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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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Positive word describing something that is not high-tech?
I feel like low-fuss is used in marketing material for this very purpose. Or perhaps I'm thinking of no-fuss, which appears to be more common, but perhaps not as appropriate here.
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A person who pretends to dislike a particular subject when in actuality they do like it
demure: affectedly modest, reserved, or serious : COY
This brings us to:
coy: marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
Feel free to further research "coquettish" if you like, which has the Fr …
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How to describe a scenario that is close to the real conditions
You might consider using the word prevailing, which Collins dictionary defines in a number of mays including "predominant" and "prevalent," but which I see used in this type of writing to mean (more o …
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What is an idiom for this whimsical turn of events?
In your scenario, you might say that A took the fall or B, or took the hit for B.
You might even call A the fall guy, except you suggested that B avenges A's death. Usually calling someone like A "th …
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