What does do with mirrors mean?
Definitions for do with mirrors
do with mir·rors
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word do with mirrors.
Did you actually mean do the honors or don marquis?
Wiktionary
do with mirrorsverb
To perform a magic or optical trick with the use of hidden mirrors, implying trickery and sham.
do with mirrorsverb
To jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.
Etymology: Akin to the idea that mirrors can project images and once considered magic. Magicians use mirrors to make things look like magic, thus "do it with mirrors." Today, the phrase is more of a joking pretension that one can make things happen with magic mirrors.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of do with mirrors in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of do with mirrors in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of do with mirrors in a Sentence
Prison mirrors the realities of (the) outside world, everything that takes place in a prison reflects what is happening in that very country. Each prison said a lot about what nation they were in.
What used to be racial segregation now mirrors itself in class segregation, this great sorting (has) taken place. It creates its own politics. There are some communities where not only do I not know poor people, I don't even know people who have trouble paying the bills at the end of the month. I just don't know those people. And so there's less sense of investment in those children.
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, the preface:
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.
We are not so disposable anymore, and I think that mirrors how I design clothes.
How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.
Translation
Find a translation for the do with mirrors definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"do with mirrors." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/do+with+mirrors>.
Discuss these do with mirrors definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In