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What is meant by the (slang) word "tool," when used to refer to a person?

answered Oct 2, 2013 at 17:12

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What's an alternative idiom to "rob Peter to pay Paul?"

answered Jan 28, 2014 at 20:57

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Why "the" in "Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)"?

answered Dec 8, 2012 at 17:32

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"Release", "free", or "delete allocated memory"?

answered Mar 2, 2013 at 16:22

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Is “Mind-meld” analogous to “Brainwashing”?

answered Mar 2, 2013 at 16:34

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Term for "lower numeric bound" - analogous to “capped”

answered Jun 27, 2013 at 7:34

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"Suspended" vs "Blocked" meaning

answered Jun 27, 2013 at 17:10

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Why the word 'mean' in the phrase 'No mean feat'

answered Sep 29, 2013 at 3:05

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Salutation for job application

answered Jun 6, 2013 at 8:09

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Is the “Beltway Stop" a popular metaphor meaning a concurrence of events or things?

answered Dec 23, 2012 at 0:01

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What is the meaning of "build off of"?

answered Jan 29, 2013 at 7:47

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What is the wife of a henpecked husband called?

answered Feb 26, 2019 at 19:23

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"Democrat Party" = deliberate needling or natural colloqial speech?

answered Apr 26 at 20:31

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What is a single word for "Out of our control"

answered Apr 10, 2013 at 18:40

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Usage of "she" to refer to a noun

answered Jun 6, 2013 at 1:21

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Usage of "channelize"

answered Jun 6, 2013 at 19:23

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Is the Latin abbreviation "f" (folio) commonly used in page ranges?

answered Jun 4, 2013 at 22:58

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What countries use "bond" to refer to a security deposit?

answered Feb 26, 2013 at 8:13

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Does "a value between two values" imply the two values are included within the range?

answered Oct 31, 2013 at 19:13

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What is a How (placename)?

answered Jun 4, 2022 at 3:45

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What 'checkout' is supposed to mean in 'git checkout' sentence?

answered Dec 3, 2014 at 5:44

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Divorce each other

answered Dec 17, 2014 at 8:23

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Keep the good work up / Keep up the good work - Are they both grammatical?

answered Jan 8, 2015 at 8:42

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"in control of their own destiny": a contradiction?

answered Dec 26, 2014 at 6:43

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Complaint Vs. Blame

answered Mar 6, 2018 at 16:38

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Usage of the word "truancy" in a workplace context

answered Oct 26, 2013 at 6:34

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Economic Fact or Fact of Economics?

answered Mar 3, 2014 at 0:29

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Does "to cook leeks" imply anything about the method of preparing them?

answered Mar 3, 2014 at 0:31

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How many of the "Top 10 favorite British words" are understood by Americans?

answered Apr 19, 2014 at 5:07

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What does "Booting these guys" mean?

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What is meant by the (slang) word "tool," when used to refer to a person?

What's an alternative idiom to "rob Peter to pay Paul?"

Why "the" in "Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)"?

"Release", "free", or "delete allocated memory"?

Is “Mind-meld” analogous to “Brainwashing”?

Term for "lower numeric bound" - analogous to “capped”

"Suspended" vs "Blocked" meaning

Why the word 'mean' in the phrase 'No mean feat'

Salutation for job application

Is the “Beltway Stop" a popular metaphor meaning a concurrence of events or things?

What is the meaning of "build off of"?

What is the wife of a henpecked husband called?

"Democrat Party" = deliberate needling or natural colloqial speech?

What is a single word for "Out of our control"

Usage of "she" to refer to a noun

Usage of "channelize"

Is the Latin abbreviation "f" (folio) commonly used in page ranges?

What countries use "bond" to refer to a security deposit?

Does "a value between two values" imply the two values are included within the range?

What is a How (placename)?

What 'checkout' is supposed to mean in 'git checkout' sentence?

Divorce each other

Keep the good work up / Keep up the good work - Are they both grammatical?

"in control of their own destiny": a contradiction?

Complaint Vs. Blame

Usage of the word "truancy" in a workplace context

Economic Fact or Fact of Economics?

Does "to cook leeks" imply anything about the method of preparing them?

How many of the "Top 10 favorite British words" are understood by Americans?

What does "Booting these guys" mean?