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This tag is for questions seeking an idiom that fits a certain meaning. If you are asking more generally about a suitable phrase to use in a particular context, see the "phrase-request" tag. If you are seeking only a single word, see the "single-word-requests" tag.

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An idiom meaning "a good horse is called a sorrel, a good young man is called fearless/crazy...

Stallion You are translating, so you may need to be inventive. Idioms rarely translate directly and invention is an okay thing. Your idiom is originally Turkish. In English culture, we respect the sta …
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Is there an expression for ‘bad news’ when meant literally for negative news we get from the...

Hate-mongering Try the term my grandmother often used. It conveniently applies directly to speech and writing, which matches the news aspect of your Question. hate-mongering (Oxford Lexico) The arous …
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