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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 08/10/13 14:11, Steven D'Aprano
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<pre wrap="">On Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:16:01 +0530, Ravi Sahni wrote:
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Presently Sir, I wish to ask single question: What you mean "wave our
hands"??
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It is an idiom very common in Australia. (It may not be well known in the
rest of the English-speaking world.) It means to figuratively flap one's
hands around in the air while skipping over technical details or
complications.
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It's known elsewhere as well (though mostly in technical circles) -
it's in the Jargon File as
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