Judge Brybe
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- Feb 5, 2010
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- English Teacher
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- Russian
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- Russian Federation
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Well, that is the question ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
It's a line from a poem by W. B. Yeats. It's not an idiom.I found it in a book, sir. It goes: 'Do you protest that there aren't any genes for behaviour? You are still wrecked among heathen dreams'. It's from a book by Richard Dawkins, sirA couple of similar contexts can be found on Google.
The meaning is absolutely clear, but I'm worried about the phrase's 'status' (idiom?) and possible connotations.
I see, ma'am.you don't need to use any for of address at all
We have figured it out. It is a Yeats quote.that particular phrase
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