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Is "there is nowhere we can't go where we won't be recognized" a correct sentence?

answered Dec 20, 2021 at 22:19

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Idiom for Spanish ‘no escupas para arriba’ (i.e., ‘be careful with the harm you do, it could come back at you’)

answered Sep 11, 2023 at 22:04

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Does English use the word ‘thou’ in any situations nowadays?

answered Mar 4, 2020 at 5:46

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Is there any difference between "result in" and "end up with"?

answered Aug 4, 2019 at 20:11

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"I am really not into it" vs "I am not really into it"

answered Dec 8, 2020 at 2:34

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Sink vs Basin distinction

answered Jun 24, 2024 at 4:42

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Difference between "hunger" and "appetite"?

answered Oct 28 at 5:20

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Why is it called a Four-Poster Bed, and not a Four-Post Bed

answered Apr 8, 2021 at 21:37

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A word or phrase for 'enemy of faith'

answered Aug 20, 2018 at 4:15

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Is there a single word (or a short phrase) meaning "to be used both in the UK and in the US"

answered May 18, 2024 at 14:34

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What is the idiom 'what more could one ask for' in American English?

answered Nov 22, 2016 at 0:39

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Is there a phrase for expressing something is 'very red'?

answered Jun 14, 2021 at 4:40

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Is there an antonym for "paucity" that means not scarce and not necessarily but possibly enough?

answered Jun 23, 2021 at 16:29

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Is there a word for when someone stops being talented?

answered Jul 22, 2023 at 18:16

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How do you describe anything spurious, of low quality or anything fake that imitates the original?

answered Nov 2 at 3:33

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Proverb for when one is already in a hurry but the condition wastes even more time

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Idiomatic Expression that basically says "What's bad for you is good for me"

answered Dec 6, 2016 at 1:46

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What do foreign films mean for an American?

answered Mar 11, 2019 at 4:45

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Single word for driving slowly?

answered Dec 8, 2020 at 2:46

3 votes

Students who teach

answered Jul 14, 2020 at 22:08

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Word for "When two (or more) people are chasing after the same thing"?

answered Jul 18, 2020 at 15:51

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What do you call the strips on shoes that are often used instead of laces?

answered Dec 21, 2021 at 15:22

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What do you call the facial expression or the state just before bursting into tears?

answered Jan 19, 2016 at 23:30

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Is it idiomatic to apply a false title to inanimate things?

answered Dec 18, 2024 at 2:29

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Is the word "suitor" as in wooer obsolete in British English?

answered Jun 20 at 4:06

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Word for the collectively leadership and important roles in a society

answered Jun 23, 2023 at 18:19

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Is there a word that describes people who are extraverted and/or energetic, but uneducated, unintelligent and/or uncreative?

answered Aug 4, 2019 at 18:53

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Feeling of forcing oneself to do something

answered Dec 6, 2019 at 19:30

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How to parse 'do more harm than good'?

answered Jan 30, 2020 at 3:19

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Word meaning "reduce chances of occurrence"?

answered Sep 1, 2018 at 3:47

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Is "there is nowhere we can't go where we won't be recognized" a correct sentence?

Idiom for Spanish ‘no escupas para arriba’ (i.e., ‘be careful with the harm you do, it could come back at you’)

Does English use the word ‘thou’ in any situations nowadays?

Is there any difference between "result in" and "end up with"?

"I am really not into it" vs "I am not really into it"

Sink vs Basin distinction

Difference between "hunger" and "appetite"?

Why is it called a Four-Poster Bed, and not a Four-Post Bed

A word or phrase for 'enemy of faith'

Is there a single word (or a short phrase) meaning "to be used both in the UK and in the US"

What is the idiom 'what more could one ask for' in American English?

Is there a phrase for expressing something is 'very red'?

Is there an antonym for "paucity" that means not scarce and not necessarily but possibly enough?

Is there a word for when someone stops being talented?

How do you describe anything spurious, of low quality or anything fake that imitates the original?

Proverb for when one is already in a hurry but the condition wastes even more time

Idiomatic Expression that basically says "What's bad for you is good for me"

What do foreign films mean for an American?

Single word for driving slowly?

Students who teach

Word for "When two (or more) people are chasing after the same thing"?

What do you call the strips on shoes that are often used instead of laces?

What do you call the facial expression or the state just before bursting into tears?

Is it idiomatic to apply a false title to inanimate things?

Is the word "suitor" as in wooer obsolete in British English?

Word for the collectively leadership and important roles in a society

Is there a word that describes people who are extraverted and/or energetic, but uneducated, unintelligent and/or uncreative?

Feeling of forcing oneself to do something

How to parse 'do more harm than good'?

Word meaning "reduce chances of occurrence"?