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A word sounding like "weatherall" to refer to "someone who doesn’t have the courage"

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answered Nov 1, 2018 at 6:59

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Is there any idiom or proverb discouraging knowledge?

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answered Jul 16, 2017 at 22:18

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What do you call a minor flaw in a work that makes you realize how perfect/flawless it is otherwise?

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answered Apr 3, 2016 at 21:58

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Appropriate word for someone immune to embarrassment?

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answered Jun 6, 2016 at 1:41

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English equivalent to "a small fruit in an elephant's mouth"

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answered May 29, 2016 at 17:05

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Is there a verb meaning "to make similar"?

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answered Jul 25, 2014 at 19:50

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Is there an idiom available, that is exactly opposite to "Cake walk" or "Child's play"?

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answered Feb 16, 2017 at 6:02

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A fun, catchy way to say the opposite of a 'no-brainer'?

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answered Jul 26, 2017 at 7:19

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Beginning a sentence with a gerund?

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answered Oct 21, 2014 at 23:26

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What is the idiom used when you don't do something right away but do it eventually?

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answered Jul 7, 2018 at 3:58

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Is there an idiom for "Your decision can change at the last moment"

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answered Jun 9, 2018 at 3:06

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Is there an English idiom that is equivalent to "throwing stones at sewage will only spoil your dress"?

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answered Mar 4, 2016 at 5:50

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Are there English equivalents to a Japanese old saying, “Be the mouth of cock rather than remaining as the tail of ox”?

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answered Jul 11, 2014 at 14:11

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Saying that refers to not going overboard in solving a problem when a simple solution exists

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answered Aug 19, 2014 at 22:39

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What sense of "hack" is involved in "five hacks for using coffee filters"?

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answered Oct 16, 2016 at 0:38

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Why does "right" mean "clockwise"?

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answered Aug 7, 2017 at 1:40

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What is the best word to describe someone who always anticipates things?

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answered Jul 24, 2016 at 21:15

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Collective name for source and target

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answered Oct 4, 2016 at 5:48

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What is the word for using one word to replace another for cosmetic reasons?

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answered Jun 17, 2018 at 6:53

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What is a word for annoying behavior which decreases enjoyment for the other players in a game?

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answered Jul 2, 2014 at 18:28

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What is the opposite of an exhaustive list?

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answered Nov 13, 2014 at 17:24

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Can't make sense of a paragraph from Lovecraft

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answered Mar 10, 2019 at 21:01

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Homograph challenge

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answered Jun 2, 2014 at 19:43

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Term that means adaptation to a suboptimal situation

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answered Jan 22, 2013 at 2:40

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What does "long enough to" mean?

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answered Jan 25, 2013 at 3:55

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Verb for understanding something so well that it becomes part of your nature

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answered Jul 18, 2016 at 20:42

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How can the Chinglish expression "you can you up" be translated?

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answered Aug 22, 2016 at 0:35

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Wishful thinking to the point of lunacy

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answered Aug 22, 2016 at 1:00

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Commas in plurals of numbers (1000s vs. 1,000s) in web writing

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answered Oct 28, 2016 at 0:34

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Bubble wrapped the brickles?

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answered Dec 10, 2016 at 3:48

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A word sounding like "weatherall" to refer to "someone who doesn’t have the courage"

Is there any idiom or proverb discouraging knowledge?

What do you call a minor flaw in a work that makes you realize how perfect/flawless it is otherwise?

Appropriate word for someone immune to embarrassment?

English equivalent to "a small fruit in an elephant's mouth"

Is there a verb meaning "to make similar"?

Is there an idiom available, that is exactly opposite to "Cake walk" or "Child's play"?

A fun, catchy way to say the opposite of a 'no-brainer'?

Beginning a sentence with a gerund?

What is the idiom used when you don't do something right away but do it eventually?

Is there an idiom for "Your decision can change at the last moment"

Is there an English idiom that is equivalent to "throwing stones at sewage will only spoil your dress"?

Are there English equivalents to a Japanese old saying, “Be the mouth of cock rather than remaining as the tail of ox”?

Saying that refers to not going overboard in solving a problem when a simple solution exists

What sense of "hack" is involved in "five hacks for using coffee filters"?

Why does "right" mean "clockwise"?

What is the best word to describe someone who always anticipates things?

Collective name for source and target

What is the word for using one word to replace another for cosmetic reasons?

What is a word for annoying behavior which decreases enjoyment for the other players in a game?

What is the opposite of an exhaustive list?

Can't make sense of a paragraph from Lovecraft

Homograph challenge

Term that means adaptation to a suboptimal situation

What does "long enough to" mean?

Verb for understanding something so well that it becomes part of your nature

How can the Chinglish expression "you can you up" be translated?

Wishful thinking to the point of lunacy

Commas in plurals of numbers (1000s vs. 1,000s) in web writing

Bubble wrapped the brickles?