loulou703
what does "The iron has entered into my soul"here mean? "I'm awfully sorry I made fun of your hair, Anne," he whispered contritely. "Honest I am. Don't be mad for keeps, now." Anne swept by disdainfully, without look or sign of hearing. "Oh how could you, Anne?" breathed Diana as they went down the road half reproachfully, half admiringly. Diana felt that SHE could never have resisted Gilbert's plea. "I shall never forgive Gilbert Blythe," said Anne firmly. "And Mr. Phillips spelled my name without an e, too. The iron has entered into my soul, Diana."
20 de jan de 2019 10:00
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I'm an Australian, and I have heard a similar expression. I straight away thought of a branding iron, that has a symbol on it. The iron is heated up and forced onto the skin, marking a burn mark in the shape of the symbol. Used for farm animals sometimes. It hurts no doubt, so I believe the iron has entered right into the soul is talking about a deep wound or hurt, not just a skin deep insult.
20 de janeiro de 2019
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It means that she has been hurt.
20 de janeiro de 2019
thank you so much
20 de janeiro de 2019
I had never heard this expression before, and I am a native UK English speaker. A quick bit of Googling gave me this: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+iron+entered+into+someone%27s+soul Today I learned something new!!
20 de janeiro de 2019
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