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English equivalent of the Farsi expression "if it is decided to get the drunks, they will have to get everyone who is in the city"

answered Sep 6, 2022 at 8:45

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When and how did the criminal sense of 'grooming' arise?

answered Feb 17, 2021 at 10:38

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Is "nearbys" the right word to express "places/ objects that are nearby"? Or does a better word exist?

answered Jan 28, 2021 at 10:05

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Word for an intentionally high bid on a job

answered May 25 at 11:25

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Why does second person only have 'you' whereas first person has "I" and "me"?

answered Jul 18, 2022 at 9:28

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Is there an antonym for the verb 'besiege'?

answered Mar 11, 2022 at 11:20

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When did the psychological meaning of “unpacking” emerge?

answered Jul 11 at 13:42

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Alternative term for 'cargo cult'

answered Feb 3, 2021 at 10:14

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What does Dickens' phrase "told forth" mean?

answered Nov 10, 2022 at 11:49

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Idiom for willingly turning your back on the past

answered Jan 26 at 9:52

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In 18th century England, was "eat" the past tense of "eat" and how was it pronounced?

answered May 22 at 16:41

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Word for the loss of one parent

answered May 18 at 13:32

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Why was "London" pronounced "Lonnon"?

answered Feb 3 at 11:29

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The opposite of 'not lift a finger'

answered Jul 12, 2022 at 14:00

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Idiom for when two people agree on an idea for very contrasting reasons

answered Sep 14 at 18:34

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What is the English equivalent to the proverb "Somebody finds his soup not thick enough, and somebody finds his pearls too small"

answered Apr 27, 2022 at 22:23

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A word for a sale that is not an installment but actually paid in full

answered Apr 1, 2021 at 22:02

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What's the word when someone tries to change the meaning of a statement by using different definitions for specific words?

answered Feb 19 at 11:32

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"This is a good one, this is"

answered Jul 25 at 22:02

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Can someone explain the geographical name "Switch"?

answered Feb 19 at 18:07

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What's a word that means "once rich but now poor"?

answered Jan 25 at 10:21

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What's the origin of the phrase "show true colours?"

answered Mar 25, 2021 at 16:46

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Pronunciation of “master” and “plaster” in Northern England

answered Feb 9, 2021 at 12:08

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What is the correct idiom to say that "I read" many papers "without considering the details"?

answered Nov 27, 2020 at 11:59

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What kind of word is "Frankenstein" in this context?

answered Oct 24, 2019 at 10:34

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Obfuscate or obscure a password

answered Apr 21, 2022 at 9:07

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Was the word "inoculation" regularly used for introducing a disease for purposes other than inducing immunity?

answered Dec 1, 2021 at 14:10

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What does "carry the twosie" mean in here?

answered Dec 15, 2021 at 10:41

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"Not-Noun"s: Neologism or not?

answered Aug 23, 2021 at 9:44

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What is the meaning of “Donald Trump says Ivanka ‘checked out’…”

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English equivalent of the Farsi expression "if it is decided to get the drunks, they will have to get everyone who is in the city"

When and how did the criminal sense of 'grooming' arise?

Is "nearbys" the right word to express "places/ objects that are nearby"? Or does a better word exist?

Word for an intentionally high bid on a job

Why does second person only have 'you' whereas first person has "I" and "me"?

Is there an antonym for the verb 'besiege'?

When did the psychological meaning of “unpacking” emerge?

Alternative term for 'cargo cult'

What does Dickens' phrase "told forth" mean?

Idiom for willingly turning your back on the past

In 18th century England, was "eat" the past tense of "eat" and how was it pronounced?

Word for the loss of one parent

Why was "London" pronounced "Lonnon"?

The opposite of 'not lift a finger'

Idiom for when two people agree on an idea for very contrasting reasons

What is the English equivalent to the proverb "Somebody finds his soup not thick enough, and somebody finds his pearls too small"

A word for a sale that is not an installment but actually paid in full

What's the word when someone tries to change the meaning of a statement by using different definitions for specific words?

"This is a good one, this is"

Can someone explain the geographical name "Switch"?

What's a word that means "once rich but now poor"?

What's the origin of the phrase "show true colours?"

Pronunciation of “master” and “plaster” in Northern England

What is the correct idiom to say that "I read" many papers "without considering the details"?

What kind of word is "Frankenstein" in this context?

Obfuscate or obscure a password

Was the word "inoculation" regularly used for introducing a disease for purposes other than inducing immunity?

What does "carry the twosie" mean in here?

"Not-Noun"s: Neologism or not?

What is the meaning of “Donald Trump says Ivanka ‘checked out’…”