U.S. Army veteran articulated scorched earth dismissal of the victimology rhetoric parroted by the bartender/actress"
I read this sentence from a tweet.
- "scorched earth dismissal of" probably means "totally proved something wrong/failed", I guess.
But do people usually use "scorched earth" as an expression to "totally/completely"?
- "articulate dismissal of the rhetoric"
Do you regard this combination as a fixed expression, and put it into use in common situations?
Thanks for anyone who shares your opinion!
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Re: normal expression
"scorched earth" has a secondary meaning of 'ruthless'. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... ched-earth.
And no, I wouldn't regard that second phrase as a fixed phrase.
And no, I wouldn't regard that second phrase as a fixed phrase.
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Re: normal expression
ok thanks for your helpdarcy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 2:13 pm "scorched earth" has a secondary meaning of 'ruthless'. See https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... ched-earth.
And no, I wouldn't regard that second phrase as a fixed phrase.