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تعبيرات اليوم المطروحة للترجمة في اطار مسرد التعبيرات الشائعة
Heard it through the grapevine
Meaning
An indication that a piece of information was obtained via an informal contact.
Heavy metal
Meaning
Hard rock music, usually electric guitar-based and always loud. Origin : Heavy metal seems at first a strange label to apply to a form of music. A little investigation into the symbolism behind makes it seem a rather obvious choice though. 'Heavy' was coined in the beatnik area of the 1950s to mean serious or profound. The term 'heavy music' was then and later applied to music that was in that vein. Of course it's clear to see that meaning of heavy is derived from the usual meaning, i.e. weighty or massive. Okay, that's heavy but why should a form of music be called metal? Well, metal is heavy, especially the metals favoured by the bands who played that genre, e.g. Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly and Quicksilver Messenger Service (quicksilver is mercury). Also, the term 'heavy metals' in the chemical sense include
Hell has no fury like a woman scorned
Meaning
Literal meaning. Example : Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,
Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd
Hold your horses
Meaning
Hold on; be patient.
High and dry
Meaning
Stranded, without help or hope of recovery. Origin This term originally referred to ships that were beached. The 'dry' implies that, not only were they out of the water, but had been for some time and could be expected to remain so
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تعبيرات اليوم المطروحة للترجمة في اطار مسرد التعبيرات الشائعة
Heard it through the grapevine
Meaning
An indication that a piece of information was obtained via an informal contact.
Heavy metal
Meaning
Hard rock music, usually electric guitar-based and always loud. Origin : Heavy metal seems at first a strange label to apply to a form of music. A little investigation into the symbolism behind makes it seem a rather obvious choice though. 'Heavy' was coined in the beatnik area of the 1950s to mean serious or profound. The term 'heavy music' was then and later applied to music that was in that vein. Of course it's clear to see that meaning of heavy is derived from the usual meaning, i.e. weighty or massive. Okay, that's heavy but why should a form of music be called metal? Well, metal is heavy, especially the metals favoured by the bands who played that genre, e.g. Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly and Quicksilver Messenger Service (quicksilver is mercury). Also, the term 'heavy metals' in the chemical sense include
Hell has no fury like a woman scorned
Meaning
Literal meaning. Example : Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,
Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd
Hold your horses
Meaning
Hold on; be patient.
High and dry
Meaning
Stranded, without help or hope of recovery. Origin This term originally referred to ships that were beached. The 'dry' implies that, not only were they out of the water, but had been for some time and could be expected to remain so
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