Anonymous  +  188724 Wed, 25 Jan 06 09:01 PM Hello, Can you please help me with these: 1) Jeffrey prayed that woman was as good as her word. 2) She went south. (died?) 3) front porch (are there front and back porch or is it a fronch in front of the house? I was never quite sure about this expression) 4) hot pain in his eyes (what kind of pain is it?) 5) He let this slide (pretended that he did not hear or let it go) Thank you   Anonymous

	Erin Zale  +  188791 Wed, 25 Jan 06 11:55 PM 1) Jeffrey prayed that woman was as good as her word. This means that Jeffrey hoped the woman was reliable/trustworthy. 2) She went south. (died?) She could literally have went somewhere in a southern direction or her physical condition could have deteriorated... It's impossible to say without context. 3) front porch (are there front and back porch or is it a fronch in front of the house?) "Fronch" isn't a word as far as I know. "Front porch" and "back porch" are fine. 4) hot pain in his eyes (what kind of pain is it?) An intense, burning pain. 5) He let this slide (pretended that he did not hear or let it go) Both meanings could apply, but "letting it go" means more accurately "to not retaliate to a real or perceived verbal or physical affront", and is more in line with "turning the other cheek" in nuance. In contrast, "pretending not to hear" is more in line with "Ignore". Erin Zale Joined on Thu, Nov 17 2005 Chicago, IL, USA Full Member 110 Here in the king's mountain view Here in the wild dreams come true Feast like a sultan I do On treasures and flesh, never few Tenses

	YoHf  +  189703 Fri, 27 Jan 06 09:57 PM go south Deteriorate or decline, as in The stock market is headed south again. This expression is generally thought to allude to compasses and two-dimensional maps where north is up and south is down. However, among some Native Americans, the term was a euphemism for dying, and possibly this sense led to the present usage. [Slang; first half of 1900s] Courtesy of www.answers.com Hope this helps. YoHf Joined on Wed, Oct 26 2005 Senior Member 3,347 Shinichi Okazaki.