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Hypernym for reading a book and listening to an audiobook

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An expression or saying meaning "don't celebrate too early"

answered May 26, 2014 at 9:46

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Shelf under sloped rear window of a car

answered Oct 16, 2015 at 10:58

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Phrase meaning whoever is buying can choose

answered Feb 28, 2016 at 9:04

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What is the idiom for a guy/situation who/where has his own shortcoming but still mocks others?

answered Jan 20, 2016 at 16:05

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Near-universally applicable alternative to "sanity check"

answered Oct 24, 2015 at 7:43

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Phrase to mean one is described by his name

answered Nov 23, 2015 at 9:31

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A metaphor for "ricochet back"

answered Jun 5, 2014 at 21:38

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Single word for plaintiff or defendant

answered Apr 29, 2014 at 5:08

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Best word for "Dr. Einstein, <blank> of the theory of Special Relativity."

answered May 4, 2014 at 21:03

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Is there a word to describe curiosity in a positive way?

answered May 9, 2014 at 14:29

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What term would you use to indicate a maiden name you weren't born with?

answered Nov 15, 2015 at 13:15

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Single word for "Someone who's in on a secret"

answered Feb 10, 2016 at 17:49

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Word to drink something quickly, as in 'down' or 'chug' a shot

answered May 1, 2016 at 23:45

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What is the word for "to do something one considers to be beneath oneself"?

answered Nov 22, 2015 at 17:00

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What is the word for a woman dominating in social family situations?

answered Oct 29, 2015 at 6:13

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Word/Idiom/Phrase to describe a stage in a project's life-cycle when you are stuck and thus no progress is happening?

answered Dec 11, 2015 at 14:23

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Idiom request for recommending someone to end their toxic relationship/ friendship with somebody

answered Mar 4, 2016 at 15:14

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Any English equivalent for the Persian idiom "to play dead like a mouse"?

answered Apr 5, 2016 at 16:30

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Is there a word for "without any reason" but a more formal one

answered May 19, 2014 at 20:43

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Word for something that can be obsolete in the future, obsolete-able

answered Apr 11, 2016 at 8:59

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One word for "bringing someone up to speed"

answered Sep 30, 2015 at 20:18

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Word for someone who pays attention to details

answered Apr 30, 2014 at 12:59

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An idiomatic alternative to "familiar with the matter"

answered Mar 17, 2016 at 9:35

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What's this gesture called?

answered Dec 18, 2015 at 9:30

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“kinda”, “sorta”, “coulda”, “shoulda”, “lotta”, “oughta”, “betcha”, "tseasy", etc. What are these?

answered Dec 26, 2015 at 9:41

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"high-end clientele" is to "low-end clientele" as "carriage trade" is to what?

answered Feb 9, 2016 at 16:02

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English equivalent of Polish saying "A yokel can leave a village, but village will never leave yokel"

answered Mar 14, 2016 at 20:12

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Word for having strong political opinions but no consistent "side"

answered Dec 8, 2015 at 10:23

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I set an unlit campfire on fire?

answered May 3, 2014 at 19:32

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Hypernym for reading a book and listening to an audiobook

An expression or saying meaning "don't celebrate too early"

Shelf under sloped rear window of a car

Phrase meaning whoever is buying can choose

What is the idiom for a guy/situation who/where has his own shortcoming but still mocks others?

Near-universally applicable alternative to "sanity check"

Phrase to mean one is described by his name

A metaphor for "ricochet back"

Single word for plaintiff or defendant

Best word for "Dr. Einstein, <blank> of the theory of Special Relativity."

Is there a word to describe curiosity in a positive way?

What term would you use to indicate a maiden name you weren't born with?

Single word for "Someone who's in on a secret"

Word to drink something quickly, as in 'down' or 'chug' a shot

What is the word for "to do something one considers to be beneath oneself"?

What is the word for a woman dominating in social family situations?

Word/Idiom/Phrase to describe a stage in a project's life-cycle when you are stuck and thus no progress is happening?

Idiom request for recommending someone to end their toxic relationship/ friendship with somebody

Any English equivalent for the Persian idiom "to play dead like a mouse"?

Is there a word for "without any reason" but a more formal one

Word for something that can be obsolete in the future, obsolete-able

One word for "bringing someone up to speed"

Word for someone who pays attention to details

An idiomatic alternative to "familiar with the matter"

What's this gesture called?

“kinda”, “sorta”, “coulda”, “shoulda”, “lotta”, “oughta”, “betcha”, "tseasy", etc. What are these?

"high-end clientele" is to "low-end clientele" as "carriage trade" is to what?

English equivalent of Polish saying "A yokel can leave a village, but village will never leave yokel"

Word for having strong political opinions but no consistent "side"

I set an unlit campfire on fire?