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* "Spinning the wheel" — Expression of [[Trinity:The_Order | the Order]], meaning "passing the time". | * "Spinning the wheel" — Expression of [[Trinity:The_Order | the Order]], meaning "passing the time". | ||
* "Meshing with the gear" — Expression of [[Trinity:The_Order | the Order]], said of one who works well with others. | * "Meshing with the gear" — Expression of [[Trinity:The_Order | the Order]], said of one who works well with others. | ||
| + | * "Invisible sky angel-demon" — Expression of atheists, said (usually derisively) of a deity or similar supernatural being. | ||
Revision as of 07:02, 9 January 2007
What follows is a list of common expressions said throughout Trinity, including their source and their meaning.
Expressions
- "Sharpen your ears" — Elven expression, meaning "grow wiser"
- "Watching the spider's web" — Elven expression meaning "focusing on the wrong thing"
- "Arguing with ice" — Coldlander expression meaning "wasting your time"
- "Spring follows winter" — Elven expression meaning "all things pass"
- "And would you strip the bark from a treant?" — Elven expression meaning "Are you crazy?"
- "Why not ask the winds?" — Halfling expression meaning "Who knows?"
- "Passed through the arch" — Expression of the Order, said of one who has died.
- "Grinned at the skull" — Expression of the Order, said of one who has done something that should not have succeeded or should have resulted in death.
- "Spinning the wheel" — Expression of the Order, meaning "passing the time".
- "Meshing with the gear" — Expression of the Order, said of one who works well with others.
- "Invisible sky angel-demon" — Expression of atheists, said (usually derisively) of a deity or similar supernatural being.
