You are so dense
sometimes. Harrison was a gold miner and he sparked the gold rush of 1886 in
South Africa on this very spot by staking
his claim.
* dense:
slow to comprehend something
ex> I felt pretty dense after
discovering that I had been sitting next to a movie star the entire flight.
ex> Although he may seem dense
at first, he’s actually a brilliant writer and speaker.
* stake
one’s claim: to assert one’s right to something
ex> When we got to the beach, we
spread out our blanket, raised our umbrella and staked our claim on the
best spot.
How much gold was there in this area?
Did Harrison miss the boat on the
riches?
* miss
the boat: to fail to attend or take part in something
ex> When the half-price sale on
snowboards ended, I felt like I had really missed the boat.
Well, let me put it this way: the entire nation was turned around and
mining became its biggest industry. In fact, it created a whole class of
super-wealthy miners referred to as “randlords,” nicknamed after this area –
Witwatersrand.
* let
me put it this way: a way of explaining something in a different way to
someone who does not understand
ex> Let me put it this way,
the only things to make it to the top of that cliff were goats and birds!
Don’t
look a gift horse in the mouth, Haley. Grab it and
let’s get out of here!
* Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth:
Don’t question the value of something that is given for free
ex> Sure, brown isn't really my
color, but my girlfriend gave me this sweater, so I won’t look a gift horse
in the mouth.
Note> A gift horse is a horse that
was a gift. When given a horse, it would be bad manners to inspect the horse’s
mouth to see if it had bad teeth. Instead, you should just be grateful for the
gift.
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