Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
run his machine out on to the interstate
English answer:
take it a little bit too far/his approach is excessive/exxagerate
English term
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run his machine out on to the interstate
The above text (either a quote or an idiomatic expression) appears in "Horton almost run his machine out on to the interstate. He says, 'The word powerful means dynamic. The Greek word comes from the noun dynamo. It refers to a kind of power like that of a nuclear bomb..."
The text is about an assessment about different translations from Greek to English. The author seems to criticize the above-mentioned Horton.
Regrettably, I don't have any further information to provide.
¿What would be the intended message?
Thank you!
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Apr 8, 2023 04:58: Jose Marino changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1987105">Jose Marino's</a> old entry - " run his machine out on to the interstate"" to ""take it a little bit too far/his approach is excessive/exxagerated""
Apr 8, 2023 04:58: Jose Marino changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1987105">Jose Marino's</a> old entry - " run his machine out on to the interstate"" to ""take it a little bit too far/his approach is excessive/exxagerate""
Apr 8, 2023 05:34: Jose Marino changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1987105">Jose Marino's</a> old entry - " run his machine out on to the interstate"" to ""take it a little bit too far/his approach is excessive/exxagerate""
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Responses
Take it a little bit too far / His approach is excessive
His approach is excessive.
take (something) too far:
To do something, often some form of misbehavior, to an excessive degree.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take it too far
| Thank you, Kiet! Very useful that link. I didn't find it when i did my first research. It makes me think that MACHINE refers to the BRAIN (The machine that thinks). Cheers. |
| disagree |
philgoddard
: You haven't given any evidence to support this wild guess.
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From "powerful" to "nuclear bomb" is taking it a little too far.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: Yes, it's a wild guess when there is no context to speak of. Rewriting the text
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Works in: Tok Pisin, English to Tok Pisin, Tok Pisin to English, and 1 more.
Maybe he's been quite daring I think.
| Hi Alice, yes, DARING is very suitable here too, as per my understanding. He was so daring that he went too far... |
| Thank you for your time and interest. Cheers. |
| Thank you Alice, your reply was also very useful and made me think of exaggeration, regrettably only once answer can be chosen. |
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writeaway
: Asker has asked it once again https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-italian/religion/71272...
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Discussion
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5mrIDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT169&lp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witness_Lee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Horton_(theologian)
The text is still incomprehensible, but I disagree with all the answers by Spanish native speakers to the previous question. In my opinion they're wrong and unsupported by evidence.
The phrase could have some figurative meaning, but I have no idea what. I think it's more likely to be a simple, literal statement.
There is an author that criticizes Horton for his translation approach/assumptions when Horton states: "The word powerful means dynamic. The Greek word comes from the noun dynamo. It refers to a kind of power like that of a nuclear bomb" The expression to criticize Horton has been "He almost run his machine out on the interstate". I don't think it is an idiomatic expression but a particular way of that individual to express him self.
Thank you for your interest. I presume it is got a figurative meaning. Machine, amongst other things, could mean an aeroplane, a car or a bike, but I can't guarantee it and I shouldn't influence the answers.
Cheers,