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Use this tag for questions about the meaning and/or usage of a particular phrase, which a dictionary cannot answer.
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"Don't Do A <NAME>"
Using names as a verb is a fairly recent development in English. While context is everything, it usually means something along the lines of:
Don't do what [name] tends to do.
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Don't act l …
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Miss/Break A Curfew
Both the terms "Missed curfew" and "broke curfew" are acceptable while the phrase "broke the curfew" sounds verbose. However, "missed the meeting" is correct.
In the first usage, we are saying that t …
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