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Is there a phrase that means "too important"?

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Word for an intentionally high bid on a job

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"in the Hebrew it ..." vs "in Hebrew it ..." - what is the difference of meaning in this paragraph of Milton and in general?

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Idiom for two people who seem vastly different from the outside but actually share many similarities

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Is there a transatlantic split in how to truncate "obstetrics and gynecology"?

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Why do we have both “marinate” and “marinade”?

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Why the passive "are described" is not grammatically correct in this sentence [migrated]

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Adjective to describe a 'hurtful kind of art/music' [closed]

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Is the phrase 'get me started' in the idiom "don't get me started" an example of causative?

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Ways to describe partially functional phones in a single word

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Is utilitarian a negative descriptor?

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Would a nit-picking grammarian object to "Probably best you don't know"?

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Causative Structures: have + object + ing-form

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Expression that denotes impossibility in a succeeding clause [duplicate]

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An English equivalent to the Spanish phrase «Me pasó a un amigo»?

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Pronunciation of "substituent": [sʌbˈstɪtʃuənt] or [səbˈstɪtʃəwənt]

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Word-part meaning/origin of "-cock", as in "shuttlecock", "ballcock", and "sillcock"

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Is this an ambiguous use of "prior to" to convey logical precedence? [closed]

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Unusual conjugation of "to be" [closed]

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Using the word "he" twice in the same sentence - is this grammatically correct? If not, why are there published books that break this rule? [closed]

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colonial heritage vs. colonial legacy

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What is a word or phrase for student of the year? [closed]

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Either A or B is x [closed]

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Meaning of "hooked for life" [closed]

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A skip rope or a skipping rope? [closed]

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Should I answer a question asking for reason with "because" or with "that"? [duplicate]

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Missing word? "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's"

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Expression for the awkward situation when you see an acquaintance and debate whether to acknowledge their presence

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Why do native speakers sometimes use 'second conditional' to talk about imaginary past? [closed]

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Making clear the meaning of “Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.” [closed]

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How to avoid using the word "corresponding" in a casual chat?

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Initial stress-derived nouns rules and patterns

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Proper phrasing for - top X% of Y based on Z

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"As well as" or "as did"?

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Which dash to use in citations while writing "number"? [duplicate]

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