May 13, 2008 18:29
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Kindly please could anybody explain the menaing of the following sentence?
The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
Thanks in advance.
The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
Thanks in advance.
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May 13, 2008 19:11: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
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stuck deep in something
In this context, a rut is "a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape". When you are in a rut it means that you are lacking creativity, you cannot seem to get out of the boring or uneventful situation you are in. The sentence is making a figurative comparison that both a grave and a rut are not places you want to be in, and the only difference is how deep you are in it.
Hope that helps!
Hope that helps!
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Christopher Crockett
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A (deep) furrow or track made in the ground
Keren is right about the figurative use of the term, but perhaps you are not understanding the literal meaning of it and, hence, the little joke which is involved.
RUT:
1. A (deep) furrow or track made in the ground, esp. in a soft road, by the passage of a wheeled vehicle or vehicles.
So, the writer is saying that the only difference between being "stuck in a rut" (the common expression) and being "in the grave" (i.e., being DEAD) is the depth of the rut you are actually in.
If you're in deep enough, you might as well be dead.
RUT:
1. A (deep) furrow or track made in the ground, esp. in a soft road, by the passage of a wheeled vehicle or vehicles.
So, the writer is saying that the only difference between being "stuck in a rut" (the common expression) and being "in the grave" (i.e., being DEAD) is the depth of the rut you are actually in.
If you're in deep enough, you might as well be dead.
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A rut is shallow and a grave is deep.
A rut is usually fairly shallow and a grave is generally deeper than a rut but, really, they are the same thing. Both are a hole in the earth and it's simply a matter of depth. The writer is saying that the difference between a rut (and being in a rut) and a grave (being dead) isn't really a matter of substance but, rather, a question of degree. Essentially, a grave is just a big rut. If you're in enough of a rut you may as well be dead. HTH.
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