Question

Explain these phrases in your own words. You can consult a dictionary
or thesaurus.
1. soul-searching
2. cried him down
3.shifting loyalties​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. Soul searching means deep and anxious consideration of one's emotions and motives or of the correctness of a course of action.Soul searching is an honest evaluation of your feelings and motives. An example of soul searching is when you take the time to meditate and think about the purpose of your life and what is most important to you
2. Cry down means To deride or mistreat someone or something.If you want to keep your friends, don't cry down to people just because you're rich and famous now. To overshadow or silence someone or something by making more noise than that person or thing.The dictator vowed to cry down the protests.
3. Shifting loyalties means Shifting is used to describe something which is made up of parts that are continuously moving and changing position in relation to other parts.    The Croatian town of Ilok is a classic case of shifting populations. 

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