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What is the translation of the idiom She had everything in her purse but hammer and nails?
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What does the idiom everything but hammer and nails mean?
It means a lot of different objects. For example "she had a big purse with everything but a hammer and nails in it" means her purse was full of stuff.
What figure of speech is used in this passage She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails It had a long strap and she carried it slung across her shoulder?
The beginning text of Thank You, Ma'am, by Langston Hughes: "She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails. It had a long strap, and she carried it slung across her shoulder." It uses hyperbole -- everything in it but hammer and nails. The image is a characterization in an indirect comparison (large woman; large purse).
Where is the subject in this sentence- Where are the hammer and nails?
Hammer and nails are both the subject of that sentence.
What is the part of he hammer that is used to pull out nails?
The part of a hammer that uses leverage to remove nails is the 'claw', usually located on the back of the hammer. The 'face' is the front of the hammer used to drive nails.
What is the function of a hammer's nail?
Erm... To hammer nails?
What is the name of the hammer that takes of nails?
claw hammer
What is the function of the nail hammer?
Erm... To hammer nails?
A tool for beating in nails?
A hammer or a claw hammer, the 'claw' is used to pull out unwanted or bent nails.
What will be the sentence of hammer?
I need a hammer to tighten the nails on my chair.
What is a Claw hammer for?
A claw hammer is a tool primarily used for pounding nails into, or extracting nails from, some other object.
Carpenter's hammers are commonly used to?
Hammer nails or pull nails.
What is used for banging in nails?
hammer ?
