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This tag is for questions which a dictionary cannot answer asking the meaning of a particular expression.
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What's an idiom for intentional misinterpretation (of an agreement etc.)?
bloody-minded
informal British
Deliberately uncooperative.
Lexico
Given your geography, I would use this idiomatic expression.
It usually refers to people who are...
deliberately obtuse
Annoyingly …
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What is "Vermittlung" (finding two parties, one needs something one offers something) in Eng...
My ex-wife used to work as a head-hunter. She would liaise with client companies and search out people with particular talents to fulfill specific job needs, but that usually involves "stealing" emplo …
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What expression should I use in these situations?
It' s OK. Relax. Remember to breathe.
1) Tell them to "Hold the sauce on the other." It means I don't want sauce on the other. It's common usage in a restaurant.
2) This is fine.
3) Americans respo …