On 08/10/13 14:11, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:16:01 +0530, Ravi Sahni wrote:
Presently Sir, I wish to ask single question: What you mean "wave our
hands"??
It is an idiom very common in Australia. (It may not be well known in the
rest of the English-speaking world.) It means to figuratively flap one's
hands around in the air while skipping over technical details or
complications.
It's known elsewhere as well (though mostly in technical circles) - it's
in the Jargon File as http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/H/handwave.html.
<http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/H/handwave.html>
<http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/H/handwave.html>
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