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Borgh
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"[A] voice that bored a thousand ships into sinking themselves"

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You're three for three

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Is it wrong/illogical to say ... twisted open the door?"

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Meaning of "do not fit easily on the multiplex conveyor belt"

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What does "Right little ray of sunshine" mean?

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The figure of speech 'It's your party ' meaning

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Are demonyms colloquial? If so, should we use them in writing?

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Females are not required to wear headgear with the "mess" and evening "mess" uniforms, or

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Why would they call a petri dish of germs "preschool"?

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Could I spell 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 as one billion billion?

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What does "client pitch" mean?

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Is "weed out" informal?

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What do the author means by "the prescribed tourist manner"?

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One word substitution for 'A woman who shows tantrums to attract men's attention"

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Is the word "you" used as generic "you" here?

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Could anyone explain the use of "would" in this sentence

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Pronunciation of English phonemes together to clearly say a word

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What's the meaning of thinking they not?

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Which one, "big" or "scary lady", does the speaker want to stress in the below sentence?

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"they were lost" meaning in this context

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"Bop the fizz" - what's the meaning?

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Beatles song. "Love me do" as "Love me too"

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Could someone please give some scenarios for the usage of "despite my money"?

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does "are often too important to be neglected by wiser portion of mankind" means that the wiser portion don't disregard them?

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-gate meaning scandal

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Meaning of the phrase tossed upon life's billow

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Is the genderless mentioning of the person as "them" is correct?

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"an exciting checkmate of Ron's" meaning

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The further you move away VS The further away you move

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One can only be so unsensible, you know. -> explain please?

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