hiromichi
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 Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:42 am Post subject: slapping successive coats of lacquer on plywood |
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What does " slapping successive coats of lacquer on plywood"mean?
He apparently liked how those credentials sounded, so he repeated versions of them twice more during the news conference, like a man slapping successive coats of lacquer on plywood.
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wanderkind
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: slapping successive coats of lacquer on plywood |
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| hiromichi wrote: |
What does " slapping successive coats of lacquer on plywood"mean?
He apparently liked how those credentials sounded, so he repeated versions of them twice more during the news conference, like a man slapping successive coats of lacquer on plywood. |
Lacquer is a substance you apply to wood (and maybe ceramic?) to make it look nice (and maybe more durable).
A coat, in this context, is a layer, (usually) of some substance that will dry or set. At the time it is applied it is the outermost layer (like the clothing 'coat'!). You can apply a coat of paint, or lacquer, or sealant, etc. to various things.
Successive means consecutive, one after another, with nothing else in between.
Slapping ('to slap ______ on ________", in this context, is putting one thing on another thing without a great deal of care (a little haphazardly, lacking attention to detail).
Altogether:
Lacquer is meant to make things look better, so slapping (quickly applying) a layer of lacquer on something is a quick way to improve its appearance. The man thinks the credentials make him (or perhaps makes someone else he is speaking of) sound good, so he mentions them repeatedly (perhaps thinking each time will make him look better and better and better).
I don't know much about lacquer and wood, so this part is kind of a guess. Slapping a layer of lacquer on (I think lacquer is something that is applied carefully) might mean the person is an amateur. Also, in the world of wood, plywood might be lower quality wood, and maybe it isn't usually used for making things that would require a lacquer coat. But you could perhaps disguise the quality of the wood with lots of lacquer.
SO, the sentence might also be suggesting that the person at the press conference is an amateur, or inexperienced / unskilled, and they're trying to cover up the fact that they don't have the qualities they should.
Last edited by wanderkind on Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:07 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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