youths have played cat and mouse with the police.
• It's a cat-and-mouse game to him.
• The governor has been playing (a game of) cat and mouse with the media, refusing to say definitely whether he will run for reelection.
• We've been hiding out here for days, and I can't handle this game of cat and mouse any longer—I'm calling the police!
• The detective has entered into a deadly game of cat and mouse with the suspected killer.

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