make signs for a living
English translation: sarcastic response, see expl.
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| 2 | practice divination for a living |
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sarcastic response, see expl. Explanation: I have a hunch that as they were talking about some sources predicting as it were what's gonna happen to the winner of the competition, the reply is sarcastic, meaning that someone can foretell such a thing only if he makes signs as making sings would mean he knew about directions and other "actions" associated with signs, he would probably have to put the sings up as well. He could also imply that there must be a sign up somewhere for somebody to be able to foretell such an outcome, so the source would know about it if he'd put it up. But as I've said, it's only a hunch. |
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practice divination for a living Explanation: Divination is the 'art' of foretelling the future by reading omens and signs. The signs are either natural (animal behaviour, weather patterns, the way certain birds flock etc) or generated for the purpose (the pattern of tea leaves, the pattern in which certain thrown objects fall etc). I guess 'making signs' is a reference to divination by interpreting a pattern produced by the diviner. http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/techniques/div... http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/objects/search... 'Artificial (taught, studied) comprised all foretelling from signs found in nature or produced by man.' ( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05048b.htm ) |
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