Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Both dialects have the expression "to table [a topic]" as a short way of saying to lay [a topic] on the table and to make [a topic] lie on the table, but these have opposite meanings in these two dialects. The difference is due to how long the topic is thought to stay on the table.
For example, at the Olympic Games, the team called "Great Britain" marches under the letter "G" in the Parade of Nations and represents Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] However, since athletes from Northern Ireland have entitlement to dual nationality, they have the choice of participating in either the Great Britain team or ...
The Chinese Dàbùlièdiān (Hanzi: 大不列颠) is used for historical purposes to mean 'Great Britain'. The first character means 'Great' and the other three have unrelated meanings, having been selected for the sound instead of meaning. In Chinese, yīngjílì (Simplified characters: 英吉利), a transliteration of English, is also used to ...
There is not an Olympic swimming team or Olympic rowing team. The individual sports join to become Team GB, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team." [4] The Team GB brand was used as part of a licensing and merchandising strategy following the BOA's athletes success at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. [5]
an extended holiday or party for students occurring during March and April (UK: Easter holiday) spyglass a telescope or set of lenses used to observe subjects at distance (once common in UK usage, but now only in dialect) station wagon an automobile with extended rear cargo area (UK: estate (car)) steam shovel
Simone Biles opened up about why she felt it was crucial to stand up for her teammates at the 2024 Paris Olympics. "It's important because you have to teach them to use their voices," Biles, 27 ...
2. A way of saying "people are strange" usually preceded by the words "nowt as". Primarily used in the North of England. queer as a clockwork orange 1. Very odd indeed. [267] 2. Ostentatiously homosexual. [267] Queer Street A difficult or odd situation (up Queer Street). [268] queer someone's pitch 1. Take the pitch of another street vendor ...
The One Time It's Best To Say "I'm Busy" All of the above responses are great swaps for "I'm busy," but Dr. Cooper says there's one time when the phrase is the best one to go with.