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feb 26 at 2:15
Are there similar metaphors to “It’s no use for a dojo (loach) to behave like a goldfish”?
feb 9 at 23:09
What does “velvet-rope-poor” mean?
feb 9 at 20:51
What does “Beyoncé was outed for lip-synching” mean?
jan 25 at 14:36
What's the English equivalent of the Japanese saying, “A fart ruins 100 days of sermons by the priest (bishop)”?
jan 12 at 1:06
Is it “Check and mate” or “Checkmate”?
dec 12 at 21:32
Is there an American term for a group of elitist schools, similar to the abbreviation “Oxbridge”?
nov 27 at 21:25
How popular is the word ‘Lede’? Why should it be ‘Political Ledes,’ not ‘Political Catches / Leads ’?
oct 24 at 8:45
Is “knife-in-one’s-teeth (woman)” frequently used English? Can we use it for a man as well?
oct 14 at 11:10
What do “Yeep” and “Go yeep” mean?
oct 8 at 22:45
What does “adorkable” mean? How popular is this word? To what kind of objects and occasions can I apply “adorkable”?
sep 27 at 10:12
What does “keep the black dog at bay” mean?
aug 30 at 19:36
What does ‘It’s one thing to dance like Fred Astaire, but Ginger Rogers did it backwards’ mean as a metaphor to John Roberts' ruling?
aug 17 at 15:37
Does ‘Power Point (something) away’ have currency in the English language, or is its use limited to this one columnist?
aug 12 at 18:48
What does “pillow-plumping romance with the press” mean?
aug 1 at 21:59
Is the word “borderline lunacy” a ‘stand-alone’ phrase or just an accidental combination of ‘borderline’ and ‘lunacy’?
jul 18 at 5:19
What does ‘Put one's big boy (girl) pants on’ mean?
jun 17 '12 at 23:54
What does “Sunshine,” when it’s placed at the end of sentence mean?
apr 29 '12 at 19:58
What is the standard rule for using or not using hyphen and diaeresis on the words like reelect , reexamine, and cooperate?
apr 26 '12 at 9:41
What did Steve Jobs mean by “Technology married with Liberal Arts” in his last speech?
apr 3 '12 at 8:33
What is the difference between an Emperor and a King?
mar 27 '12 at 20:39
What does “It’s sorta meta,” mean?
mar 22 '12 at 15:02
In what occasion could the word “precious” be taken disapprovingly, or sarcastically?
mar 7 '12 at 17:42
Does “woman driver” have a special meaning other than female driver?
feb 26 '12 at 23:50
What does ‘Train-wreck style’ mean?
feb 26 '12 at 8:53
Can a noun (such as “duct tape”) be used as a verb?
feb 21 '12 at 22:28
Is “Hissable” a well-received English word?
jan 24 '12 at 13:02
Usage of YMMV: Can I use it in day-to-day conversation?
jan 21 '12 at 5:55
What does the gesture to touch the side of your nose with a forefinger mean? [closed]
dec 28 '11 at 0:26
Why do we say ‘I have “a” husband (wife)?
dec 19 '11 at 21:27
What expression do you have in English as a counterpart to Japanese saying “Earthquake, Thunderbolt, Fire and Father"?
dec 16 '11 at 1:54
How popular is the word “cromulent”? If I use this word in conversation with native speakers, doesn’t it look out of place?
nov 30 '11 at 5:40
Why is it “a defeated Napoleon, not “the defeated Napoleon” who rode off the battlefield and into exile?
nov 17 '11 at 3:48
When your 10-year old boy says “It’s meta,” what does it mean? In what situation and of what sort of object they use this phrase?
nov 2 '11 at 2:02
What does “more cowbell” mean? Has it gotten the currency as an idiom or a buzz word?
oct 13 '11 at 22:52
What did Charlie Sheen mean when he used the phrase “banging 7 gram rocks”?
sep 11 '11 at 19:48
President Obama is called Sleeping Barry. Who in the world is this “Sleeping Barry”?
sep 2 '11 at 9:28
Who is “That Guy”?
jul 8 '11 at 21:53
What does “She was young and blithe, 22 going on 16” mean?
jun 22 '11 at 4:37
English counterpart to Japanese signal word, “Dokkoisho”
may 26 '11 at 10:47
How many of the “Top 10 favorite British words” are understood by Americans?
may 23 '11 at 12:11
What does ‘Brace yourself’ really mean?
may 23 '11 at 9:16
What does ‘Long on looks, short on spirit’ mean?
