(slang) drowned after
having come to the surface for air three
times. The
term comes from an
actual belief held that a drowning person would
rise to the surface for air three
times before he would finally sink. Used figuratively in this lecture.
(slang) drowned after
having come to the surface for air three
times. The
term comes from an
actual belief held that a drowning person would
rise to the surface for air three
times before he would finally sink. Used figuratively in this lecture. And never even noticed when he went down for the third
time.