Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"went tilt"
English answer:
stopped working, went crazy/awry (pinball)
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Robert Donahue (X)
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English term
"went tilt"
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An excerpt from a speech on arms control:
"Things were progressing smoothly right up until December of 1991 when the Soviet Union fell. After that, everything sort of went tilt."
I've got a rough idea what this means, but if anyone can expound on it a bit I would greatly appreciate it.
"Things were progressing smoothly right up until December of 1991 when the Soviet Union fell. After that, everything sort of went tilt."
I've got a rough idea what this means, but if anyone can expound on it a bit I would greatly appreciate it.
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4 +2 | stopped working, went crazy/awry (pinball) | Michael Schubert |
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English term (edited):
tilt
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stopped working, went crazy/awry (pinball)
The expression comes from pinball machines that stop working if you cause them to tilt.
I'd say in this context it means the negotiations broke down because the government structures were collapsing.
I'd say in this context it means the negotiations broke down because the government structures were collapsing.
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