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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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Quid pro quo. Why do we not say the English equivalent? [closed]
The term quid pro quo is back on the news again. Every time I here it I ask why do English speaking people still use the old Latin phrase instead of a modern English term meaning the same thing?
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Word for always comparing things to the biggest and best
There are of course many adjectives for describing such a person. My favorite is :
bom·bas·tic
ˌ>bämˈbastik/
adjective
high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.
"bombastic rhetoric" …
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Idiom for "just because you give something a different name, it doesn't change what it is"
The one I have heard that I use in the right company only is:
You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit.
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