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Idiom for someone who works fast without paying attention to the quality?
Awarded Nov 29 at 7:27
How did "be like"+meme become popular?
Awarded Nov 28 at 22:10
Singular or plural of 'infrastructure'
Awarded Nov 28 at 19:40
Word or phrase to describe relation beween yourself and a step-parent's ex-spouse?
Awarded Nov 28 at 18:55
Tea bag disposal plate name
Awarded Nov 28 at 17:49
What is the meaning and usage of the word "dense"?
Awarded Nov 28 at 2:52
Did the word "Crocodile" have a dreadful connotation in London 1600s?
Awarded Nov 27 at 12:16
Is painted vs has been painted
Awarded Nov 27 at 11:15
What is the word/phrase for your two friends, who are in a relationship?
Awarded Nov 27 at 10:16
What is a word/phrase that best describes a "blatant disregard or neglect" for something, but with the connotation of that they should have known?
Awarded Nov 27 at 8:26
using only in plural
Awarded Nov 27 at 6:07
Is there any word, alternative to the idiom, "rack one's brain"
Awarded Nov 26 at 21:11
How do I identify a British idiom from an American one?
Awarded Nov 26 at 16:56
What is wrong with this sentence: "This is an obstacle to start in Turkey"
Awarded Nov 26 at 14:33
What is the origin of the phrase "to cut someone down to size"?
Awarded Nov 26 at 13:50
I have never thought he was/is a thief
Awarded Nov 26 at 13:21
"Housing" vs "Hosting"
Awarded Nov 26 at 8:57
"hand something over to" or "hand over something to"?
Awarded Nov 26 at 8:19
Single word for "at one's wits' end"
Awarded Nov 26 at 6:20
What's the word in English for something that increases/decreases?
Awarded Nov 26 at 2:23
Why do some people write text all in lower case?
Awarded Nov 26 at 0:03
What is it called when you have a hobby where you're good enough at to impress others but you yourself know you're only beginning?
Awarded Nov 25 at 21:25
Is "misreact" a word?
Awarded Nov 25 at 10:12
Please explain the definition of Feisty
Awarded Nov 25 at 3:21
What does "up in the cyph" mean in hip-hop?
Awarded Nov 25 at 1:38
How to call students enrolled one year before/after me?
Awarded Nov 24 at 20:47
On being "snatched" in slang
Awarded Nov 24 at 19:03
What is an idiomatic parallel for “read between the lines” pertaining to speech?
Awarded Nov 24 at 15:17
History of "tough as nails"
Awarded Nov 24 at 4:11
Go Transitive or Intransitive
Awarded Nov 24 at 2:07
"Top 1 %" or "99th percentile" for formal usage?
Awarded Nov 23 at 22:41
What influenced people to start using "I'm good" in answer to "How are you?" and in other contexts?
Awarded Nov 23 at 22:02
Is "Generally, when I am at home, I am doing my homework," a correct sentence?
Awarded Nov 23 at 11:34
To “digitize” means to turn something into a digital format that was previously not digital. What to call changing one digital format into another?
Awarded Nov 22 at 17:11
It's time we had a talk
Awarded Nov 22 at 10:38
Are there English equivalents to “Samurai uses (show off) a toothpick, even he hasn’t eaten anything (for a day)”?
Awarded Nov 22 at 7:20
Name for rhetorical technique of abandoning commas in a long list?
Awarded Nov 22 at 3:11
Is there a single word for a person who loves colours in general?
Awarded Nov 21 at 18:56
If I use the word "enumerated", must the list be numeric or can it be bullet points?
Awarded Nov 21 at 16:15
What is the origin of the use of "bung" as a bribe
Awarded Nov 21 at 15:28
How to punctuate sentences like "I'm just calling a spade, a spade."
Awarded Nov 21 at 11:41
Which one is right: "there are a lot of content" or "there is a lot of content"? [closed]
Awarded Nov 21 at 1:17
Any terms meaning the 'first snow of autumn'?
Awarded Nov 20 at 21:19
Politically correct way to refer to a French individual
Awarded Nov 20 at 15:15
Someone who "despite the disgrace, still refuses to admit mistake and instead portrays the event as a victory"
Awarded Nov 20 at 8:51
Broadcast vs. Broadcasting [duplicate]
Awarded Nov 20 at 7:11
Up the creek without a paddle?
Awarded Nov 19 at 17:18
Word for how something is written
Awarded Nov 19 at 12:02
Formal/scientific word meaning to have horns
Awarded Nov 19 at 10:42
Lozenge and lozenger, obsolete or not?
Awarded Nov 18 at 16:17
Meaning of "retiring" in "free admission with retiring donations"
Awarded Nov 18 at 14:32
What's the word for the sound, or the act of making the sound, we sometimes make when offended?
Awarded Nov 18 at 14:21
How best to use the phrase “on the whole”?
Awarded Nov 18 at 12:40
What verb could I use to mean "make less anxious"?
Awarded Nov 18 at 3:52
If someone says "by 2015" does that mean before 2015? [duplicate]
Awarded Nov 17 at 14:00
Classification - There is/are
Awarded Nov 16 at 23:26
Is there a term for “neutral” words whose connotations are limited to being either positive or negative?
Awarded Nov 16 at 13:24
Which phrase is correct?
Awarded Nov 16 at 0:47
Meaning of "to fail at one's peril" in a legal document from the Elizabethan period [closed]
Awarded Nov 15 at 19:41
How and when to use "wont"
Awarded Nov 15 at 19:04
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