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Julia Huong
2022-03-09 11:03
Slender reed noun phrase informal
Used to indicate a weak and unreliable support.
Jack is a coward. If we are in serious trouble, he will be a slender reed compared to his brother.
Don't believe him to invest stocks. He lost a large amount of money last year, so he has been only a slender reed.
Jane has got many bad marks. As she is a slender reed, she cannot help you.
a person who is easily deceived or manipulated to do something, especially giving someone money.
If you describe someone as a scuzzbag, you mean that he is a very mean, selfish, or unethical person.
1. Used to talk about a clump of hair or fur vomited up by a cat.
2. Used to indicate something that is in a condition of disorder or confusion.
3. Someone who is annoying or unpleasant, especially when intoxicated.
4. How terrible!
This phrase dates from scriptural times. In the former, in the books of Isaiah and two Kings, it used to be applied to Egypt. The term continued into the mid-twentieth century but it is listened to less regularly nowadays.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
