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This phrase seems to date back to the 1500s, but there is no written evidence of this. The meaning of the idiom is pretty self-explanatory. It is impossible to predict the future, therefor only time will tell whether something will happen or not. He is quoted to have said “Time discovers truth.”

phrase. If you say that time will tell whether something is true or correct, you mean that it will not be known until some time in the future whether it is true or correct. Only time will tell whether Broughton’s optimism is justified.

‘Time will tell’ roughly translates to ‘I like you but you’re not my first choice. Don’t go anywhere or move on with anyone so you’re right here every time I click my fingers BUT I’m going to keep my options open and wait for someone better to come along’

The only sure way to safely predict what will happen in the future is to travel through time the slow way and observe what happens. The phrase ‘only time will tell’ means we won’t know what will happen until it does. A case of stating the obvious.

In a hurry, as in How long will it take? I’m really pressed for time. This idiom uses press in the sense of “subject to pressure,” a usage dating from the late 1600s.

If someone does something at the eleventh hour, they do it at the last possible moment. He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.

The Eleventh Hour is a phrase meaning at the last moment, taken from a passage in the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard in the King James Bible.

adjective. very upset with something or someone.

Depressed can also mean the the button is in a lowered state, which is the result of pressing it. To “press” a button often implicitly means to push it down and then release it. To “depress” a button unambiguously refers only to the act of pushing it down.

obsolete prepared for action or use

Meaning 1: to be under strain or pressure due to constraints on time and energy, the lack of ability to be in 60 places at one time to do all the things and attend to all the people (for busy people or influential people) Meaning 2: desperate or obsessed/overly focused, usually in an unseemly and unflattering fashion.

: to force (someone) to take or accept (something) I tried to press money on him for my half of the bill, but he refused to take it. She’s always pressing her opinions on us.

verb (used with object) to compress or squeeze, as to alter in shape or size: He pressed the clay into a ball. to weigh heavily upon; subject to pressure. to hold closely, as in an embrace; clasp: He pressed her in his arms. to extract juice, sugar, etc., from by pressure: to press grapes.

1 : to continue moving forward in a forceful or steady way The troops pressed on in spite of the snow. 2 : to continue to do something especially in a determined way Now that we have answered that question, let’s press on.

transitive verb. 1a : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure crush grapes. b : to squeeze together into a mass She crushed her clothes into a bag. 2 : to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding crush rock. 3a : to subdue completely The rebellion was crushed.

point of view, standpoint

The definition of a viewpoint is a way of looking at something. If you believe you are paying too much in taxes and that everyone should pay a flat rate, this belief is an example of your viewpoint on taxes.

1 having weight equally distributed. 2 (of a person) mentally and emotionally stable. 3 (of a discussion, programme, etc.) presenting opposing points of view fairly and without bias.

Viewpoint refers to the mind of the character through which the reader is told a story. The multiple-character viewpoint is used to tell a story from the perspectives of different characters, one at a time.

What is another word for viewpoint?

Here are some adjectives for viewpoint: official, optimistic, well-known cosmic, oh-so-practical, rather sexist, strictly corporate, central, sensible, strictest humanitarian, interplanetary midwestern, irrational feminine, pure omniscient, unshakably rational, impersonal and official, mystical or rationalistic.

SYNONYMS FOR viewpoint 2 standpoint, perspective, position, stance, angle.

​These questions clarify / determine the various perspectives and viewpoints about a topic and why these positions have been taken. What are the viewpoints being provided here? Does one viewpoint have a stronger argument than the other? If so in what way?

: a position from which objects or principles are viewed and according to which they are compared and judged. Synonyms Example Sentences Learn More about standpoint.

1 : to give substance or form to : embody. 2 : to establish by proof or competent evidence : verify substantiate a charge.

From the back of the church, Ponyboy could see, ”the ribbon of highway and the small dots that were houses and cars. ” There are no ribbons and dots outside the church, but the metaphor is used to describe the long, flowing curves of the road with homes and cars so far in the distance that they look like little dots.

S.E. Hinton uses a variety of literary devices to make The Outsiders an interesting read. Some of these include alliteration, foreshadowing, hyperbole, irony, personification, simile, and metaphor. Alliteration includes the repetition of similar sounds.

An example of personification is when Pony and Johnny are on the run after Johnny kills Bob. Pony has been nearly drowned in the fountain, and so he is soaking wet. He and Johnny go to Dally for help, and Dally gives him a shirt that is too big. Pony feels overwhelmed by the entire situation.

Personification is a figure of speech that attributes human nature and characteristics to something that is not human—whether living or nonliving. When the wind howls, when pastries tempt, when the sun smiles, and when stars wink; these are all personifications.

They include:

• Simile. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things and uses the words “like” or “as” and they are commonly used in everyday communication.
• Metaphor. A metaphor is a statement that compares two things that are not alike.
• Hyperbole.
• Personification.
• Synecdoche.
• Onomatopoeia.