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Sep 18, 2009 · Belfast, Ireland. English-Ireland (top end) Sep 18, 2009. #7. Ah, right, that helps. Sometimes people are reluctant to take advantage of new technology, or new features, or advanced facilities. Such people, faced with these developments, may be said to crawl into a hole - pretending that the new developments do not exist rather than learning ...
Oct 29, 2013 · Jul 31, 2008. #2. Crawl is simply to move forward on your hands and knees. Creep means to move stealthily (especially to avoid being noticed) or to behave obsequiously. If it's intended to mean something similar to crawl, then I would imagine it to be more like sliding along on your belly. S.
Jul 2, 2009 · English (USA) Jul 2, 2009. #3. I agree with Kansas. Snakes slither. Spiders crawl. However, sometimes people are compared to snakes in a derogatory sense; for example, "there's a whole bunch of lawyers slithering around here" (You could also substitute "crawling" here to compare them to spiders or whatever animal or insect that crawls).
Sep 29, 2019 · Spanish - Uruguay. May 15, 2022. #12. slither: To move or slide by twisting or undulating the body over a surface, as in the manner of a snake. crawl: (Zoology) (of insects, worms, snakes, etc) To move with the body close to the ground. The difference I see is that with slither, the snake twists or undulates, and with crawl, it drags its body.
Nov 23, 2008 · Los Angeles. English - US. Nov 23, 2008. #2. This is not a typical phrase in English (that I know of), and I know of no idioms like it in AE. So I think you can be very liberal in your translation. It just means: My bank account was so small it could fit under a duck/mouse/cockroach/etc. H.
Jun 26, 2009 · Jun 26, 2009. #4. Well, as you know, to "grind to a halt" means to become (almost painfully) slower and slower until it is stopped. Therefore, to "grind to a crawl" would mean to become (almost painfully) slower and slower until it is only crawling. See "crawl" definition 2 in the WR dictionary.
Jan 21, 2017 · Madrid. Spanish/Spain. Jan 21, 2017. #1. The Prince Regent George talking: - Ah, some little Scotsman in the war office who wants to crawl up me ass dug it up and brought it to me. In time of war, failure to secure His Majesty's gunpowder. against the enemy is a criminal offence. Given the context, I'm guessing it's something like "lick my ass ...
Jul 9, 2014 · At first phonem told us that "to crawl out from under a rock" implied that the lady was "preparing her return" and he spoke of a "sleeping cell". Now, that it is pejorative and that "caverne" fits perfectly. But you know, "sortir de sa caverne" does not imply she was preparing something, just waiting to emerge at the right time.
Mar 25, 2015 · Crawl is simply to move forward on your hands and knees. Creep means to move stealthily (especially to avoid being noticed) or to behave obsequiously. If it's intended to mean something similar to crawl, then I would imagine it to be more like sliding along on your belly. (Simply put: crawl is on your hands and knees, and creep is on your belly)
Feb 1, 2012 · United States. English - US. Feb 1, 2012. #2. Yes, the idiom crawl out of the woodwork or come out of the woodwork means to appear suddenly and unexpectedly. This dictionary gives this example: If you try to lose weight, people will come out of the woodwork to offer advice.
