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Expression for “resource paralysis” - can't do anything because you have too much?
Is there any word, expression or proverb for the condition or state where you can't do anything because you have too much? I have heard a professor of English refer to this as "resource paralysis" ...
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What's the act of darkening windows to disallow visibility?
What's the word to describe the act of darkening windows to disallow visibility from outside yet visibility from inside to outside is possible?
I was thinking of tinting, to tint a window, but ...
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Expression for someone who doesn't like to eat
Is there an expression for a person who eats very little, doesn't like eating, avoids it?
I don't mean the medical condition of anorexia, I mean a common preference, like kids who need a lot of ...
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How do I reexamine for the first time?
I'm about to examine something. This something has been examined before by somebody else.
How do I say in one word (or more) that I'm about to examine this something for the first time, but it is not ...
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Is there a term I can use for a boss's favorite employee?
Over dinner tonight, one of the guests was describing herself as her boss's favorite employee, and asked for a term to describe this. As the only guest who spoke English as a first language, the ...
