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jasonlulu_2000
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 Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:53 am Post subject: dress a story |
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The director Roland Emmerich successfully dresses a story with an old Mayan prediction, which is believed by many to happen in the coming 2012 and as a result, attracts millions of people into the cinema.
Is the underlined part a natural collocation for a native?
Thanks!
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IanT
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:38 am Post subject: |
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Not for this native!
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Stephanie S
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You may wish to use the phrase "thinly veil." He thinly veils the Mayan prediction with an ill-told story. To "thinly veil" is to cover your real main point with a story or something else that makes it more palatable than if you were just preaching it directly. 
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IanT
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The adjective form, "thinly-veiled" is more common. It means disguised or hidden, but not very effectively.
Hope helps,
Ian
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