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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"

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

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

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Word for an intentionally high bid on a job

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Throttle is to slow down, but full throttle is max speed?

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What is the origin of the idiom "say the word"?

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

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Is there an antonym for the verb 'besiege'?

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Alternative term for 'cargo cult'

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When did the psychological meaning of “unpacking” emerge?

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What does Dickens' phrase "told forth" mean?

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Idiom for willingly turning your back on the past

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

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Why does Kipling use an apostrophe on 'rickshaw?

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Word for the loss of one parent

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Why was "London" pronounced "Lonnon"?

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

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The opposite of 'not lift a finger'

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Does 'puggled' mean tired or drunk?

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Academic word that means "ghost lover" (one who loves ghosts)

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Adjective meaning "with gaps" or "with holes"

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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"

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

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Parse Pope's "they humbly take upon content"

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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?

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"This is a good one, this is"

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

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Can someone explain the geographical name "Switch"?

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The word *X* means Y: Should Y be in italics, quotes, or neither?

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What's the counterpart to "spheroid" for a circle? There's no "circoid"

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