Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Carriage clocks
"The Conservative party doesn’t do carriage clocks for people like Michael Gove. They just get a note reading “You have outlived your usefulness” and a five minute head-start on the hounds." (The Guardian.)
What do "carriage clocks" and "a five minute head-start on the hounds" refer to in the above?
What do "carriage clocks" and "a five minute head-start on the hounds" refer to in the above?
Top answer
1) They don't give people like Cove a fancy gift when he leaves. 2) They (figuratively) give him a 5-minute start before they tell their dogs to chase and savage him. In other words, they treat people like Cove very badly.
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1) They don't give people like Cove a fancy gift when he leaves.
2) They (figuratively) give him a 5-minute start before they tell their dogs to chase and savage him.
In other words, they treat people like Cove very badly.
2) They (figuratively) give him a 5-minute start before they tell their dogs to chase and savage him.
In other words, they treat people like Cove very badly.
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Clive1) They don't give people like Cove a fancy gift when he leaves.2) They (figuratively) give him a 5-minute start before they tell their dogs to chase and savage him.In other words, they treat people like Cove very badly.Thanks a lot for that fine explanation.
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