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Is there an idiom that says not to change a perfectly good thing?

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Meaning: "waiting for 6 hours" vs. "6 hours since I was waiting"

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Using "at a jail" vs. "in a jail"

answered Apr 4, 2016 at 1:17

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The meaning of "shooting" in this sentence "Here's the HTML we're shooting to generate"

answered Jul 30, 2014 at 5:06

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'I got a cold' versus 'I caught a cold'

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Words to describe the situation in which my diary book has a few fresh pages left

answered Nov 16, 2015 at 6:19

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The difference between 'extra chair' and 'spare chair'

answered May 1, 2016 at 22:06

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“puked” vs. “vomited”

answered Oct 24, 2014 at 3:57

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Which one(s) of “up”, “above”, “over”, “on” and “upon” is (or are) correct for this sentence?

answered Aug 27, 2014 at 2:49

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“in the morning” vs. “in morning”

answered Nov 10, 2014 at 17:22

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"Product list" vs "Products list"

answered May 26, 2015 at 22:10

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Which is more polite, "Would you" or "Could you"?

answered Jan 22, 2015 at 5:26

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Alone or by yourself?

answered Aug 19, 2017 at 19:40

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Alternative ways of saying "...., right?"

answered Aug 1, 2014 at 4:28

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Meaning of "That was all he had in the way of a wheel barrow"

answered May 3, 2016 at 19:30

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Overdose or overdo on vitamins?

answered May 13, 2016 at 21:03

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Correct plural usage for "hundreds" and "thousands"

answered Jun 10, 2014 at 5:33

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fall into a category vs. fall under a category

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Which is correct: "have been completed" or "are completed"

answered Jan 31, 2015 at 22:19

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difference between "came along" and "along came"

answered Dec 29, 2014 at 6:13

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"Lily, not he/him, had planned the party" — Which pronoun is more appropriate?

answered Sep 26, 2017 at 17:56

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take a screwdriver to something

answered Sep 2, 2015 at 5:50

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A word for the machine that tells a news reader what to say (using scrolling subtitles)

answered Dec 30, 2014 at 5:31

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Difference between "fat chance" and "slim chance"?

answered Feb 6, 2015 at 6:37

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Sarcastic Idioms for being slow to notice something

answered Jan 4, 2015 at 20:43

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What do we call an act of making sounds from bending/twisting body joints (as in knuckles)?

answered Jul 19, 2014 at 4:45

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What is the meaning of "For Good"?

answered Nov 8, 2014 at 5:16

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Bring versus Take: specific example

answered Mar 5, 2017 at 6:32

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Using an idiom, how to describe a two-faced friend who speaks ill of you behind your back?

answered Aug 27, 2018 at 1:09

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Now we're only a nip and tuck away

answered Jan 11, 2016 at 19:14

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Is there an idiom that says not to change a perfectly good thing?

Meaning: "waiting for 6 hours" vs. "6 hours since I was waiting"

Using "at a jail" vs. "in a jail"

The meaning of "shooting" in this sentence "Here's the HTML we're shooting to generate"

'I got a cold' versus 'I caught a cold'

Words to describe the situation in which my diary book has a few fresh pages left

The difference between 'extra chair' and 'spare chair'

“puked” vs. “vomited”

Which one(s) of “up”, “above”, “over”, “on” and “upon” is (or are) correct for this sentence?

“in the morning” vs. “in morning”

"Product list" vs "Products list"

Which is more polite, "Would you" or "Could you"?

Alone or by yourself?

Alternative ways of saying "...., right?"

Meaning of "That was all he had in the way of a wheel barrow"

Overdose or overdo on vitamins?

Correct plural usage for "hundreds" and "thousands"

fall into a category vs. fall under a category

Which is correct: "have been completed" or "are completed"

difference between "came along" and "along came"

"Lily, not he/him, had planned the party" — Which pronoun is more appropriate?

take a screwdriver to something

A word for the machine that tells a news reader what to say (using scrolling subtitles)

Difference between "fat chance" and "slim chance"?

Sarcastic Idioms for being slow to notice something

What do we call an act of making sounds from bending/twisting body joints (as in knuckles)?

What is the meaning of "For Good"?

Bring versus Take: specific example

Using an idiom, how to describe a two-faced friend who speaks ill of you behind your back?

Now we're only a nip and tuck away