12:41 Jan 14, 2004 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary | |||||||
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5 +3 | neck tendons |
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3 +1 | elevens |
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2 | see website below |
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elevens Explanation: 'when his time is drawing to a close' = when he is old, near death. |
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see website below Explanation: Seems to be referring to the veins on ones neck which stand out after getting drunk. I've personally never heard of it though -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-01-14 13:08:49 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A quote from that website According to Tony Smith, both The Snake Is Out and The Elevens Are Up (1963) refer to veins in the head and neck that become visible when one has had too much to drink. While a small model for the severe The Elevens Are Up was displayed, there was no way for the viewer to apprehend the artist\'s metaphoric reading. Reference: http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1248/10_91/109667929/p1/... |
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neck tendons Explanation: This idiom featured in Mel Brooks' "Life Stinks". In that film, the "elevens" were raised cords on the _back_ of the neck that were thought to become more prominent just before a person was about to die. The second reference is an animated diagram. Good candidates for the elevens at front but also at back of the neck. Reference: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302261597/qid... Reference: http://www.musculographics.com/products/products.html |
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