1. Dieting is a matter of life and breadth.
2. Speaking ill of the dead is a grave mistake.
3. I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. It was money down the drain.
4. I once had a very bad dream about my horse. It was a knight mare.
5. What is the difference between a conductor and a teacher? The conductor minds the train and a teacher trains the mind.
What each sentence is trying to convey?
2. Speaking ill of the dead is a grave mistake.
3. I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. It was money down the drain.
4. I once had a very bad dream about my horse. It was a knight mare.
5. What is the difference between a conductor and a teacher? The conductor minds the train and a teacher trains the mind.
What each sentence is trying to convey?
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1. Dieting is a matter of life and breadth.
☆ Deiting is a matter if life and *breath*
- Here, breadth means the girth.
- But, this sentence means Deiting is important for life and breath.,i.e,respiration.
2.Speaking ill of the dead is a grave mistake.
☆ This sentence means speaking anything bad about a person who is dead is a big mistake
3. I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. It was money down the drain.
- Here, drain means the drainage sink.
☆ I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. it drained money.
- Here, drained means to decrease.
4. I once had a very bad dream about my horse. It was a knight mare
- Here, knight means horse
☆ I once had a very bad dream about my horse. It was a *night* mare.
- Here night means a part of day.
5.What is the difference between a conductor and a teacher? The conducted minds the train and a teacher trains the mind.
☆ - In the sentence,
conductor "minds" the "train"
Here, mind means to look after/monitor.
& train means vehicle.
- In the sentenc, teacher "trains" the "mind"
trains means to teach or give practice,
mind means our soul.(related to the term mental)
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