Rpsh Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Snap finger under one's nose
'Foiled again!' he said to his wife. 'And after waiting sixty years.
Spoons? Fiddlesticks!' He snapped his fingers under Frodo's nose and slumped off. But Lobelia was not so easily got rid of.
What does it mean? And actually I can't. Understand the phrase "slump off" very well too. I consider it means passing out.
Spoons? Fiddlesticks!' He snapped his fingers under Frodo's nose and slumped off. But Lobelia was not so easily got rid of.
What does it mean? And actually I can't. Understand the phrase "slump off" very well too. I consider it means passing out.
Top answer
com/definition/american_english/snap%2Bone's%2Bfingers___1 . I think "slump off" here means walk away in a heavy or ungraceful way.
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For "snap one's fingers" see http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/snap%2Bone's%2Bfingers___1 .
I think "slump off" here means walk away in a heavy or ungraceful way.
I think "slump off" here means walk away in a heavy or ungraceful way.
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Actually, I know what is snap one's fingers, but I think it's awkward in this text according to the context.
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I think that snapping his fingers right under Frodo's nose was just a way of being rude.
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