marionette |
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| Definition: | A jointed puppet manipulated from above by strings or wires attached to its limbs. |
| Synonyms: | puppet |
in the next breath(especially when speaking) In or at the very next moment or opportunity; in a very short space of time. |
Israel Festival (Jerusalem)This three-week festival, founded in 1961, is primarily dedicated to Israeli arts and culture, although guest conductors and performers from other countries are featured as well. There are symphony and choral concerts, opera, ballet and modern dance, theater, jazz, folklore, films, and art exhibitions at several locations in Jerusalem. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra has performed with guest conductors like Zubin Mehta and Leonard Bernstein, and Israeli dance groups offer both traditional and modern programs. |
| The reason why so few marriages are happy is because young ladies spend their time in making nets, not in making cages.
Jonathan Swift |
Today’s topic: oddsacross the board – An allusion to the board displaying the odds in a horse race. More… rubble – Comes from Anglo-Norman robel, “bits of broken stone,” from earlier French robe, “loot, odds and ends stolen.” More… ironic – Something is ironic if the result is the opposite of what was intended; an ironic event is an incongruous event, one at odds with what might have been expected. More… odds and ends – The first official odds and ends were found in lumberyards—odds were pieces of board split irregularly by the sawmill, ends were pieces trimmed from boards that were cut to specific lengths. More… |