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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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What idioms can describe a tough or difficult thing (such as a test)?
The test was a killer.
"Killer" is an informal noun and adjective meaning something that is extremely difficult to deal with.
dictionary.com
merriam-webster.com
oxforddictionaries.com
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Where does "sit the throne" come from?
You are overthinking this. It is very common for verbs to have both transitive and intransitive senses. For instance,
I can run a race. (Transitive. That is, there is an object: "a race".)
I can ru …
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What is it called when someone denies a crime despite not having been accused?
There is a line from Hamlet by Hamlet by William Shakespeare that people use in these cases:
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
As Wikipedia explains:
The line is typically quoted (or …
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Is "ask questions without hesitance" a correct phrase?
I don't think it's wrong, but hesitance is a fairly rare word. Here are some results from the Corpus of Contemporary American English:
HESITATION: 2686
HESITANCE: 57
The numbers are the number of …
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