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Better way to say "No bulls--t"

What is the cover of the head of a pen called in English?

Term for bed sheet that embraces and partially encapsulates the mattress

"Once, twice, thrice,...", what comes next?

A word or a phrase for "riding a bicycle on only one wheel"

What do you call or how do you describe this in English? overcooking the food? What do you call the black stuff?

What should I answer to "after you"

"In the 1970s, Viking space probes may have etc." - help for understanding

(In, On or At) GitHub?

He is fixing his car

"Rollbacked" or "rolled back" the edit? And what about "double-click"?

Word for someone who says yes, then no, then yes

A controversial GRE verbal reasoning question

When a horse/cow/sheep/buffalo, etc [freaks out]

Is "Raining Cats and dogs" still used nowadays?

What is the meaning of "spec'd" in "That will ensure that the input is not driven to a non spec'd value"?

"I am finished" vs "I have finished"

What's the meaning of "it's kind/nice of you?

I was forbidden to make such requests

What is the meaning of this famous Groucho Marx joke? "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know."

What is the meaning of "Put a bullet in something"?

Can someone be confidential?

"ON the west of New York?" Is this preposition correct?

Exist or Exists?

Can we negate 'heaven forbid' in a conditional sentence like this: "If heaven didn't forbid it, I'd sleep with her"?

The difference between "an old, old vine" and "an old vine"

"responsible of" vs "responsible for"

When you're having a cat nap and a bad car accident happens

Can we say "Yes, I would" if someone asks "Would you mind buying me a drink?"

What does "odds" mean in this sentence?