Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Plumb"

A: @mavus

My daddy definitely loved baked beans.
My daddy loved baked beans for real.

This expression is common in some parts of the USA. It refers to A plumb line, which is used to correctly build houses. If you build the wall up in the exact direction of the plumbline, it will absolutely 100% be perfectly correct.

So the expression just means, totally. Definitely. For real. 100%

A: a plumb is used to measure the depth of water

A: It means to go deeper - to explore his mind. It is a metaphor - a plumber would go below the surface to connect water pipes from a building to a main pope/water source

A: In this context it’s thinking. Though it is not a common phrase unless they meant thumbing, which means going through in this context

A: You can also find out how high/deep something is.
"She plumbed the depths"

A: The plumber will come today to do some plumbing in the bathroom.

You don’t hear the word plumb often by itself.
A plumber usually ‘fixes’ your plumbing issues

A: Plumb means to examine in great detail, while explore is used more lightly. to explore something is more like examining something in lesser detail, like as if you were to explore the woods, you wouldn't go search every tree or shrub or piece of dirt, while if you were to ‘plumb’ the forest (I've never heard this used before), you would inspect every detail and examine everything.

A: 'Plumb' (noun) - A tool used to measure a vertical line.
'Vertical' - 1. (Adjective.) Straight up and down. 2. (Noun) A vertical line.

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A: They are pretty old expressions, only older people would say those. It’s a shame because they sound so nice!

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It's a very old-fashioned way of saying – he is extremely tired

A: This sentence does not make sense. Using 'plumb' here is incorrect.

'I completely forgot it' would make sense.

A: "Very gosh darn concerned!" or "overwhelmed with concern!"
It basically means "very" and is associated with certain dialects--maybe western, in reference to "cowboy" from the line before.

A: Sounds good but you need "a" between "at" and "slightly". Also "besides" is unnecessary.