Mighty Mouse
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- proper noun
- Mighty Mouse always stands up for the weak and fights against villains.
Examples
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In the cartoon, Mighty Mouse uses his super strength to save the day.
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Zone, whose interest in 3D began in 1953 when, at age 6, he started reading 3D comics starring Mighty Mouse, died Nov. 13 at his home in Los Angeles of a heart attack, the International 3D Society reported Thursday.
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This Disney deal is just him washing his irresponsible hands of the entire situation and leaving the deluded to ponder what's in store from the Mighty Mouse of song and dance!
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Sorry, but this is not Mighty Mouse or such cartoon parodies; this is the real world wherein Micro 4/3rds needs to show a system with things that work better than both FX and DX, or they are dreaming!
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Children love watching Mighty Mouse as he battles evil with bravery.
Surface Forms
Morphology
mighty + Mouse
The compound is transparently built from 'mighty' (showing great strength) + 'mouse' (a small rodent), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a mouse with extraordinary strength/bravery. Although it is a proper name for a cartoon hero, the adjective+noun composition follows a common, predictable pattern and does not require idiomatic knowledge.
Etymology
Mighty Mouse comes from a cartoon about a small mouse who has very big power—mighty—and wears a cape to fight villains. That's why Mighty Mouse means a tiny but brave 'hero' and is used for someone small who acts very strong.