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コミュニティ チューターWhat does it mean "There is no holy grail"?
2018年4月12日 09:39
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What Al Doge said is correct. In informal English, "holy grail" means something really great or something (not a person) you love. When you say, "there is no holy grail," it means there's nothing perfect in the context.
2018年4月12日
The holy grail is a mythical object relating to Christianity.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail
In daily conversation, "holy grail" is also used as a metaphor when talking about "an object or goal that is sought after for its great significance ." An example sentence from Merriam Webster's dictionary is: "Finding a cure for cancer is the holy grail of medical researchers."
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Grail
So it probably either means: "there is no Holy Grail; it's a myth" or "There is no one single object that we think is that important"
2018年4月12日
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