http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToGetUnderTheRock/bplnr/post.htm#160691Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:18:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:160691Clive0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToGetUnderTheRock/bplnr/post.htm#160691http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-160691.xmlHi, I don't know the particular context in question, but here's a general thought. 'Under a rock' generally has a negative connotation, as unpleasant things live under a rock. We say to someone we think is unpleasant, 'What rock did you crawl out from under?' Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ToGetUnderTheRock/bplnr/post.htm#160636Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:18:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:160636Erin Zale1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToGetUnderTheRock/bplnr/post.htm#160636http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-160636.xmlY'know, I've never really heard that idiom before. Mulling over it, I guess it means that one couldn't easily come to understand the subjects' motivations because they, or the subjects' personalities (or both), are just too complex.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToGetUnderTheRock/bplnr/post.htmThu, 26 Mar 2009 05:18:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:160616Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToGetUnderTheRock/bplnr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-160616.xmlHello, I have encountered the idiom: "You couldn't exhaust either man's qualities or get under the rock of his reasons in one short life " in Grace Paley's story "Wants". What does it mean? Many thanks in advance, Itay