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This tag is for questions about expressions. Expressions are words or phrases used to convey an idea, or else a particular term used conventionally to express something. Consider phrase-requests and expression-requests if you are looking for an expression, phrase-meaning if you are unsure about the usage of a given phrase.
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What's a "brace" in the expression "brace yourself"?
I think brace in this sentence is meant as a definition that has not been mentioned here yet. It can mean according to the Oxford dictionary to:
Press (one’s body or part of one’s body) firmly aga …
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What does "I have no idea what I'm talking about" mean?
In addition to the other excellent answers, the phrase, "I have no idea what I am talking about", when applied to ones own speaking, can as well as the more literal meanings be an expression of modest …
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