THEME THURSDAY: HALLOWEEN EXPRESSIONS (WITCH-HUNT)
13 / 10 / 2016
THEME THURSDAY: HALLOWEEN EXPRESSIONS (WITCH-HUNT): meaning and examples
Hello readers! Today we continue with our October theme for Theme Thursday, which is Halloween-related expressions. Our expression today is WITCH-HUNT.
Definition 1: a campaign directed against a person or group holding views considered unorthodox or a threat to society.
Example 1: There were witch-hunts against people who were thought to be Communists in the US.
Example 2: He admitted that he made a mistake, but he also said that the media "witch-hunt" that occurred after seemed unfair.
This expression comes from the witch-hunts in the 1700s in the US. For information on this piece of history, visit the following link.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/?no-ist
That's all for today. Thank you for reading!
Definition 1: a campaign directed against a person or group holding views considered unorthodox or a threat to society.
Example 1: There were witch-hunts against people who were thought to be Communists in the US.
Example 2: He admitted that he made a mistake, but he also said that the media "witch-hunt" that occurred after seemed unfair.
This expression comes from the witch-hunts in the 1700s in the US. For information on this piece of history, visit the following link.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/?no-ist
That's all for today. Thank you for reading!
