Monday, June 23, 2008
Chapter 5 - Idioms
acid tongue in her head: Acid is very bitter in taste. Someone with an acid tongue is someone who tends to speak bitterly or sharply.
get Miss Maudie's goat: To get one's goat is to make a person disgusted or angry.
Chapter 7 - Idioms
walked on eggs: To walk on eggs is to walk very carefully.
Chapter 9 - Idioms
as sure as eggs: Something that is as sure as eggs is a sure thing; it's bound to happen; just as chickens are sure to lay eggs.
bowed to the inevitable: An event or occurrence that is inevitable is one that cannot be stopped from occurring. To bow to the inevitable is to realize this fact and resist fighting it. Atticus realizes that, sooner or later, Scout and Jem would be given guns and be taught how to shoot, so he doesn't try to fight it.
drew a bead on him: To draw a bead on someone is to aim at or focus on that person.
on tenterhooks: To be on tenterhooks is to be filed with suspense or anxiety.
set my teeth permanently on edge: To set one's teeth on edge is to annoy someone or make them feel nervous the way in which Aunt Alexandra tends to annoy Scout *inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented
*suspense - apprehension about what is going to happen
*apprehension- worry or anxiety or nervous
Chapter 10 - Idioms
break camp: pack up; move on. In Scout's case, Atticus is telling her to put her gun away and quit her game.
tooth and nail: To fight someone tooth and nail is to fight that person as fiercely as possible (literally with teeth and fingernails if necessary).
tribal curse: a family curse or an affliction shared by members of a family. Apparently, many members of the Finch family have had problems with their left eyes. *affliction - sufferings or problem or hardship
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