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hiromichi
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 Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 5:05 am Post subject: belly of the beast |
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According to urban dictionary the belly of the beast is related to being in jail.
What does it mean in the context below?
So Jeb Bush is attending a $1,000 a person evening reception at the Georgetown home of C. Boyden Gray, who served in President George Bush’s administration. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida will appear at a lobbyist-heavy luncheon. And Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is to host a $2,700 a person “policy round-table luncheon,” as an invitation bills it, on K Street, the very belly of the beast.
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: belly of the beast |
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| hiromichi wrote: |
According to urban dictionary the belly of the beast is related to being in jail.
What does it mean in the context below?
So Jeb Bush is attending a $1,000 a person evening reception at the Georgetown home of C. Boyden Gray, who served in President George Bush’s administration. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida will appear at a lobbyist-heavy luncheon. And Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is to host a $2,700 a person “policy round-table luncheon,” as an invitation bills it, on K Street, the very belly of the beast. |
Well, there are many meanings for "belly of the beast" (I looked it up too.) but for me, in this case, K Street is well known as the center of lobbying, so here the "belly of the beast" would be the center of lobbying, as I read it. |
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hiromichi
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Lorikeet:
Thank you very much.
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