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policed him up -- meaning? (military context)
Awarded Jul 15 at 16:41
pledge your first-born child to Microsoft -- I don't understand what that means
Awarded Apr 23 at 19:57
political operator -- meaning?
Awarded Jan 23 at 12:49
What does "fought by tears" mean? [closed]
Awarded Jul 15, 2023 at 16:11
split town -- meaning?
Awarded Jul 12, 2023 at 0:16
a bushy -- what does that mean?
Awarded Jun 18, 2023 at 20:50
U.S. college courses naming system -- how does it work? [closed]
Awarded Mar 26, 2023 at 11:18
What is "apartment landing"?
Awarded Mar 18, 2023 at 5:56
I'm on a 12-hour blow -- meaning of "blow"?
Awarded Dec 5, 2022 at 4:51
No Starch Press -- explain the idea behind the name
Awarded Nov 23, 2022 at 6:07
Passed your way - meaning
Awarded Sep 21, 2022 at 6:55
on a scholarship vs. on scholarship
Awarded Aug 17, 2022 at 14:47
performance of something vs. the performance of something
Awarded Feb 9, 2022 at 3:57
devo -- what does that word mean?
Awarded Nov 5, 2021 at 3:40
What does the phrase "starter pack" mean in the context of programming?
Awarded Sep 24, 2021 at 7:48
do you trick? (what does that mean?)
Awarded Aug 2, 2021 at 3:02
throw up the red flag for someone -- meaning?
Awarded Jul 15, 2021 at 14:36
Why did Constantinople get the works? -- what exactly does that mean?
Awarded Jul 14, 2021 at 18:36
hanged or hung?
Awarded Jul 11, 2021 at 0:20
Laika, the late, great Russian space dog -- why mention that the dog is late?
Awarded Jul 1, 2021 at 21:51
fastly error -- what does "fastly error" mean?
Awarded Mar 18, 2021 at 11:02
A most interesting book – "a" instead of "the"
Awarded Jan 12, 2021 at 21:31
suspended with pay -- meaning?
Awarded Nov 15, 2020 at 23:42
hike one's pants (meaning) [closed]
Awarded Oct 27, 2020 at 0:06
1,000-strong battalion - meaning of "strong"?
Awarded Oct 6, 2020 at 12:25
a month out / a ways out -- use of "out"?
Awarded Sep 3, 2020 at 3:06
What is a resource book?
Awarded Jul 4, 2020 at 12:40
broncin' buck -- what does that mean?
Awarded Jun 22, 2020 at 15:51
How can I use "do you be"?
Awarded Mar 13, 2020 at 7:05
if not for something
Awarded Feb 27, 2020 at 9:55
"a headquarters" or just "headquarters"?
Awarded Jan 31, 2020 at 4:50
like amoeba -- why not "like an amoeba"?
Awarded Jan 9, 2020 at 11:10
I’m sunk - meaning
Awarded Dec 2, 2019 at 4:05
stole in -- meaning? [closed]
Awarded Nov 22, 2019 at 15:15
What is a signature project?
Awarded Nov 22, 2019 at 12:55
she has a bluff bow, lovely lines. she's a fine sea boat. -- what does "bluff bow" mean?
Awarded Nov 1, 2019 at 17:25
it's well past time
Awarded Oct 25, 2019 at 10:40
"will have had" insted of "will have" - grammar
Awarded Oct 2, 2019 at 10:45
apropos -- is this a common word in English?
Awarded Sep 9, 2019 at 19:50
"It's cold today" -- what term do linguists use to call "it" when it's used as the subject of a sentence, but has no real antecedent?
Awarded Sep 4, 2019 at 14:45
to take a veiled shot at someone - what does this idiom mean and how to use it?
Awarded Aug 28, 2019 at 23:00
"funny you should ask"
Awarded Aug 26, 2019 at 17:45
Help me understand a joke - "Watch out for that first step. It's a doozy!"
Awarded Jul 25, 2019 at 11:55
for as - meaning
Awarded Jul 6, 2019 at 21:45
what kind of an animal vs. what kind of animal
Awarded Jul 4, 2019 at 1:45
I noticed that... but that... -- grammar pattern
Awarded Jul 1, 2019 at 1:45
embedded with / embedded in
Awarded Jun 26, 2019 at 1:20
right hand to God - what does this mean?
Awarded Jun 5, 2019 at 17:50
had selected vs. selected
Awarded Apr 6, 2019 at 16:20
college admissions tests - why is "admissions" in the plural?
Awarded Mar 27, 2019 at 2:00
"police said" - why not "the police said"?
Awarded Feb 21, 2019 at 6:25
chat it out -- meaning?
Awarded Feb 20, 2019 at 8:40
may not vs. must not
Awarded Feb 14, 2019 at 7:20
at the top / in the top
Awarded Jan 12, 2019 at 21:15
beat it (the title of the famous Michael Jackson song) -- does that mean "to run away"?
Awarded Dec 30, 2018 at 12:25
turn up the dial
Awarded Dec 16, 2018 at 13:25
to be an asset, not a liability -- what does this expression mean?
Awarded Dec 13, 2018 at 11:55
heats (context: sport)-- what are those? [closed]
Awarded Oct 25, 2018 at 3:25
make way for your betters -- what does that mean? -- from the movie Pompeii (2014)
Awarded Oct 23, 2018 at 8:00
dog's-eye view -- meaning
Awarded Oct 18, 2018 at 15:35
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