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What does "down a rabbit hole" mean?
Hi guys, I watched the Big Bang Theory, and there is a sentence "We are down a rabbit hole". What does that mean?
Mar 22, 2013 5:29 AM
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"down the rabbit hole", a metaphor for adventure into the unknown, from its use in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
a slang expression for a psychedelic experience, from the same usage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_hole
It comes fro the story "Alice in Wonderland."
March 22, 2013
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Have you ever read "Alice in Wonderland?" Well, she followed a rabbit down the rabbit hole and found herself in a bizarre world. So the expression means to find oneself in a bizarre, strange situation.
March 22, 2013
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The expression "down the rabbit hole" is a metaphor for adventure into the unknown, from its use in the book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".
It can also mean an initial page or clue that brings the player of an alternate reality video game into its fictional world.
March 22, 2013
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