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This tag is for questions seeking a phrase that fits a meaning. If you are looking for a word, or don't care, see the "word-request" tag too.

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My colleague he have two brothers. I want to know, he is first/second/third son of his parents, ie., the order in the family among their siblings. I can simply ask Are you first son of your family? ...
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When somebody ask me What's up? I answer I am well, thank you. Is that the expected answer, or should I answer something else? What does a native speaker understand when I reply like that?
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In India, this is used zillions of times every day especially while referring someone some task or to do favor. Mr. Singh, I'm sending my cousin who is interested in learning guitar. As you have ...
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In a meeting an Italian told a puzzled English audience: "It's another pair of sleeves". It's an Italian way of saying: "it's another thing", or "this new argument is something different or off topic"...
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I’m looking for a word or a phrase for describing this kind of road which usually is constructed in the mountain areas, but not only: image a representative sample from Google images, query = ...
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For example, I need to enroll in two different courses at university, but there is a schedule in which both are held. Is it an 'overlapped schedule' or something similar? Is there a proper expression ...
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It seems that only "no way out" or "there's no way out" is common used, but I want to emphasize the action of entrapping/entangling oneself in the path of no way out. "Down to the rabbit hole" is ...
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I often find myself inclined to write something like the following: Let's think about this problem from the point of view of readability and self-obvious design. Two *of*s, which come one after ...
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I've come across the following passage from Mina Murray's diary (from Dracula ). Mina is worried that her finance hasn't written to her for quite a long time. No news from Jonathan. I am getting ...
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Your phone is ringing and your daughter picked up the phone but she hasn't answered the call. Then do you ask her: Who is it? or Who are they? And when she tells you, would she say: I don't ...
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What do you call the act of drinking a whole bottle of, say, water in one go? It doesn't have to be water.
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Is "you are welcome" more polite than "no problem"? What is the general proper reply to a thank-you?
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When writing emails, I often ended it with "thank you in advance". Even more, I used to have it in my signature for a certain time (mea culpa). However, recently I've been told that it is not ...
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How to distinguish between American Indians and Indian Indians in native English (language) parlance? Can I say Indian Indian to say Indian from Asia compared to the Native Americans?
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I am looking for a short phrase that I can say when something bad happens. For example, when my mouse breaks or my computer is hanging. I know the expression damn it but I need something more polite.
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