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Are there any idiomatic expressions similar to “dig one's way”? [closed]
Please look at the usage in the following context:
He has spent his life as a treasure hunter, a real-life Indiana Jones who has bought, sold, traded, and dug his way to a peerless collection of ...
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Is there such a thing as an idiom thesaurus that delivers synonym phrases? [closed]
Is there a resource that anyone knows of that is the equivalent of a number of phrases that mean the same thing? Perhaps called a "phrase thesaurus" or "idiom thesaurus" or "phrase synonyms" for ...
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Can “an act of protest” and “a sign of protest” be used interchangeably? Are they idioms that are synonymous to each other? [closed]
Can "an act of protest" and "a sign of protest" be used interchangeably? Are there contexts where one of these phrases should be used, and not the other?
Also, are "act of protest" and "sign of ...
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More formal word for “mover and shaker”
Is there a more formal word or phrase for mover and shaker? Single word is preferred.
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What words can I use to indicate how hungry I am?
Besides "I'm hungry" and "I'm starving", where starving is more than hungry, are there other phrases to indicate how hungry you are (including slangs, if any)?
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Are “zugzwang”, “catch-22” and “catch-33” synonyms?
Are these words synonyms?
zugzwang — a situation where one player is put at a disadvantage because he has to make a move when he would prefer to pass and make no move
catch-22 — a ...
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What alternative would you suggest to “in/with regard(s?) to”?
I see in many of the "corporate emails" I receive the expression: "in regard to".
Sometimes, it is also written "in regards to".
First, to be sure:
"in regards to" (with an extra 's') is ...
