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hiromichi
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 Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: unplug |
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What is the meaning of "plug" in the following?
"The truthiness hurts: Stephen Colbert's brilliant performance
unplugged the Bush myth machine
and left the clueless D.C. press corps gaping."
(The Washington Post, April 30, 2006)
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myprofe
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:31 am Post subject: unplugged |
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In this context unplugged means: disconnected, turned off, stopped, uncovered, revealed, exposed, made visible, made public and clear.
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:41 am Post subject: |
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myprofe, Happy New Year! Thank you.
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