New posts in meaning-in-context

"Check that mate" : OED on usage of 'checkmate'

confused about “…I may have tripped over someone else who's hiding”

What does the author want to say in these lines?

"Artists Take on Architecture"

Why is but used at the end of a sentence (below, a sentence from Wikipedia)

What would the phrase 'modern currents of thought' mean?

"fast-fired litany"

Meaning of “someone who can smell an expense account at forty paces”

"Schematic Claim" [closed]

"That's it" versus "That's that"

"sometimes forgotten"

What does "not a place given to metaphors" mean?

Convey 2 meanings in one sentence correctly [closed]

Meaning of “how do you close?” in this context

What does "to inform" mean, in this context? [closed]

Meaning of "fall guy" relative to "scapegoat" and "martyr" in article context

What is the exact meaning of this excerpt from Chapter 52 of "Pride and Prejudice " by Jane Austen?

Is "Celebrities are more accessible for young people…" suitable?

Logical disjunction and English Language

Is there any scenario, situation, or way to make "doing something selfishly" have a positive connotation?