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What do you call candidates in elections who don't actually have a chance to win and only create an illusion of competition?

answered Nov 25, 2019 at 22:07

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Olive Garden: "The cheese keeps coming 'til you say 'when'"

answered Sep 13, 2023 at 17:42

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What's wrong with "Most people in the country would like to own their house some day."?

answered Apr 4, 2016 at 1:57

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What do you call something that goes against the spirit of the law, but is legal when interpreting the law to the letter?

answered Apr 8, 2019 at 17:54

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Was it impolite for me to say "That's alright" when someone ran into me? Are there any better expessions?

answered Mar 8, 2017 at 16:28

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The Republican community

answered Jul 31, 2018 at 7:34

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What is it called when people/society expect you to be something because of your gender/nationality?

answered Aug 5, 2016 at 15:24

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Why are you late to class?

answered Aug 15, 2019 at 17:41

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Backed up mail?

answered Jan 25, 2020 at 22:31

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"Scrape" meaning?

answered Jan 26, 2020 at 2:07

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What is it called: anti-insect sliding door & anti-insect sliding window?

answered Jan 26, 2020 at 2:22

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What does ''times'' mean here?

answered Jan 26, 2020 at 16:01

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Will "hit the bottle" be understood by any native English speaker?

answered Feb 19, 2022 at 23:01

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Can SO be immediately followed by a main verb?

answered Feb 19, 2022 at 23:49

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"This product is good value" vs "This product is of good value" in a sentence

answered Sep 27, 2016 at 17:00

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What do you call a sudden movement of the neck and head that you do when you think about something stupid or do something stupid?

answered Apr 13, 2019 at 22:09

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Should it be "on your job" or "during your job"?

answered Apr 13, 2019 at 23:24

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A proverb meaning, "he wanted to do a good thing for others, but he ended up being blamed/hurt"

answered May 3, 2019 at 17:48

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"I learned" vs "I have learned" when it comes to past experiences that have indirect connection to the present?

answered May 16, 2019 at 17:48

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Is the child that is not adopted your 'blood child'?

answered Jun 25, 2019 at 19:06

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"Setup work environment" vs "Configure development environment"

answered Jul 27, 2019 at 12:55

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Is there an idiom that supports the idea that "inflation is bad"?

answered May 2, 2019 at 23:14

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Is there a word for describing an author or a text that uses a large variety of words, syntax, idioms, figures of speech, etc.?

answered May 3, 2019 at 7:24

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all that "pull out" could mean

answered Apr 13, 2019 at 23:03

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Can a movie have a great "replay value"?

answered Sep 27, 2016 at 17:12

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"For your reference" or "For your information"

answered Sep 14, 2016 at 16:00

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Is there a term for how young children talk? (Say, 3-year-olds to 7-year-olds?)

answered Apr 15, 2016 at 17:42

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What is the meaning of "just" here?

answered Feb 21, 2022 at 17:37

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An adjective for a woman showing lots of skin?

answered Mar 25 at 20:31

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is it correct to say "push the table by its far edge"?

answered Jun 8 at 16:58

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What do you call candidates in elections who don't actually have a chance to win and only create an illusion of competition?

Olive Garden: "The cheese keeps coming 'til you say 'when'"

What's wrong with "Most people in the country would like to own their house some day."?

What do you call something that goes against the spirit of the law, but is legal when interpreting the law to the letter?

Was it impolite for me to say "That's alright" when someone ran into me? Are there any better expessions?

The Republican community

What is it called when people/society expect you to be something because of your gender/nationality?

Why are you late to class?

Backed up mail?

"Scrape" meaning?

What is it called: anti-insect sliding door & anti-insect sliding window?

What does ''times'' mean here?

Will "hit the bottle" be understood by any native English speaker?

Can SO be immediately followed by a main verb?

"This product is good value" vs "This product is of good value" in a sentence

What do you call a sudden movement of the neck and head that you do when you think about something stupid or do something stupid?

Should it be "on your job" or "during your job"?

A proverb meaning, "he wanted to do a good thing for others, but he ended up being blamed/hurt"

"I learned" vs "I have learned" when it comes to past experiences that have indirect connection to the present?

Is the child that is not adopted your 'blood child'?

"Setup work environment" vs "Configure development environment"

Is there an idiom that supports the idea that "inflation is bad"?

Is there a word for describing an author or a text that uses a large variety of words, syntax, idioms, figures of speech, etc.?

all that "pull out" could mean

Can a movie have a great "replay value"?

"For your reference" or "For your information"

Is there a term for how young children talk? (Say, 3-year-olds to 7-year-olds?)

What is the meaning of "just" here?

An adjective for a woman showing lots of skin?

is it correct to say "push the table by its far edge"?