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Feb 2, 2009 · The reference to bounty is a Napoleonic reference (actually predates Bonaparte by perhaps 150 or so years - again read your poetry). The reference is to the Spanish Main. The Bounty references Spain's expansionist policies during the 15th, 16th, 17th and up to about 1805 or so. In general English parlance O'er the main means over the English ...
Aug 25, 2014 · Aug 25, 2014. #2. "His head" is a synecdoche for "him." (Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to stand for the whole thing.) "There's a bounty on his head" means "There's a bounty on him" -- with "on" in this sense meaning "attached to, connected to" -- and thus that a bounty will be paid to whoever brings him in.
Oct 16, 2014 · British English. Oct 16, 2014. #2. Breaks free = unleashes. A torrent = a gush / a flood / a powerful stream / a river. Bounty = treasure / wealth / reward. Breaks free a torrent of bounty = unleashes a river of reward. H.
Jun 22, 2017 · Definition of bounty hunter A bounty hunter is a private citizen, not a policeman, that finds and captures criminals in order to collect the reward, or bounty.|A treasure hunter hunts for a box of gold or diamonds, and the reward is the diamonds. A bounty hunter hunts for people (criminals) and the reward is money given by the government. This money is called a bounty.|a person who hunts ...
Mar 21, 2008 · I didn't get the joke. Do you have an idea of the figurative. meaning of having a "stick up his ass" ? I was thinking this was maybe a blame for an uptight/stiff demeanor. You're partly right, Marcolo. Take it one step further, though - because he's uptight, he's grim and determined.
Jan 26, 2008 · bounty said: You are right, neither of my options sound that great. However this is a cv I am translating and this professor has been teaching on various training courses, for example 'professor of/on an advanced training course in 'Mental health of adolescents'.
Jun 26, 2009 · Jun 26, 2009. #1. This is from Mutiny On The Bounty by John Boyne. The narrator was caught for stealing and sent to court in another city. On the way, one of the policeman stopped the carriage entirely and stepped off to empty his bladder by the side of the road. In the middle of it, he tried to aim his emissions through the bars at the narrator.
Jun 18, 2007 · New Orleans, La. United States - English. Jun 18, 2007. #1. I'm Catholic and I'm wondering how to say the Prayer of Grace in Spanish. Please help. "Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen." Sincerly in Christ, --Andre.
Oct 22, 2013 · Oct 22, 2013. #3. Florentia52 said: "Booty" in AE slang is often used to refer to women's genitalia. I wouldn't recommend ever using it around children. Really? Many a American told me that they would use the neutral word " Butt", some others would pick " tushy"/"tushie". And a lot of them really chose the word" booty.
Sep 1, 2015 · bounty与bonus的区别bonus是额外的附加的，比如说bonus point，额外加分，bounty是赏金的意思
