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This tag is for questions seeking a phrase or an expression that fits a meaning. If you're specifically seeking only a single word, see the "single word requests" tag too.
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how to say that the ring has a stone
You could use set.
1.3 - to mount a precious stone in something, typically a piece of jewelry.
To use the word in your sentence; "Every ring was set with a red or blue stone".
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Is there an idiom/proverb in English to denote unfair discrimination?
You might try: What's good for the goose isn't good for the gander.
This phrase is usually written as "What's good for the goose is good for the gander". It means:
What is good for one type is …
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term or phrase representing a placeholder or variable
I would suggest number of.
To use it your example: "Every (number of) days". This lets the user know you are looking for an integer and is more than a single letter.
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Word or phrase that is used to deconstruct another word
I am looking for a word for phrase for when a word (usually a noun) is broken down into "simpler" words. It might also have derogatory undertones but that is not necessary.
Example 1: Soccer is just …
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An idiom or phrase for when you're about to be ill
"come down with something"
As defined by the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary:
to catch or show signs of an illness
To complete your sentence:
I'm sorry I can't come for dinner tonight b …
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Polite alternatives to "as soon as possible"
The phrase I have adopted is
"As soon as available"
with "available" being used with this definition:
(of a person) not otherwise occupied; free to do something.
It keeps the same phrase style by re …
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English equivalent for the Persian idiom "send someone out in pursuit of black chickpeas"
Wild Goose Chase
a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time because the person or thing being searched for does not exist or is somewhere else:
Further reading:
The first recorded …
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Is there a word for "becomes empty"?
Another word when used as a verb may be,
Drain
1.1 - Cause or allow (liquid) to run off or out of something.
2.1 - Cause (a valuable resource) to be lost or used up.
Example 1: The pon …
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How to degender "separate the men from the boys"?
"It is time to separate the masters from the apprentices" might work. Although it is probably not a common phrase, it does imply a growth in your learning level and skill while being gender neutral.
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