2006-11-14 21:31:33 · 6 answers · asked by silvia b 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"It grieved him to think of that paltry, guarded, nut-like thing that was his artistic reputation"...what does "nut-like thing" mean in such a context?
2006-11-14 21:41:14 · update #1
curious phrase, it sounds ridiculous. you need a context.
2006-11-14 21:34:05 · answer #1 · answered by niko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having the reputation of or relating to a nut.
2006-11-15 05:38:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means his artistic reputation was considered crazy or mad and I suppose you could even go so far as to say it implies small and/or related to testicles(now the last is really stretching the imagination!)
2006-11-15 07:59:28 · answer #3 · answered by custers_nemesis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nut is hard to open, so in this case, it means that his reputation wasn't easily visible. It was hard to get to or "crack".
2006-11-17 23:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one that act like a nut or look like a nut?
2006-11-15 05:52:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "crazy."
2006-11-15 06:06:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋