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sexta-feira, 17 de julho de 2020

A BATTLE OF WILLS





Read the sentences bellow and try to figure the meaning f A BATTLE OF WILLS.

The President offered compromises to parliament to defuse the battle of wills over who should wield power.
Instead I was getting myself into an increasingly confrontational situation, a battle of wills, with the Director of Coaching.
A battle of wills, no less, between pursuer and prey.
This follows whispers of an alleged battle of wills with manager Don Mackay.
After two days even, the smallest decision could become an exhausting battle of wills.
A drawn-out battle of wills began, with my having to stone-wall both in London and on visits to Moscow.
The battle of wills between them forms the backbone of the story.
In fact, their battle of wills is escalating.
Each refusing to compromise, the husband and wife entered into a battle of wills as they attempted to negotiate their divorce settlement.
It was a battle of wills, and Grace's was the stronger.
All that was left was a mutual struggle, a battle of wills, which became totally exhausting.

MEANINGS:

If an argument or conflict is a battle of wills, the person with the strongest beliefs or personality will win.

A competition in which opposing sides are unrelenting in their attempts to achieve a particular outcome.

A battle of wills is a situation that involves people who try to defeat each other by refusing to change their own aims or demands and hoping that their opponents will weaken first.



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quarta-feira, 8 de julho de 2020

LEAD SOMEONE UP THE GARDEN PATH




Meaning: if someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you by making you believe something which is not true.


EXAMPLES:

Don't lead me up the garden path—tell me what is really going on here.

He led me up the garden path. He said the relationship with Penny was over but now he seems to be seeing her again.


According to by some websites, LEAD SOMEONE UP THE GARDEN PATH is mainly British. There is also the variety LEAD SOMEONE DOWN THE GARDEN PATH, which is mainly American English.

EXAMPLES:

Don't lead me down the garden path—tell me what is really going on here.

Now, be honest with me. Don't lead me down the garden path. That cheater really led her up the garden path.

He believes the average consumer is being led down the garden path by the promises in advertisements.



In a nutshell, what does 'LEAD SOMEONE UP THE GARDEN PATH' mean?

“If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. 'Lead someone down the garden path' is also used.”


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quarta-feira, 1 de julho de 2020

IN THE PIPELINE




You may have heard this one before. A pipeline is a large pipe that carries oil or gas over a long distance, often underground.

If something is in the pipeline, it is being planned or developed.

EXAMPLES:

o   The group has a new CD in the pipeline.
o   The theatre company has several new productions in the pipeline for next season.
o   Twenty-eight lawsuits were filed this week, and another 200 cases are in the pipeline.
o   The project has been in the pipeline since forever. I am not sure if it will ever get completed.
o   I am not working right now but have a few offers in the pipeline.
o   She keeps telling me that her new book is in the pipeline but is she even writing something right now?
o   My mother's operation has been scheduled. Finally, it has been in the pipeline for a very long time.
o   My boss asked for an update about every project that is in the pipeline right now. Is something going on that I don't know about?


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