Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Rod"

A: with a rod of iron = in a strict and cruel way; this is a UK idiom

to break someone's fall = to prevent someone from falling, or give someone a soft landing so they don't get hurt

(Obviously, the soldiers beat him to death and made up a story about how he fell out of bed and died, but the country hated him enough that they didn't care that it was a lie.)

jerking chicken = rubbing chicken with a wet mixture of hot spices and peppers before cooking it over an open flame; the traditional, famous Jamaican way of preparing meat

A: You're right! Standard grammar rules tell us that they should say something like
"Who do you want us to be nice knights against? "
or
Who do you want us to act like nice knights against?"

Using "nice knight" as a verb is an example of using English in a flexible way. I would have to do some research to tell you the full history, but English has a long tradition of using nouns as verbs.

It's popular to say "I don't want to adult today." to mean "I don't want to be responsible and act like an adult."

A: I'm not sure from the context here but it seems like its describing the pain moving in a rod like manner down his shins, almost like it going up and down his shin

A: I'm guessing there is an ongoing joke between them or one known to the character thinking it. If it wasn't established prior to this point in the story. The author can still do it after, they must be mentioning it for a reason.

A: Long ago people would hit their children with rods as punishment. To spare it means to not hit them. Very literally it means:

"If you don't hit your child with a rod, the child will be spoiled"

A: I've never heard that definition in American English, I wouldn't recommend using it that way.

I think of something like a "pole" when I hear rod, except usually thinner and probably not hollow.

A: "Spare the rod and spoil the child" is a proverb that used as a set phrase/statement/commentary independently by itself and not usually part of a larger sentence unless it's being quoted. It is a common and well-known phrase, but I wouldn't say that it is used "often" in everyday conversation. It usually pertains to certain situations.

A: Nothing

A: They are all straight pieces of wood or other material.. *Rod* is small enough to hold in your hand (and if part of a machine, a "connecting rod" can be either quite small or very solid.) *Post* is thick but relatively short like a fence post. *Pole* can be tall and thick like a telegraph pole, or long and thin like a vaulting pole in athletics.

A: We usually say “spare the rod and spoil the child” - 매를 아끼면 자식을 버린다

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A: A thin straight bar especially of wood or metal

A: A "rod" is slang for a car, especially a flashy or expensive car.

"Peel rubber" is an American slang term meaning "to accelerate quickly." It makes a squeaking sound, which is compared to a woman's scream.

"Kid" doesn't refer to an actual child; instead, it's being used as slightly patronizing slang for a younger, more inexperienced, or more juvenile man.

A: Yes, it should be

"Align the rod using the reference points identified in the service manual."

Did you mean "Shouldn't 'in' be added..."?

I don't know what you are asking about "be"

A: Based on the context, I think another way to phrase this could be "They all look pretty realistic, considering they're spinning rods." In which case, they are implying they are surprised at how well they were done. That's the best I can do, hope it helps!

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A: He was pushing them towards their home