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Date: 2010-05-23 02:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] annamatic.livejournal.com
Haha, I've always thought the exact same thing about the term 'meteoric rise'! Doesn't make a lick of sense.

Date: 2010-05-23 11:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vovat.livejournal.com
Maybe a "meteoric rise" is one that's expected to result in a fall? Even so, though, meteors don't work that way.

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