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Benyamin Hamidekhoo
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53 votes
6 answers
6k views

The dark dot in your eye

23 votes
4 answers
1k views

Meaning of "medicine bringeth double care when the malady is past cure"

17 votes
2 answers
104k views

Meaning and etymology of "Hat-trick" and "Brace"

14 votes
6 answers
102k views

Never fail to disappoint

13 votes
2 answers
35k views

What does "Stable-ish" mean exactly? [closed]

12 votes
4 answers
10k views

What is the origin of the word "conk"?

11 votes
2 answers
3k views

What does the term "kerplewy" mean?

10 votes
2 answers
6k views

“Thought is a thread, and the raconteur is a spinner of yarns"

10 votes
2 answers
9k views

What does "Small-ball crap" mean?

8 votes
3 answers
45k views

"Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco"

8 votes
2 answers
19k views

what is it called when your fingers turn in shape after being under water for a long period

7 votes
3 answers
19k views

Is it possible to use "extraordinaire" instead of "extraordinary"?

7 votes
5 answers
19k views

Do Americans use the term "garburator" or is there a better equivalent?

7 votes
3 answers
45k views

Using "reachable" instead of "available"

6 votes
2 answers
1k views

What does "might" exactly mean in the following excerpt?

6 votes
1 answer
784 views

Meaning of "Let us hit with him, and not miss with him"

6 votes
1 answer
911 views

Pronunciation of "-ed" endings

6 votes
1 answer
798 views

Etymology of "rabona"

5 votes
1 answer
19k views

Meaning and etymology of "kemosabe"

5 votes
2 answers
1k views

Meaning and etymology of "down with"

5 votes
2 answers
8k views

Can we use "commiseration" and "condolence" interchangeably?

5 votes
1 answer
15k views

Is it “a company who makes ...” or “a company that makes...”?

5 votes
3 answers
9k views

What is the difference between "carry out a crime" and "commit a crime"

3 votes
2 answers
4k views

What does this proverb mean and what is the origin [duplicate]

3 votes
1 answer
326 views

When did "Twerking" and "Selfie" enter the dictionary?

2 votes
1 answer
158 views

Comma in "Before I go I will return the book" [duplicate]

2 votes
1 answer
1k views

Difference between "hypotyposis", "ekphrasis" and "iconotext" [closed]

1 vote
2 answers
4k views

What is the difference between "nudge" and "push" [closed]

1 vote
1 answer
895 views

Pronunciation of "great" vs. "treat" [closed]

0 votes
2 answers
3k views

"Many books" vs. "many of books"