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| Latin phrase meaning "into the middle of things" |
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| Meaning of In Medias Res? |
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| Anything that begins abruptly in the middle of the action, or it can be used in its literal sense: into the middle of things. |
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| What is anything that begins abruptly in the middle of the action and means "into the middle of things"? |
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| Origin of Loaves and Fishes? |
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| Gospels, Jesus preaching to crowd of thousands with only 5 loaves and 2 fish, blessed food, left overs still after distributing. |
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| Meaning of Loaves and Fishes? |
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| An almost miraculous abundance in the face of seeming scarcity. |
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| What is an almost miraculous abundance in the face of seeming scarcity? |
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| Latin for "great work". Plural of opus is "opera". |
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| Greatest work produced by a writer, compose, or other artist. |
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| What is the greatest work produced by a writer, composer, or other artist? |
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| Roman God of gates and doorways. January named for Jesus. Depicted with two faces, one looking at future and one at past. |
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Calling someone a Janus can either be a postive or naegative states. Refers to wisdom and knowledge of person who sees everything or the two-faced, hypocritical nature of a person.
Represents duality. |
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| What represents duality and refers to either the wisdom and knowledge of a person who sees everything or the two-faced, hypocritical nature of a person? |
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| Origin of A Chip On One's Shoulder? |
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| Young boys place a wood chip on their shoulders and dare anyone to knock it off and thus start a fight. |
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| Meaning of Chip on One's Shoulder? |
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| Inclined to be resentful or looking for an excuse to fight. |
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| What is the inclination to be resentful or looking for an excuse to fight? |
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| Western philosophy; Rousseau |
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| Person who has not been corrupted by society or civilization. |
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| What is a person who has not been corrupted by society or civilization? |
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| Exodus. God speaks to Moses from a miraculous burning bush. |
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| A medium through which the voice of absolute authority speaks. |
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| What is a medium through which the voice of absolute authority speaks? |
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| Origin of Narcissus/Narcissism? |
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| Greek Mythology. Man of extraordinary beauty, bent to drink from pool and fell in love with own beautiful reflection. |
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| Meaning of Narcissus/Narcissism? |
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| Obsessive focus on oneself, particularly one's physical appearance. |
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| What is the obsessive focus on oneself, particularly one's physical appearance? |
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| Narrator of Arabian Nights. Middle Eastern folk tales. King hurt b/c of 1st wife's infidelity, kills new brides, Scheherazade tells story for 1001 and makes king fall in love with her and not kill her. |
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| Excellent storyteller, one who is able to keep an audience in suspense. |
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| What is an excellent storyteller who is able to keep an audience in suspense? |
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| Origin of Skeleton in the Closet? |
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| Skeleton remains after body dies. Unpleasant and frightening to look at. |
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| Meaning of Skeleton in the Closet? |
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| Unpleasant or embarrassing thing that someone would prefer to keep hidden from others. |
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| What is an unpleasant or embarrassing thing that someone would prefer to keep hidden from others? |
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| Origin of Fifteen Minutes of Fame? |
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| Andy Warhol, 20th century american artist. Pop-art images, explosion of media coverage said - "Everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes". |
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| Meaning of Fifteen Minutes of Fame? |
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| Receiving a great deal of media attention for something fairly trivial. |
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| What is receiving a great deal of media attention for something fairly trivial? |
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| Origin of Let the Cat Out of the Bag/Buy a Pig in a Poke? |
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| Medieval times. Piglets in markets in pokes (bags), sometimes unscrupulous farmer would place cat instead of pig. If cat escaped, farmer secret would be revealed although most ppl don't check. |
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| Meaning of Let the Cat Out of the Bag/Buy a Pig in a Poke? |
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| Secrets being revealed and buying something sight unseen or being unwise because of the risk involved. |
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| What are secrets being revealed and buying something sight unseen or being unwise because of the risk involved? |
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| Let the Cat Out of the Bag/Buy a Pig in a Poke |
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| Origin of Cassandra? (;D) |
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| Greek mythology, daughter of Trojan King, loved by Apollo, gave her gift of prophecy but later altered gift out of anger. She tried to warn Trojans of impending danger, but they didn't believe her. |
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Amazing 18-year-old Vietnamese girl who sits at your LEAP table. No JK haha.
Someone who predicts disasters or negative results, especially to someone whose predictions are disregarded. |
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| Who is someone who predicts disasters or negative results, especially to someone whose predictions are disregarded? |
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| Novel by Joseph Heller, set on US Army Air Force base in WWII, regulation states airman's request to be relieved from flight duty only if insane, no way to avoid flying missions. |
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| What is an absurd no-win situation? |
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| Origin of Lot's Wife/Pillar of Salt? |
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| Genesis, bible. Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by God, Lot's wife looked back when fleeing and turned into a pillar of salt. |
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| Meaning of Lot's Wife/Pillar of Salt? |
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| What is an irreversible step? |
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| Lot's Wife/Pillar of Salt |
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