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What does His plumes have been considerably bedraggled since that day. mean?
What does His plumes have been considerably bedraggled since that day. mean?
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It's a metaphorical expression.
In this sentence, "plumes" are used as a metaphor for the person's pride/dignity, while "bedraggled" is used to describe how that pride/dignity has been compromised.
Something has happened to the person that has caused them to lose their confidence, or to feel ashamed/humbled. The metaphor of bedraggled plumes suggests that the person's once-impressive appearance has been spoiled in some way.
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@Bondskey honestly I don’t know where you keep finding such complicated things 😭 I’m fluent and I have no idea what that means
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Hi, @mari__mari__ !
Thank you for being honest with me on this lol
Actually I found the word “bedraggled” from this book that one of my friends who’s also English learner gave me as a souvenir from UK lately.
Thank you for being honest with me on this lol
Actually I found the word “bedraggled” from this book that one of my friends who’s also English learner gave me as a souvenir from UK lately.
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@mari__mari__ and I guess it’s too uncommon to use for daily conversation in English but I just wanted to know what it means and how native speakers describe it in their own words haha
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@Bondskey
The explanation makes sense, but I can tell you it’s not very common, this is honestly the first time I’ve heard the word
A better way to describe something that’s been dragged through water and mud would just be a simple „muddy“ or to just say it was something along the lines of „ruined“ or „soaked“
I’m probably not 100% correct but it’s my best guess 😅
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It's a metaphorical expression.
In this sentence, "plumes" are used as a metaphor for the person's pride/dignity, while "bedraggled" is used to describe how that pride/dignity has been compromised.
Something has happened to the person that has caused them to lose their confidence, or to feel ashamed/humbled. The metaphor of bedraggled plumes suggests that the person's once-impressive appearance has been spoiled in some way.
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