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Mar 17, 2013 · Richy's Butler came out with this line : "everything's slicker than snot on a doorknob". I have the feeling it meant that everything was OK, but I'm not sure. I'd like also to know if this expression can be easily understood by everyone in USA. This line seemed quite humourous. Thanks in advance for your replies.
Mar 24, 2018 · Republic of Korea Korean. Mar 24, 2018. #1. Hello, everyone. I would like to know what "The master's body" means in the following sentences: ...Through the hall of Buchanans' house blew a faint wind, carrying the sound of the telephone bell out to Gatsby and me as we waited at the door. " The master's body!" roared the butler into the mouthpiece.
Jun 23, 2006 · Jun 23, 2006. #3. I have no special knowledge of the hotel industry, so my suggestions are tentative. The French expression "maître d’hôtel" is used in English, (and with the same sense as in French - that is, the person who supervises service at table) but not "maître d’étage", so far as I know. "Floor supervisor" or "floor manager ...
Sep 24, 2012 · 桥牌中的巴特勒是指Butler Method，也就是“巴特勒记分法”，是一种用国际比赛分来计算的双人赛得分的记分法，就是将每副牌的分数都加以平均，得出一个基准分（范围很大时取消最高分和最低分）。. 每一对牌手的分数就能参照基准分计算，并转成国际比赛分 ...
Sep 4, 2023 · Arabic. Sep 4, 2023. #1. Hello all amazing teachers and native speakers here. Well, I know that "get dressed" means to wear,e and "dress up" means to wear for an occasional situation, but what really confuses me is that "get+verb" means to get something done by someone else like when we say " get my hair cut", so we don't cut our hair but ...
Oct 24, 2014 · English - USA. Oct 25, 2014. #20. Also "janitor" is a common term that many people use for cleaners, and that has male connotations. "Maid" almost has to be a woman. "Housekeeper" is neutral but has female connotation (listeners will assume the housekeeper is female given no other cues). "Cleaner" is neutral with neutral connotations.
Jan 22, 2014 · Français. Jan 22, 2014. #3. LARSAY said: Manservant is indeed un valet de chambre. "Parlourman" is an archaic word for a person (parlor maid if female) who who serves at the table, keeps the house clean and answers the door to guests. I can see only one translation : serveur (servante) though "domestique" would be OK.
Oct 23, 2008 · 更多回答（1）. 求《飘》乱世佳人 rhett butler (白瑞特)出场前 家世 背景 经历介绍瑞德·巴特勒出身于查尔斯顿上流社会，但因为放浪不羁被扫地出门（有的版本上说他和他的家庭并没有亲属关系）。. 后来到了西点军校，却被开除。.
Sep 30, 2017 · That may be the specific name, but a "beehive chair" is more generic. It takes its name from (a)mainly the fact that it was made using oat-straw as were skeps (beehives) (b) its shape - curved at the back, and vaguely resembling a beehive. OED. beehive-chair n. (i.e. with a top like a bee-hive)
Oct 8, 2019 · Korean. Oct 8, 2019. #1. What does "ungrievable" mean? The complete sentence follows: Butler draws upon Foucault, Fanon, Freud, and Benjamin to consider how the interdiction against violence fails to include lives regarded as ungrievable. The source is from The Force of Nonviolence by Judith Butler.
