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Letter-Equations
Letter Equations are well known phrases or facts where the key words have been replaced with the first letter of that word. These are often in the form of an equation, which contain a number, an = sign and the rest of the obscured phrase or fact.Letter-Equations
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3 sheets to the wind? What's that mean?
We use the term "three sheets to the wind" to describe someone who has had too much to drink. As such, they are often bedraggled with perhaps shirttails out, clothes a mess, and with wild hair.
The reference is to a sailing ship in disarray, that is with its sheets (lines - not "ropes" - that adjust the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind) flapping loosely in the breeze. When loose or let go, the sheets would let the sails go slack. The ship would then lose speed and control. It would begin to shudder and stagger, much like a drunk.
The reference is to a sailing ship in disarray, that is with its sheets (lines - not "ropes" - that adjust the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind) flapping loosely in the breeze. When loose or let go, the sheets would let the sails go slack. The ship would then lose speed and control. It would begin to shudder and stagger, much like a drunk.
How am I supposed to guess that???
How am I supposed to guess that???
I'd say that not knowing the phrase is a Good Sign!
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