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- Use of hill to die on - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The expression comes from military usage Wictionary An allusion to the military practice of capturing holding a hill (high ground), no matter the cost or (lack of) benefit, as in the Battle of Hamburger Hill or Last Stand Hill To take the example of The battle of Hamburger Hill: it focussed on the capture of the hill It had little point beyond capturing the hill History Hamburger Hill
- “peak” vs “summit” - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The OED defines summit, in its topological sense, as ‘the topmost point or ridge of a mountain or hill’ For a peak it gives ‘the pointed top or summit of a mountain; a mountain or hill having a more or less pointed summit, or being conical in form ’
- What is the origin of the phrase A Mountain Im Willing to Die On?
Is this the " hill I am willing to die on "—the one I am willing to go down fighting for? In the normal course of the day, when confronted with a problem, it is not realistic to expect someone to run down this entire list of questions But it is always helpful and productive to review these issues before deciding on a course of action
- Is it true that the English have many words for hill?
This may also be a reference to tautological duplication in many English place names constructed from multiple languages, such as Pendle Hill (hill hill hill), and the anecdotal but apparently incorrect Torpenhow hill (which is alleged to mean hill hill hill hill, but probably doesn't)
- Granite Hill Lake - PK Resort | Michigan Sportsman Forum
I did a little research and opted for PK Resort on Granite Hill Lake I chose this place because they offered the American Plan, which means they cook all the meals, the price wasn't outrageous ($1300 for 5 days) and the drive wasn't too long We flew out of White River, Ont on 6 25 18 at 7:45am
- Blue Hill Nursery - Michigan Sportsman Forum
We had a thread for Whitetail crabs, so this seems fitting BHN will start taking spring orders on the 26th, I plan to order a few pears Fruit Trees For sale - Online Shop - Blue Hill Wildlife Nursery
- Every hiker climbed a hill, is there one or multiple hills?
So, if you were to ask me, "Every Hiker climbed a hill" represents a specific group of hikers who climbed non-specific hills and not the same hill If the sentence said, If every hiker had climbed the hill, it would be only one hill
- Up Hill vs. Down Hill - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The expression "It's all up hill from here!" and "It's all down hill from here!" mean that things will only get better or things will only get worst Metaphorically going uphill can provide for a
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