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What is the meaning of “We have outfoxed the fox, which makes us very bloody foxy.” in the TV series Misfits?

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What does “Manistan” mean?

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What does it convey?…or which one is right

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“I mind to” vs “I am minded to”

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Confused about certain sentences from Wallace’s book Everything And More

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Does the phrase “born and bred” usually connote a sense of pride and eminence in any way?

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meaning of 'make somebody do something' in this context

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what kind of euphemism is this “work done” about? (in a context of online dating)

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What's the meaning of the expressions “break my chops” and “take it on the arches”?

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Draw my attention (from something) to something

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Meaning of “proportional” in Merriam Webster's interpretation of “scale” in business

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Meaning of “leave to be allowed to write it anonymously”

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What is the meaning of "bail on his life and set up shop in someone else's.” in the first episode of Rick&Morty?

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What do “plump” and “stately” mean in this sentence from James Joyce's Ulysses?

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