3. in a word, in summary; in short. 4. in so many words, in unequivocal terms; explicitly: She told them in so many words to get out. 5. man of his word or woman of her word, a trustworthy, reliable person. 6. my word! or upon my word! (used as an exclamation of surpr...
He learns that a person gives all deference to those who outrank him in assigned“proper place,”no matter whether or not they are the really dominant persons in the group. Even a husband who is dominated by his wife, or an elder brother who is dominated by a younger brother, receives ...
Whether someone is permitted to camp indefinitely on all of the city’s open spaces or is limited to certain properties for certain amounts of time “does not change the weather ... While living outside certainly comes with adversity in many forms, that reality does...
“Sir, that is not why you file an injunction. They’re used because you need someone to stay away long enough so you can move out. Not for a relationship break.” “Pull the order, C. You said you would.” “I can do that?” “Yes,” the deputy said. “You can.” “Ok, I...
an obvious distraction(分心的事)," says Tory Johnson, the chief executive of Women for Hire, a New York City-based recruiting firm.No one has complained yet. Even if somebody did, it wouldn’t matter to Mickey McManus, Maya’s CEO and president, who argues that the policy builds loyalty...