Jeeves lugged my purple socks out of the drawer as if he were a vegetarian fishing a caterpillar out of his salad.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker treats an object with extreme disgust or distaste.
- In plain terms
- He is very disgusted by the socks.
- What can you take from it?
- Disgust can be shown through subtle actions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What actions show disgust?
- How do you handle unwanted items?
Another view
The metaphor might be too specific to generalize.
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