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What does "He has insurance, but Christ" mean?

answered Aug 23, 2018 at 9:22

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Is the word "like" a preposition or verb in "You made me like this."

answered Dec 8, 2016 at 10:30

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"of integer type" vs "of type integer"

answered Feb 21, 2018 at 23:38

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Is there a verb that means "to accept doing something unwillingly just to make the other person stop nagging"?

answered Apr 8, 2021 at 14:15

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What is the grammar error in this sentence: "We should spend more money on education and health and fewer on new technology"?

answered Sep 29, 2014 at 14:19

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"Will flex for food". What does this phrase mean?

answered Aug 2, 2019 at 10:10

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Is referring to people as "it" considered rude?

answered Dec 4, 2016 at 2:13

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How freely can I use numbers as modifiers?

answered Jul 27, 2020 at 13:42

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sleepy VERSUS half-asleep: the usage

answered Jul 18 at 9:09

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“I have little money” vs. “I have a little money”

answered Oct 1, 2014 at 8:42

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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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Is "par for the course" used only for negative situations?

answered Nov 24, 2021 at 20:30

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Is it idiomatic to say, 'someone thinks about how XXX' instead of 'someone thinks XXX'?

answered Dec 13, 2022 at 13:15

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Why does the phrase "cross my fingers' mean just "cross middle finger over index finger"?

answered Aug 27, 2018 at 1:25

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Draw or tie in sports

answered Jun 25, 2018 at 10:48

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Why are "baked" and "naked" not pronounced the same?

answered Oct 1, 2014 at 8:54

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Get back vs go back vs come back vs arrive vs return

answered Feb 13, 2018 at 19:02

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What does "a star " symbolize here?

answered Apr 9, 2021 at 8:48

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Meaning of "Kingdom Come: Deliverance"

answered Feb 23, 2018 at 10:10

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The pronunciation of the article "a"?

answered Oct 5, 2014 at 21:21

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"with a combination" or "by a combination"?

answered Jul 12, 2018 at 11:04

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Stuff the snark?

answered Oct 7, 2019 at 13:18

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What's the difference between revise, amend and modify

answered Jul 31, 2018 at 10:57

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Meaning of the phrase "little too"?

answered Aug 4, 2018 at 12:20

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Meaning of "unravel" in "threatens to further unravel Africa’s second-most populous country"

answered Nov 17, 2021 at 12:59

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You don't sometimes hate them

answered Jan 10, 2022 at 16:00

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What's the meaning of "to beat the bleach out of the chick’s skin"?

answered Dec 2, 2020 at 10:06

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What does "drew solace" mean?

answered Mar 8, 2021 at 22:11

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When to use "a" and when to use "an"?

answered Oct 1, 2020 at 11:04

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Intonation vs Inflection

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What does "He has insurance, but Christ" mean?

Is the word "like" a preposition or verb in "You made me like this."

"of integer type" vs "of type integer"

Is there a verb that means "to accept doing something unwillingly just to make the other person stop nagging"?

What is the grammar error in this sentence: "We should spend more money on education and health and fewer on new technology"?

"Will flex for food". What does this phrase mean?

Is referring to people as "it" considered rude?

How freely can I use numbers as modifiers?

sleepy VERSUS half-asleep: the usage

“I have little money” vs. “I have a little money”

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

Is "par for the course" used only for negative situations?

Is it idiomatic to say, 'someone thinks about how XXX' instead of 'someone thinks XXX'?

Why does the phrase "cross my fingers' mean just "cross middle finger over index finger"?

Draw or tie in sports

Why are "baked" and "naked" not pronounced the same?

Get back vs go back vs come back vs arrive vs return

What does "a star " symbolize here?

Meaning of "Kingdom Come: Deliverance"

The pronunciation of the article "a"?

"with a combination" or "by a combination"?

Stuff the snark?

What's the difference between revise, amend and modify

Meaning of the phrase "little too"?

Meaning of "unravel" in "threatens to further unravel Africa’s second-most populous country"

You don't sometimes hate them

What's the meaning of "to beat the bleach out of the chick’s skin"?

What does "drew solace" mean?

When to use "a" and when to use "an"?

Intonation vs Inflection