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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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a brief grapple with a lady of the night
A lady of the night is indeed a prostitute. Having a brief grapple is having sex. deduct a small sum is saying that the prostitute's fee was small, at least compared to the rest of his money.
I will …
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Here we go vs there we go
I think here we go is more commonly used to indicate the beginning of something.
By contrast, there we go is more commonly used to indicate the completion of something.
For instance, here we go can be …
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thrive in vs thrive on
I would say that in most cases, either way of saying it is ok.
However, I think when you see thrive on, you can think of it as feeding them, or powering them. So,
Steve thrives on challenge.
has a …
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