The apology is reminiscent of a ball controversy that hit Japanese baseball last season. Ryozo Kato, the previous commissioner, resigned in October to take responsibility after the official ball had been made livelier without his knowing. The juiced-up ball resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of home runs.
Getting Into Character
As
he takes on the starring role in the BBC Two drama "The Best of Men,"
actor Eddie Marsan talks about choosing versatile roles, why his job
isn't to be a movie star and how nobody wanted to have a drink with him
after "Tyrannosaur."
AOL announced three acquisitions, including technology blog TechCrunch and Web video-syndication company 5min, part of the Internet company's efforts to juice up its content offerings.
A tissue of lies
Meaning
A story invented in order to deceive.Origin
If you use a search engine to search for 'tissues' you will
find many pictures of paper handkerchiefs and of human skin - that's what
'tissue' means to us these days. So, whence the phrase 'a tissue of lies'? It
might be thought that the meaning derives from the filmy nature of tissue and
that this had been taken up as a metaphor for lies that were easy to see through
and would readily break down on examination. That's not an unreasonable
assumption but is in fact completely wide of the mark.For the correct meaning of 'tissue of lies' we have to go back to the 14th century meaning of 'tissue', that is, 'an intricately woven ornamental cloth'. That meaning is first recorded in the Middle English allegorical poem The Romaunt of the Rose, circa 1366:
The barres [decorative straps] were of gold ful fyne, Upon a tyssu of satyne.The defining characteristic of tissues was the complexity of their weaving. A 'tissue of lies' is a complex, interwoven series of lies, not a flimsy and unconvincing one.
The figurative meaning of the intermingling of characteristics, usually of a bad kind, began to be used in the 18th century. From then onward, any combination of 'a network/web/fabric/tissue of absurdity/error/falsehood' can be found somewhere in literature. Of these, only 'tissue of lies' has withstood the test of time. The phrase began to be used in the early 19th century, as in this example from the London journal, The Monthly Review, January 1800:
The ingenuity and cunning of politicians are not infrequently employed to conceal or misinterpret facts; and venal writers are easily found, ready to construct a tissue of lies to serve the purposes of their employers.By the way, there's no truth that the word 'atishoo' derives from the handkerchief meaning of 'tissue' - that's just atishoo of lies.
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juice
n.
- A fluid naturally contained in plant or animal tissue: fruit juice; meat braised in its own juices.
- A bodily secretion: digestive juices.
- The liquid contained in something that is chiefly solid.
- A substance or quality that imparts identity and vitality; essence.
- Slang. Vigorous life; vitality.
- Slang. Political power or influence; clout.
- Slang.
- Electric current.
- Fuel for an engine.
- Slang. Funds; money.
- Slang. Alcoholic drink; liquor.
- Slang. Racy or scandalous gossip.
To extract the juice from.
v.intr.
Slang. To drink alcoholic beverages excessively.
phrasal verb:
juice up Slang.
- To give energy, spirit, or interest to.
[Middle English jus, from Old French, from Latin iūs.]
[名]
1 [U]（▼種類は[C]）（果物・野菜の）液（分）, 汁, ジュース（▼100％果汁のもの；炭酸水の混じったものはpopという）；((〜s))肉汁
orange juice
オレンジ生ジュース.
オレンジ生ジュース.
2 ((通例〜s))分泌物；（一般に）抽出液
gastric ［digestive, intestinal］ juice(s)
胃［消化, 腸］液
胃［消化, 腸］液
the juices
体液.
体液.
3 [U]精髄, 本質；((略式))力, 強さ, 元気, 活力(vitality)
sap the juice of a person's vitality
人の活力を次第に弱める
人の活力を次第に弱める
take the juice out of a person's punches
人のパンチを無力化する.
人のパンチを無力化する.
4 [U]((略式))電気, 電力, ガソリン, ((米俗))酒, ウイスキー.
5 ((米俗))法外な高利, 暴利
a juice dealer
高利貸し.
高利貸し.
6 ((米俗))（政治的）影響力；職権.
7 ((俗))資金, 金.
8 好奇心をそそるうわさ話(juicy gossip).
step ［tread］ on the juice
((俗))（車の）スピードを出す.
stew in one's own juice
((略式))（自業自得で）ひとりで苦しむ［思い悩む］.
━━[動](他)((略式))…の汁をしぼる；…に汁を加える［かける］.
━━(自)((俗))しこたま酒を飲む.
juiced up
((俗))(1) （筋肉増強剤の）アナボリック・ステロイドを使った.
(2) （バイクなどが）馬力を上げた(souped up).
juice ...up/juice up ...
(1) ((米略式))…を活気づける；…をおもしろくする.(2) ((俗))（車などに）燃料を補給する.
(3) ((俗))〈バイクなどの〉馬力を上げる(soup up).
(4) ((俗))〈人に〉（筋肉増強剤の）アナボリック・ステロイドを使う.
［古フランス語←ラテン語jūs（スープ）］
juice・less
[形]水分［汁］のない.lively
Line breaks: live¦ly
Pronunciation: /ˈlʌɪvli
/
ADJECTIVE ( livelier, liveliest)
Phrases
look lively
- see look.
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