Meaning of like a whitehead | Babel Free
Definitions
Adverb. [C1]
Examples
“I told you a year ago that when the occasion required he ran at the enemy like⟳ a “Whitehead,” and I told you that like⟳ the rest⟳ of us, when occasion required, he ran the other way like⟳ a “Whitehead ;” but he was not like⟳ the King of France, who, with thirty thousand men marched up to the top of the hill, and then marched down again.”
“Holy Smokes! I was scairt. Then the train⟳ hit a curve so fast I had to fight⟳ like⟳ a whitehead to keep⟳ her from pitchin' me out.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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