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what does red letter mean?
what does red letter mean and his talking is whitewash?
2009年11月16日 10:41
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RED-LETTER
Pronunciation (US):
Dictionary entry overview: What does red-letter mean?
• RED-LETTER (adjective)
The adjective RED-LETTER has 1 sense:
1. memorable for being a special occasion
Familiarity information: RED-LETTER used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RED-LETTER (adjective)
Sense 1 red-letter [BACK TO TOP]
Meaning:
Memorable for being a special occasion
Context example:
on red-letter nights a large gathering greeted the celebrity
Similar:
unforgettable (impossible to forget)
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'His talking is whitewash' means 'his talking is just an attempt to hide unpleasant facts about somebody/something. The word 'whitewash' is used here to show that we do not approve of something or somebody.
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A red-letter day is an important day, or a day that you will remember, because of sth good that happened then.
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Verb 1. whitewash - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
hush up, sleek over, gloss over
cover up, cover - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"
2. whitewash - cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"
wash - apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
calcimine - cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"
3. whitewash - exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
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Whitewash
Noun 1. whitewash - a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
2. whitewash - wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
wash - a thin coat of water-base paint
3. whitewash - a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion
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