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This tag is for questions related to definitions and nuances of meaning of a word or phrase.
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can hardly read ... and feel
You are, alas, incorrect.
Or, rather, using "or feel" is still correct but makes the sentence mean something completely different.
The sentence as is means, more or less, "Toibin and Catton hardly …
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what is the exact meaning of 'would'?
"I wouldn't call you a tomboy" is a polite/gentle way of saying "I disagree with your assessment that you are a tomboy."
The implied sense is "If somebody asked me to describe you, I wouldn't call you …
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Meaning and usage of "to be done for"
It means, "I'm dead" or "I'm going to be killed."
In nineteenth-century England, the expression "I'll do for him" (no direct object) meant, "I'll murder him." My understanding is that it was consider …
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Offensive phrase: what does "**ck my brains out" mean?
In this case, as in surprisingly few others involving the word "f*ck," the phrase refers to sexual intercourse.
You can say "My boss totally f*cked me!" to mean, "My boss arranged things in such a wa …
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I just happened?
They're both absolutely fine; it's just a (VERY) slight shift in emphasis.
"I just happen to be nearby" implies that being nearby makes it convenient for X to use the bathroom.
"I just happened to b …
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