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the last of the dying breed?
what does that mean?
i heard it in the song by Oasishow can i use it?
19 giu 2011 04:18
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last of a dying breed= someone or something that is rare or nearly extinct. Can refer to humans or an endangered species.
Example: The pigmy tribe found in the Amazon is the last of a dying breed.
Some species of whales are the last of a dying breed due to whaling ships hunting them for whale meat.
It can also mean someone who does something very few people do anymore . Example: The old people who do volunteer work once they retire, are the last of a dying breed.
Which song in particular are you talking about?
19 giugno 2011
It means the breed or type is dying out, and the person is the last.
19 giugno 2011
It means the, among a group that's getting smaller ("the dying breed"), you/he/she/it is the last to stand ("the last of...").
19 giugno 2011
it simply means that something is becoming less common. ^-^
19 giugno 2011
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McCoy
Competenze linguistiche
Cinese (altro), Tedesco, Vietnamita
Lingua di apprendimento
Tedesco, Vietnamita
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