Notes of a word-watcher, Hanching Chung. A first port of call for English learning.
2024年11月7日 星期四
reset, hustle, hustle philosophy, hump (along) , humper, ‘ground reality’, Retakes Ground. a ritual meant to purge anxiety and promote a reset
One City’s Secret to Happiness: The Annual Burning of a 50-Foot Effigy
Every year, Santa Fe incinerates a giant puppet of Zozobra — a ritual meant to purge anxiety and promote a reset.
For most of the millions of travelers who make the trek each year, there is no reason to go to Santa Fe except to go to Santa Fe. Just about everything that needs doing can and should be done somewhere else, someplace easier to get to than this tiny city 7,000 feet in the air, whose airport terminal is a fraction of the size of a typical American grocery store. But this town of 90,000 residents strives to ensure that its singularity is reason enough.
Jose Rosario, a graduate of the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP), says he loves his job but it doesn't love him back. On the hustle required to live on a teacher's salary: "It distracts and exhausts. It forces me to choose between making a difference and making ends meet." #TEDxStanford
Nokia
is hitting the reset button on its U.S. operations from a place some
would argue the struggling Finnish handset maker should have been years
ago: Silicon Valley.
Likewise with 'cheap at half the price'. In the hustle and bustle of a
street market it sounds as though the customer is getting a bargain.
You can hustle and do it organically, or you can feed a little money into the system to jump start it.
‘ground reality’
Indeed, much of the ideology
of Tamil nationalism was formed in the 1970s and ’80s, when Tamils were
facing pogroms and fleeing the country by the thousands.
An armed
struggle for an independent state had a certain logic then, analysts
say. But in postwar Sri Lanka the situation is less black and white, and
many Tamils are focused on recovering from war.
“People have
been so battered by the war that the basic issues, like resettlement and
jobs, that is what is foremost in their minds,” Mr. Kadirgamar said.
“It is not that the desire for a political solution is gone; it just
needs to take account for the ground realities of today.”
‘Have
you noticed the interesting things that happen around us in the name of
‘ground reality’?’ asked Babboo. ’What exactly is ‘ground reality’? Is
there also such a thing as sky reality? Is it not enough to just say,
‘reality’? Does reality become more real after the word ‘ground’ is
affixed to it?’
‘Like many impressive words and expressions that
are of late enriching the English language, ‘ground-reality’ too is a
new addition to our vocabulary. Political leaders and media
anchorpersons love to use these two words as one word and the moment you
hear them with reference to someone or some incident, you take it as
authentic and start believing that whatever is being done by the
authorities was inevitable — an obvious consequence of ground reality,’
said Babboo.
1 [with object] push roughly; jostle:they were hissed and hustled as they went in
[with object and adverbial of direction] force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously:I was hustled away to a cold cell
[no object, with adverbial of direction] push one’s way; bustle:Stockwell hustled into the penalty area
2 [with object] informal, chiefly North American obtain illicitly or by forceful action:Linda hustled money from men she met
(hustle someone into) pressure someone into doing something:don’t be hustled into anything unless you really want to
sell aggressively:he hustled his company’s oil around the country
3 [no object]North American informal engage in prostitution:she would hustle for a few dollars
noun
1 [mass noun] a state of great activity:the hustle and bustle of the big cities
2North American informal a fraud or swindle:the hustles being used to avoid the draft
Phrases
hustle one's butt (or vulgar slangass)
North American informal move or act quickly:hustle your butt back here
Origin:
late 17th century (originally in the sense 'shake, toss'): from Middle Dutch hutselen. hustle (sense 3 of the verb) dates from the early 20th century
Most entrepreneurs or professional creatives are familiar with the “Hustle” Philosophy. This idea that your true life passion, or “side hustle” is actually a full-time fixation and that you make large personal sacrifices to accomplish your goals.
Slang Dictionary
hump (along)
in. to move along in a hurry. : Come on, move it! Hump to the main office and be fast about it!
a rounded protuberance, esp. a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
2.
Physical Geography.
a.
a low, rounded rise of ground; hummock.
b.
a mountain or mountain range.
3.
Railroads. (in a switchyard) a raised area down which cars pushed to its crest roll by gravity and momentum for automatic sorting through a series of preset switches.
4.
Slang:Vulgar.
a.
an act or instance of coitus.
b.
a partner in coitus.
5.
the hump,
a.
BritishSlang. a fit of depression or bad humor: to get the hump.
b.
(initial capital letter) (in World War II) the Himalayas.
–verb (used with object)
6.
to raise (the back) in a hump; hunch: The cat humped its back.
7.
Railroads. to sort (cars) by means of a hump.
8.
Informal. to exert (oneself) in a great effort.
9.
Slang:Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse with.
10.
Slang.
a.
to place or bear on the back or shoulder.
b.
to carry or haul.
c.
to load or unload; lift.
–verb (used without object)
11.
to rise in a hump.
12.
Informal. to exert oneself; hustle or hurry.
13.
Slang:Vulgar. to engage in sexual intercourse.
—Idiom
14.
over the hump, past the most difficult, time-consuming, or dangerous part or period: The doctor says she's over the hump now and should improve steadily.
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