I see but what would you make out of it if you were presented with the song title only, without having heard the lyrics? And shouldnt' it be the Torn Outlaw? I'd say the Damaged Car, not the Car Damaged, if you know what I mean.

This is the title of a song by Metallica. I do know what an "outlaw" is, but what confuses me is the word "torn". It's obviously a verb, the past participle of 'tear', but I don't seem to grasp the meaning of

Does anybody know of any books as good as Bill Mascull's "Key Words in the Media" (Collins Co-Build)? Unfortunately, it's out of print (it's from mid-'90s). The book covers a wide range of vocabulary and expressions

I think "replay value" is the expression I couldn't remember. Thanks.

When you want to say that a film (or an album) is worth watching more than once, what's the expression used to convey such idea? Is it "re-watch value"? And what about music albums?

What's the difference between platform and manifesto ? The general dictionary doesn't make a clear distinction.

Does this imply the kind of conflic with the law is just petty, insignificant, or does the idiom refer to any kind of offense?

"They know they can hold their audience only so long." What's its meaning? I tried looking it up in the dictionary but had no luck. I interpreted it as they cannot hold their audience for so long .

I originally posted this in the Vocabulary Section and was suggested there to do so here as well. Are to pass sentence and to hand down sentence synonyms or is there a slight difference in meaning? Thanks.

Sorry, I made a mistake. It said Transitive only. I must've looked it up quickly. I'll take advantage of this thread and ask if there are other ways (idioms or phrasal verbs) to convey the same idea of explaining away.