Asking for culture in America
Please anyone who are from America tell me what's the meaning of the following sentance:
she was celebrating with a crowd of Texas movers and shakers after a Cowboy' win over the 49ers.
1.what is the "Texas movers and sharkers"?, are they a kind of people?or a title of a club?
2.what is the meaning of the phrase "win over"?
3. what is the meaning of "49ers", is it mean 49 persons?
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Answers · 6
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As J. Rios said, "movers and shakers" are powerful and influential people. The Cowboys are a Texas football team and the 49ers are their rivals from San Francisco. They're celebrating that the Cowboys defeated the 49ers. While "win over"can be a phrasal verb, in this case "win" is a noun.
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"Movers and Shakers" = influential/powerful
"49'ers" = name of football team
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Just to add to the other great answers, "the 49ers" comes from the year 1949, when the San Francisco team officially joined the National Football League. Quite a few sports teams do this - the local ice hockey team here (Skalica, Slovakia) is called HK36: Hokejový Klub 1936.
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she was celebrating with a crowd of Texas movers and shakers after a Cowboy' win over the 49ers. 她和一帮大人物们一起庆祝牛仔队胜了旧金山49人队。
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