what is the meaning of the expression accepted her seclusion with resignation?
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The phrase 'accepted her seclusion with resignation' means that the grandmother took her loneliness calmly and accepted her fate without being sentimental at all..!!
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1 : to get away from (someone or something) especially by using force or effort He broke away from his captors and escaped. — often used figurativelyyoung people breaking away from traditional values. 2 : to separate from (a larger group, country, etc.)
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"Quitting is an informal way of saying an employee is voluntarily terminating their employment. Resigning is a more formal way of saying the same thing," Carvin says.
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quitting | past tense and past participle quit. to leave a job or a place, or to stop doing something: [ I ] Her assistant quit without an explanation.
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to stop all activities or communication, especially temporarily but for a fairly long period: ... (of a spy or secret agent) to stop communicating for a period of time with the people you are secretly working for: She was undercover and thought the gang were onto her, so she went dark.
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"Dismissed" means just that. The case was dismissed and there is no conviction. "In Furtherance of Justice" could mean a lot of different things, such as the prosecution decided that they did not have enough evidence to get a conviction. They were unable to locate a witness or witnesses.
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1. phrasal verb. If you take something away from someone, you remove it from them, so that they no longer possess it or have it with them. They're going to take my citizenship away. [ VERB noun PARTICLE]
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Released (or be released) from blame or annoying obligation, as in He was out of town during the robbery so he was off the book, or I don't know how the muggers got off the hook, or Once they found the real culprit, they let Mary off the hook.
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transitive verb. 1a : to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with : ignore decided to blow off two billion viewers— Harry Homburg. b : to end a relationship with. 2 : to outperform in a contest.
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It generally refers to leaving quickly, being forced to leave quickly by someone else, or taking advantage of a propitious opportunity to leave, that is, "getting [out] while the getting's good." The exact origin of the phrase is uncertain.
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Some define it as: “To exit or disappear in a quiet, non-dramatic fashion, making way for more interesting events” or as “An orderly and uneventful departure, timed so as not to detract or distract.” From my experience, that is exactly what most business owners want.
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let the cat out of the bag. to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to: I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the cat out of the bag.
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1. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate: "For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister in 1963, he abjured all titles, preferring to remain just plain 'Mr. '" (Time). 2. To renounce under oath; forswear.
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Interjection. じゃ • (ja) (historical kana ぢや) well; then; so. by extension from the "so then" meaning: bye, goodbye.
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In the article on surrender, I said: "One fact must be kept in mind, namely the need to distinguish between submission and surrender. In submission, an individual accepts reality consciously but not unconsciously. ... The greater the relaxation, the greater is the inner acceptance of reality."
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to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to: I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the cat out of the bag. Revealing secrets & becoming known. (the) word is/gets out idiom. backchannel.
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Instead of being negative as surrender itself normally is, sweet surrender is laying down one's cares, abandoning all strife and resistance. Whether it is truly “thankful” per the OED2's definition 3 with the obelus above, I am uncertain.