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This tag is for questions about phrases in the linguistic sense. In linguistics a “phrase” is a group of words that make a unit of syntax with a single grammatical function. Use [phrase-requests] if you are searching for a phrase.

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Rebuttal to the solution of "An Idiom to describe the action of botching a job when it is al... [duplicate]

I asked this question a few days back and found that my question has been closed. I am reposting it as I think there are some subtle differences between the idiom/phrase I am looking for and the solut …
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An Idiom to describe the action of botching a job when it is almost complete [duplicate]

I am looking for an idiom/phrase which is used to describe the action of botching up a job when it is almost complete. A similar idiom in another foreign language is "to drown/wreck a boat when it is …
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Should I use a comma after "it should be noted that"?

Should I use a comma after "noted that" in the following sentence? Tom and Dick, while driving the car, noted that at speed bumps, the suspension was making noise. A preliminary Google searc …