It is used figuratively to refer to a seemingly impossible task, especially when it has been achieved. For example:. Of course, English is a wonderful language for making puns or deliberately causing duality of meaning.
As this is the title of an album I cannot say for certain that the artists did not intend it to exclusively mean one or the other. Excuse the bawdy example, but this album by British punk band King Kurt used album cover art to illustrate one possible interpretation of the title, but it is clearly a double entendre and meant to sound rude. Sign up to join this community.
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Asked 3 years, 5 months ago. Active 3 years, 5 months ago. Viewed times. To me there are two meanings: The action of moving mountains Mountains that can move by themselves How do I know which one they meant?
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The expression is often used to describe the accomplishment or challenge of an extremely difficult task. But without further context it's not possible to say. Are you a goat who teleports objects, or a goat being teleported? Can a goat being teleported teleport objects while being itself teleported?
These are difficult questions of Zoology and Physics. RonaldSole I know the expression, but there are mountains on the cover and they seem to imply it's the other one, but I can't know for sure. Just with those two words, you can't distinguish both meanings. As stated by Ronald, probably they are refering to "accomplish an extremely difficult task". If you found a video from that band with mountains with legs dancing or something, it's the second meaning.
I had the same problem with the phrase " family matters ", I guess my brain isn't used to processing these kind of ambiguities and double meanings that seem to be more of an obligation than a choice — Teleporting Goat. Show 4 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. For example: I moved mountains to be here perhaps after a difficult journey, or major readjustments to a personal schedule Of course, English is a wonderful language for making puns or deliberately causing duality of meaning.
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