jasmine
what does "off-kilter" mean？
Here's the sentence: Those movies didn't come close to capturing the off-kilter, mad-tea-party enchantment of JK Rowling's prose.
And what is the "mad-tea-party"?
Thank you in advance!
Oct 1, 2014 3:53 PM
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off-kilter = eccentric or unconventional;
The mad tea party is a reference to chapter 7 of the book "Alice in Wonderland", where Alice goes to a tea party and meets some crazy guests.
October 1, 2014
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