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It's a classic underdog tale: David, a young shepherd armed only with a sling, beats Goliath, the mighty warrior. The story has transcended its biblical origins to become a common shorthand for unlikely victory. But, asks Malcolm Gladwell, is that really what the David and Goliath story is about?
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It's a classic underdog tale: David, a young shepherd armed only with a sling, beats Goliath, the mighty warrior. The story has transcended its biblical origins to become a common shorthand for unlikely victory. But, asks Malcolm Gladwell, is that really what the David and Goliath story is about?
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The unheard story of David and Goliath | Malcolm Gladwell
It's a classic underdog tale: David, a young shepherd armed only with a sling, beats Goliath, the mighty warrior. The story has transcended its biblical origins to become a common shorthand for unlikely victory. But, asks Malcolm Gladwell, is that really…
a battle of wits = a competition in which opponents attempt to gain victory or an advantage over each other using their intelligence
The two young geniuses entered into a battle of wits as they competed for first place in the national trivia championship. As each candidate tried to defend his stance on the hot-button issue, a battle of wits began as they each produced seemingly endless lists of statistics to support their views.
The two young geniuses entered into a battle of wits as they competed for first place in the national trivia championship. As each candidate tried to defend his stance on the hot-button issue, a battle of wits began as they each produced seemingly endless lists of statistics to support their views.
Well, that's a great way to move from the "victory" topic to the "films" one.
take something over = to take control of something / to assume responsibility for a task / to acquire all of an asset; [for a company] to acquire another company / to deliver someone or something to someone or something
take something over = to take control of something / to assume responsibility for a task / to acquire all of an asset; [for a company] to acquire another company / to deliver someone or something to someone or something
Well... "To develop" has numerous meanings, yet these two are the most interesting:
To bring out the possibilities of; bring to a more advanced, effective, or usable state;
To process (a photosensitive medium such as exposed film) in order to produce a photographic image.
To bring out the possibilities of; bring to a more advanced, effective, or usable state;
To process (a photosensitive medium such as exposed film) in order to produce a photographic image.
to watch:
1. To look or observe attentively or carefully; be closely observant: watching for trail markers.
2. To look and wait expectantly or in anticipation: watch for an opportunity.
3. To act as a spectator; look on: stood by the road and watched.
4. To stay awake at night while serving as a guard, sentinel, or watcher.
5. To stay alert as a devotional or religious exercise; keep vigil.
1. To look or observe attentively or carefully; be closely observant: watching for trail markers.
2. To look and wait expectantly or in anticipation: watch for an opportunity.
3. To act as a spectator; look on: stood by the road and watched.
4. To stay awake at night while serving as a guard, sentinel, or watcher.
5. To stay alert as a devotional or religious exercise; keep vigil.
a nail-biter is:
1. Literally, someone who bites off his or her fingernails, especially due to nervousness or agitation.
I was a nail-biter at a young age, and, try as I might, I've never managed to shake the habit completely.
2. By extension, a situation, especially a competitive one, whose outcome is particularly close or uncertain and marked by nervous apprehension.
Did you catch the football match last Sunday? Man, what a nail-biter!
1. Literally, someone who bites off his or her fingernails, especially due to nervousness or agitation.
I was a nail-biter at a young age, and, try as I might, I've never managed to shake the habit completely.
2. By extension, a situation, especially a competitive one, whose outcome is particularly close or uncertain and marked by nervous apprehension.
Did you catch the football match last Sunday? Man, what a nail-biter!
The most anticipated series has just revealed its official trailer. We can do nothing but share :)
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Game of Thrones Season 7: Official Trailer (HBO)
Game of Thrones Season 7 premieres 7.16.17 on HBO. #GoTS7
"Houston, we have a problem" is a popular but erroneous (=incorrect) quote from the radio communications between the Apollo 13 astronauts and the NASA Mission Control Center ("Houston") during the Apollo 13 spaceflight, as the astronauts communicated their discovery of the explosion that crippled (=corrupted) their spacecraft. The erroneous wording was popularized by the 1995 film Apollo 13, a dramatization of the Apollo 13 mission, in which actor Tom Hanks, portraying Mission Commander Jim Lovell, uses that wording, which became one of the film's taglines (=slogans).