Taken Aback:

[Dictionary Definition]: ‘taken aback (naut.): caught with the sails aback suddenly, through bad steering or a shift of wind, and driven astern’. (Oxford Dictionary).

Teach One’s Grandmother to Suck Eggs:

[Dictionary Definition]: ‘teach one’s grandmother to suck eggs: presume to advise someone who is more experienced’. (Oxford Dictionary).

The Moving Finger Writes ...:

The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on:

A very free and selective translation, by Mr. Edward Fitzgerald, from lines penned by Mr. Omar Khaiyyam (1038-1131 CE).

Theologian:

[Dictionary Definition]: ‘theologian: an expert in or student of theology’. (Oxford Dictionary).

Theoretical:

[Dictionary Definition]: ‘theoretical: of or pertaining to theory; of the nature of or consisting in theory as opp. to practice; that is such according to theory; existing only in theory, ideal, hypothetical’. (Oxford Dictionary).

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Theory:

[Dictionary Definition]: ‘theory: a system of ideas or statements explaining something, esp. one based on general principles independent of the things to be explained ...’. (Oxford Dictionary).

They; Their:

[Dictionary Definition]:

• ‘their: in relation to a singular n. or pron. of undetermined gender: his or her’. (Oxford Dictionary).
• ‘they: in relation to a singular noun or pronoun of undetermined gender: he or she’. (Oxford Dictionary).

For example:

• [example only]: ‘... you are being side-tracked by an elaborate hall of mirrors which your co-respondent has erected in a vain attempt to disguise the fact that he or she will stop at nothing – up to and including outright tergiversation about grammatical forms – in order to promote his or her self-serving world-view/ mind-set’. [end example].

Thing:

[Dictionary Definition]: ‘thing: an entity of any kind; (generally) that which exists individually; that which is or may be an immaterial or abstract object of perception, knowledge, or thought; a being, an impersonal entity of any kind; a specimen or type of something; an inanimate material object, especially (a) an unspecified object, one that it is difficult to denominate more exactly, (b) an inanimate object as distinct from an animate one; an animate entity, a living being (usually with specifying word); a supernatural being, a monster (frequently with capital initial); material substance (usually of a specified kind); stuff, material; specifically an actual being or entity as distinguished from a word, symbol, or idea by which it is symbolized or represented’. (©1998 Oxford Dictionary).

Throw Light On:

[Dictionary Definition]: ‘throw light on/ shed light on/ cast light on: mental illumination; elucidation, enlightenment, knowledge; help explain. (Oxford Dictionary).

Too Clever By Half:

[Dictionary Definition]: ‘too clever by half etc., far more clever etc. than is satisfactory or desirable’. (Oxford Dictionary).

Transfigure:

[Dictionary Definition]: transfigure: ‘change into a more elevated, glorious, or spiritual form’. (©1998 Oxford Dictionary)

Tried:

[Dictionary Definition]: ‘tried: proved or tested by experience or examination; synonyms: tried remedies, tried and true, tried out, tested, put to the test, proved, proven, established, sure, certain, true, dependable, reliable, trustworthy, reputable’. (Copyright © 1998 Oxford Dictionary).

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