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by BGizzle
1416 days ago
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No, the LITERAL definition of dead weight is "
1: the unrelieved weight of an inert mass
2: DEAD LOAD
3: a ship's load including the total weight of cargo, fuel, stores, crew, and passengers" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadweight Examples of literal in a Sentence: "
The literal meaning of “know your ropes” is “to know a lot about ropes,” while figuratively it means “to know a lot about how to do something.” I was using the word in its literal sense. The story he told was basically true, even if it wasn't the literal truth.
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