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She clung to her childhood home like a martin to its gourd, unwilling to leave no matter what changed.
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She clung to her childhood home like a martin to its gourd, unwilling to leave no matter what changed.
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like a martin to its gourd
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『like a martin to his gourd』は、マーチンという鳥が、その住処となるひょうたんや似たものにぴったり合うように、物事が自然で絶妙に調和している状態を示す比喩表現です。 / 転じて、非常に相性が良い、または互いにぴったりと合致している関係や状況を表す言い回しとして解釈できます。 / また、語感的に、ある事物や人がその本来の場所や役割に完璧に適合している様子を強調する意味合いも含みます。
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