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"Here's looking at you, kid" meaning?
Jan 26, 2015
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English equivalent of Vietnamese "Rather kill mistakenly than to miss an enemy."
Feb 22, 2021
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Does OP mean “original poster” or “original post”?
Dec 30, 2017
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Is "women men girls love meet die" a valid sentence?
Mar 23, 2015
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Is there a term for the type of misleading joke comedians such as Stephen Colbert often use?
Jan 13, 2018
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Is the phrase "yellow card" slang for a female body part?
Sep 12, 2017
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Why does "Mickey Mouse Operation" refer to a poorly run company?
Jul 6, 2016
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The phrase "do the lions"
Jun 1, 2021
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"jury-rigged", or "jerry-rigged"
Oct 24, 2013
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Why is quixotic not Quixotic (a proper adjective)?
Feb 20, 2019
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