![]() 25% of Cheetah in captivity will breed more than once. Akbar (1555-1600 AD) had a collection of an estimated 6,000 Cheetah, which only produced one litter each year. Their keen eyesight played a major role, which aided in the hunt.Ĭheetahs have also been pets to many people dating back to such historical figures as Gengis Khan and Akbar the Great of India and Mogul Emperor. The Cheetahs were used as hunting partners for sport in Asia prior to Assyrian Dynasty in Libya, during the reign of the Kings. ![]() ![]() By far the Cheetah has been considered the easiest of the exotic cats to tame. Cheetahs have been considered through out history to be a sleek and beautiful cat.Ĭheetahs have been in captivity for over 5,000 years and were first tamed by the Sumarians. The Cheetah is not one of the Great Cats, because it does not have a floating Hyoid bone in its neck it can not roar, therefore it is a Lesser Cat. Cheetahs have also been known to swim, although they do not like to. The Cheetah is the fastest land animal reaching speeds of 45 – 70 mph. I hope you will find these phrases useful.The word “Cheetah” is derived from the Hindi word “Chita” meaning “spotted one”. We’ve been struggling to build up the business, but at last we can see light at the end of the tunnel. Someone who is the light of your life is the person you love most and who makes you feel happy, and if you say there is light at the end of the tunnel, you mean that although things are difficult now, you believe that they will soon get better: This was one of the darkest periods in European history. He was in a particularly dark mood that day. I lost my job and my friends and found myself in a very dark place indeed. We also talk about a dark timeor dark period, and if we make dark predictions, we are pessimistic about the future: Someone who is in a dark mood is unhappy or angry. If we are in a dark place, we are unhappy or having difficult problems. I will finish with metaphors of unhappiness and happiness. The factory was a shining example of good working practice. He was a beacon of light in an evil world. Similarly, we talk about someone or something being a shining example of something good: On the other hand, we use terms such as a shining light or a beacon/ ray of light to describe people or things that are good or give hope, especially in a generally bad environment. They’re involved in various murky business deals. ![]() Other adjectives connected with darkness, for example shady, shadowy and murkyare also used to denote dishonesty: We use the word darkto talk about bad actions or characteristics. Now we turn to metaphors of evil and goodness or purity. This evidence did not come to light until after the trial.Īre you able to shed any light on this subject? New facts were brought to light by scholars. We were completely in the dark about what was happening.Ĭonversely, if you bring something to light or if something comes to light, people find out about it, while if you cast/shed/throw light on something, you give people information about it: They were planning to leave, but they kept it dark. If you keep something dark, you keep it secret, and if you are in the dark about something, you don’t know anything about it: We’ll start with ignorance and knowledge. There are many common phrases that exemplify this, and this post will look at some of the most common ones. These quotes, from Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, perfectly demonstrate the way darkness and light are used as metaphors in English (and many other languages), with darkness suggesting ignorance, evil and unhappiness and light signifying knowledge, purity and happiness. ‘In the midst of darkness, light persists.’ ‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that.’
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