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An English equivalent of Arabic idiom ‘Show us the breadth of your shoulders’
Jul 13, 2015
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What is it called when a highly respected person commits an immoral act but people don't believe that he committed the act?
Jul 4, 2015
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Is there any noun in English which changes the first letter in the plural?
Jan 18, 2015
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Is there English proverb or saying equivalent to Chinese / Japanese common proverb 李下に冠を正さず- Don’t touch (redress) your coronet under the plum tree?
Nov 9, 2014
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Is there a word for a question asked despite knowing the answer, but meant to elicit a response for the sake of the audience?
Nov 6, 2017
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How do Torontonians pronounce the name of their hometown?
Nov 11, 2014
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What does "Wine! Because you never got a pony" mean?
Jun 29, 2017
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What's the opposite of "pro bono"?
Oct 8, 2014
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What is the meaning of "liquidate" and is it appropriate to use it as a substitute for "kill"?
Oct 9, 2018
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What is the difference between "deployment" and "release"?
Nov 11, 2014
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Did Emmanuel Macron call a teenager an "idiot?"
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If smoking causes lung cancer, why has a decline in smoking not led to a decline in lung cancer?
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Why do most log files use plain text rather than a binary format?
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