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hiromichi
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 Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: with not a bird moving |
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Does the captionrd phrase mean "as they were”? Is this a popular expression?
Mighty Mughals
Babur was the great-grandson of Tamerlane, who had destroyed Delhi back in 1398. (According to reports, Tamerlane left the city with "not a bird moving.") Not to be outdone, Babur captured and kept Delhi, though his army was outnumbered nearly ten to one. So began the Mughal Empire, though it didn't really take off until 1556, when Babur's 13-year-old grandson, Akbar, took charge.
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:29 am Post subject: Re: with not a bird moving |
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| hiromichi wrote: |
Does the captionrd phrase mean "as they were�? Is this a popular expression?
Mighty Mughals
Babur was the great-grandson of Tamerlane, who had destroyed Delhi back in 1398. (According to reports, Tamerlane left the city with "not a bird moving.") Not to be outdone, Babur captured and kept Delhi, though his army was outnumbered nearly ten to one. So began the Mughal Empire, though it didn't really take off until 1556, when Babur's 13-year-old grandson, Akbar, took charge. |
I think it means he so utterly destroyed the city that there were no birds left. It was desolate. I have never heard that expression before, but here, I have taken it literally. |
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hiromichi
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Lorikeet, Thank you very much.
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