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What does wicky mean in the phrase 'wicky wacky day'?
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Can I completely omit "of" when speaking quickly?
Awarded Apr 14 at 14:34
What are rollers that are sat one after one called?
Awarded Apr 12 at 7:01
Do you say "my car is high on fuel" as a counterpart of "my car is low on fuel"?
Awarded Apr 10 at 15:21
When providing examples, why they switch from "to Verb" to "Verbing" in this sentence?
Awarded Apr 8 at 20:35
Are "I have already finished since 8 am" and "I finished since 8 am" correct?
Awarded Apr 1 at 20:08
A verb which describes the action of putting your leg over somebody else's body when sleeping
Awarded Mar 31 at 19:21
"And don't you polish up well!"
Awarded Mar 30 at 17:46
Meaning of "helpings of drive"
Awarded Mar 26 at 6:03
When talking about "driving", are "pull off" & "pull over" almost the same?
Awarded Mar 23 at 4:33
Conditional sentences and usages
Awarded Mar 21 at 17:01
How to fill the blank in "Many of the world's great novels are reported ___ (make) into movies last year."?
Awarded Mar 21 at 3:56
In the sentence "She says she has no friends," the number of friends is zero, why is "friends" still plural?
Awarded Mar 21 at 3:56
What shade of meaning is the word "proper" supposed to add to the sentence?
Awarded Mar 17 at 20:28
What is the doctor saying in this sentence? Neither subtitles nor my ear can get it correct :(
Awarded Mar 17 at 4:50
the joke in muppet sketch: the comedian's a bear
Awarded Mar 14 at 20:32
Is "as easy as eating candy" idiomatic or common used in spoken English?
Awarded Mar 14 at 20:32
"To run a picture". Does it mean "publish"?
Awarded Mar 7 at 15:41
What would I call the monthly money I give to my parents?
Awarded Mar 5 at 19:22
What does "serves cubes and foam?" mean?
Awarded Mar 4 at 4:27
Are "All right, so ....." and "So, yeah, ....." interchangeable when we start to talk about a subject?
Awarded Feb 13 at 14:32
Why "having something UP one's sleeve," not "having something IN one's sleeve"?
Awarded Feb 10 at 8:31
What's the meaning of "cut down on the sawdust"?
Awarded Feb 6 at 5:12
Isn't there a preposition ("to") missing after "IP addresses that devices are allocated"?
Awarded Feb 1 at 15:27
Excrement, faeces or poop?
Awarded Jan 29 at 15:05
Is it correct to say "The heater must have gone off."?
Awarded Jan 23 at 21:34
Can "He is an honest man" be passivized?
Awarded Jan 21 at 19:25
Allow troops to "shoot the hostages free"?
Awarded Jan 19 at 0:21
Differences in Usage: 'Cellphone' vs. 'Mobile Phone' in English
Awarded Jan 18 at 14:07
BBC: "She has planned abdominal surgery." | Does it mean: "She has undergone the surgery" OR "She has not."?
Awarded Jan 18 at 6:21
Do we need to repeat the subject after a comma?
Awarded Jan 17 at 15:35
Many a girl... have or has?
Awarded Jan 16 at 1:35
Why would they call a petri dish of germs "preschool"?
Awarded Jan 14 at 0:46
Why did the BBC use "would have done" instead of Simple Past to describe this recent event?
Awarded Jan 10 at 18:37
Can "TA" (Teaching Assistant) Be Used as a Verb?
Awarded Jan 10 at 18:37
What Does 'It's on' Mean When Used in Anger?
Awarded Jan 10 at 18:37
Is it correct to use both "wish" and "start" in "We wish you a very safe and healthy start to 2024"?
Awarded Jan 4 at 21:40
Felling timber, tradition for a baronet?
Awarded Jan 2 at 13:51
To boil water down to the bottom of the pot
Awarded Dec 28, 2023 at 8:26
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Awarded Dec 26, 2023 at 17:19
What does "over" mean in "in the next row over"?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
What is difference between 'to publish' and 'publishing'?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
what does "stuck for an angle" mean?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
What is the meaning of "big boys"?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
Godspeed as a way of saying goodbye
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
error out -- what exactly does this phrasal verb mean?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
"The Jesus who said" - why is there a definite article before the proper name "Jesus"?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
Is there an idiom about how humanely killing something is better than letting it live in pain?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
An idiom for encouraging sucking up
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
No need for a question mark here?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
Can I omit "who was" in the following sentence?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
Can we say "bed of disease"
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
What does "they’ve got a hotel to run" mean?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
I'm being corrected "I had a headache yesterday" vs "I have had a headache yesterday"
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
What is the difference between "get my hair cut" or "have my hair cut"
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
Does "People hate me for being jealous." mean 'they hate me because they are jealous' or 'because I am jealous'?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
How to use the "that being said"
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
Alternative word for a 'stagnant' sea/lake/pond without the negative connotation?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
Why is "for a tortuous three days" singular even though days is plural?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
What is the difference between feet and very feet?
Awarded Dec 23, 2023 at 3:32
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