- WHAT IS the meaning and the origin of the idiom ``grinning like a Cheshire cat''?
- What is the meaning of ``Gandhi's revenge''?
- My friend claims that the word ``latrinogram'' exists. Is it true?
- What is the response to ``What have you been up to?''
- I WAS watching a movie last night and the hero kept saying `hang loose'. Any idea what it means?
- WHAT ARE all those old magazines doing on the table?
- WHAT IS the meaning of ``geek''?
- Which of the following sentences is correct? ``I pity who buy things from you'' or ``I pity those who buy things from you''.
- What is the meaning and origin of the expression ``wet behind the ears''?
- What is the meaning of Kangaroo court?
- What is the difference between ``present''and a ``gift''?
- How do you address a female Mayor?
Know Your English - June 2001
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| Definition: | (verb) To stimulate to action. |
| Synonyms: | startle |
| Usage: | The appeal has galvanized them into taking positive action. |
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  Forget-Me-NotsThough they belong to a genus with roughly 50 species, most forget-me-nots are small, flat, five-petalled blue flowers with straggly stems. According to legend, the flowers received their name when a medieval knight, picking a posy for his lady by a riverside, fell into the water and drowned under the weight of his armor. As he was drowning, he threw the bouquet to his lover and shouted, "Forget me not!" Christian tradition, however, attributes the flower's name to what event? More... Discuss |
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 General Mills Introduces Cheerios as CheeriOats (1941)General Mills introduced its oat-based, ready-to-eat cold cereal as CheeriOats but, in 1946, changed its name to Cheerios because of a trademark dispute with Quaker Oats. Today, it comes in nearly a dozen different flavors and is marketed to children as well as adults. It has used several different characters in its advertising over the years, including Charlie Brown from Peanuts. Why did the US Food and Drug Administration call Cheerios an "unapproved new drug" in 2009? More... Discuss |
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 Joseph Heller (1923)As a bombardier with the US Air Force during World War II, American writer Joseph Heller flew 60 combat missions. He drew on his wartime experiences when writing his darkly humorous novel Catch-22 (1961), a satiric commentary on the absurdity of war and bureaucracy. One of the most significant works of postwar protest literature, it was a huge critical success. What did Heller famously reply when asked why he had not written anything else as good as Catch-22? More... Discuss |
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 Can there be hope where fear is?Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Discuss |
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