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Is there a term for "inner perimeter/circumference"?

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Business Language for "Good looking out"

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Equivalent expression to Spanish "cutting by the healthy part"

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Specific type of deception or logic error

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The opposite of "communication on social media"

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Phrase for describing someone who ended up buying something much more expensive than what was originally needed

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I'm looking for a word or phrase that can describe something familiar, but not quite the same

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What's a proverb or idiom that describes the opposite of "the gift that keeps on giving"?

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What terms describe humorous acceptance of a compliment?

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"In the flesh" for things

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Is there a phrase for a person who supports something which is bad for them and is held up as proof that the bad policy is good?

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Word or phrase for a sale or transfer between two divisions or branches of the same company

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English equivalent for the Persian proverb "The mountain just gave birth to a mouse"

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Idiom for Spanish ‘no escupas para arriba’ (i.e., ‘be careful with the harm you do, it could come back at you’)

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