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Jun 29, 2019 · Jun 29, 2019. #3. So usually bowing is related to kings when someone comes in the court of the king, and at that place he bends his head as a sign of respect. But in the Indian culture, people literally touch the feet of the elders to show their respect. So for that, will it be 'he bows to him' or 'he bows at his feet'?
Aug 12, 2021 · Scrolling down the definitions that Myridon sent me, I read "bow" either for front part of a ship and inclination/bending slightly forward to show respect, pronounced either as: /bou/ and /bau/. The only thing clear is "bow" the ancient weapon, pronounced as /bou/. E.
Mar 29, 2021 · English (Midlands UK) Mar 29, 2021. #6. I think the mother is talking nonsense. "You can’t take a shot until you bend your bow.”. Or else she is using break in an unusual way, meaning to tame -- compare to break (in) a horse. Or she's mixing her metaphors, switching from (a) shooting an arrow to (b) going forward.
Jan 31, 2017 · It's a bow that is meant as a joke. He is not in a situation where he would normally bow. In the US, bowing is very rare, except in one situation: a performer on stage will bow to an audience that is applauding him. He said something about "chariots", which were used thousands of years ago. Perhaps his "mock bow" is pretending to be a person ...
Oct 20, 2013 · Hi, I was watching Gravity (2013) and I heard this idiom. Houston initiated an emergency evacuation and one of the protagonists says "put a bow on it, Doctor Stone" to his partner in the space while they were working on a panel. What is the meaning of this idiom?
Jan 13, 2022 · Fine on your starboard bow! - William Golding, Pincher Martin, Chapter 1. This is a novel published in the United Kingdom in 1956. The novel mainly follows the state of mind of a sailor called Christopher "Pincher" Martin, a temporary naval lieutenant who is apparently desperately fighting for his life in the Atlantic after the military ship ...
Apr 14, 2011 · English, USA. Apr 14, 2011. #2. Welcome to teh forum, redwill! As far as I know, "to the" is used more for rhythm than meaning in rap lyrics. "Bow-wow" is the word we use to imitate the sound a dog makes when it barks. So it's essentially "It's the bow-wow", as I understand it. You can quote up to four lines of the lyric to give us some context.
Aug 19, 2019 · Aug 19, 2019. #4. to make one's bow = to make a first formal appearance in some capacity, usually artistic. The great Russian pianist V. Horowitz made his bow in the concert circuit in Carnegie Hall in 1929. to make a bow = to make a weapon which shoots arrows toward a target. The great Russian pianist V. Horowitz's ancestors in Siberia used to ...
Jan 12, 2008 · Senior Member. Could you please tell what is the meaning of the phrase "wrapped up in a neat little bow" and where it actually comes from. The meaning of this phrase is that by the end (of the book or movie) everything is nicely finished off and all the loose ends are tied up. It's usually used somewhat derogatively about certain books or ...
Dec 3, 2018 · Dec 3, 2018. #2. JuliaAlexandra said: Legends once told that salmon hurled themselves over waterfalls by taking their tails in their mouths and flinging their bodies into the air like a bow from an arrow .'. If the salmon took their tails in their mouths, their bodies would have curved and resembled a bow. I think "a bow from an arrow" here is ...
