Sentence examples for expression meaning from inspiring English sources

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Pan-tissue analysis of the gene expression has shown that, on the genome level, there is a strong positive correlation in expression, meaning that genes expressed at a low level tend to have low expression across multiple tissues [ 5– 7].

"Anybody that suggests that Anglo got an absolute snip is misinformed," he said, using an expression meaning a very, good deal.

This German expression, meaning pushing a new cause before finishing an old one, was pertinent under Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.

Ms. Shedd said the larger idea for her generation involved "gender transgressions," an expression meaning any sexuality not strictly heterosexual.

Yet he succeeded in attracting, and keeping, an audience due to his charisma and "boldness" – a specifically Irish expression meaning both strength of character and determination to go beyond the permissible.

Launching the tour with students at Edinburgh College's Granton campus, Kay explained that it would be called Ferlie Leed, a Scots expression meaning "wondrous talk", and will begin with visits to North Uist, Lewis and Shetland.

He doesn't start singing until thirty-eight seconds into the song, but the track was uploaded to YouTube as a real-time expression meaning it opens with thirty-eight consecutive seconds of vast and ghostly silence.

A short documentary on his life, "Para Fuera" — the title is a Spanish expression meaning "away with it" — was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

"What's going on can be called shaking the mountain to scare the tiger," said Professor Ding, citing a Chinese expression meaning a show of strength to warn others.

The original version of Mr. Lobo Antunes's novel had a suitably Céline-like scatological title, which refers to the anatomy of Judas and is a common Portuguese-language slang expression meaning something like "the back of beyond".

Despite my father's confusion, he somehow recognised the doctor's emotion and said, "Listen, you have got to do it for me, because otherwise it's nowt down for pal [a Salford expression, meaning he would be dead] and, if it goes wrong, it's not your fault".

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