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"Here's looking at you, kid" meaning?

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English equivalent of Vietnamese "Rather kill mistakenly than to miss an enemy."

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Does OP mean “original poster” or “original post”?

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Is "women men girls love meet die" a valid sentence?

answered Mar 23, 2015 at 7:26

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Is there a term for the type of misleading joke comedians such as Stephen Colbert often use?

answered Jan 13, 2018 at 21:02

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Is the phrase "yellow card" slang for a female body part?

answered Sep 12, 2017 at 5:35

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Why does "Mickey Mouse Operation" refer to a poorly run company?

answered Jul 6, 2016 at 2:07

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The phrase "do the lions"

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"jury-rigged", or "jerry-rigged"

answered Oct 24, 2013 at 22:38

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“Programming” versus “programing”: which is preferred?

answered May 4, 2015 at 8:26

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What is the difference between "proven" and "proved"?

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Retriable or retryable?

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Why is quixotic not Quixotic (a proper adjective)?

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Detail or Details? Read on for more detail/details

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Idiom criticizing a person who has unsolved problems but tries to give someone advice about them

answered Feb 10, 2016 at 22:48

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When using the French word "sans" in an English sentence, should I use italics?

answered Jan 19, 2015 at 19:10

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How did "biscuit" come to have a distinct meaning in North American English?

answered Nov 1, 2017 at 21:47

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How to rephrase "cream flavoured cream"?

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What is the origin of "don't punch a gift horse in the mouth"?

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How should URL be pronounced?

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Besides raisins, what other dried fruits and vegetables have their own names?

answered Mar 10, 2016 at 20:09

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The "old switcheroo": Where did the "-eroo" suffix come from?

answered Nov 18, 2017 at 0:44

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Origin of the phrase "crazy as a coon"—is it racist?

answered Sep 22, 2023 at 22:08

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Is the word "author" correct for the artist who created particular painting?

answered Jul 1, 2013 at 2:53

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What great writers have used coordinating conjunctions at the start of sentences?

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What would a British person call the biscuits that Americans put gravy on?

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What is the origin of the minced oath “Jiminy”?

answered Sep 26, 2019 at 21:33

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What happened to the “ch” in moschito?

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Is the expression “dumber than a sack of bricks” in common usage?

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Caption text punctuation: Full stops always necessary at the end?

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"Here's looking at you, kid" meaning?

English equivalent of Vietnamese "Rather kill mistakenly than to miss an enemy."

Does OP mean “original poster” or “original post”?

Is "women men girls love meet die" a valid sentence?

Is there a term for the type of misleading joke comedians such as Stephen Colbert often use?

Is the phrase "yellow card" slang for a female body part?

Why does "Mickey Mouse Operation" refer to a poorly run company?

The phrase "do the lions"

"jury-rigged", or "jerry-rigged"

“Programming” versus “programing”: which is preferred?

What is the difference between "proven" and "proved"?

Retriable or retryable?

Why is quixotic not Quixotic (a proper adjective)?

Detail or Details? Read on for more detail/details

Idiom criticizing a person who has unsolved problems but tries to give someone advice about them

When using the French word "sans" in an English sentence, should I use italics?

How did "biscuit" come to have a distinct meaning in North American English?

How to rephrase "cream flavoured cream"?

What is the origin of "don't punch a gift horse in the mouth"?

How should URL be pronounced?

Besides raisins, what other dried fruits and vegetables have their own names?

The "old switcheroo": Where did the "-eroo" suffix come from?

Origin of the phrase "crazy as a coon"—is it racist?

Is the word "author" correct for the artist who created particular painting?

What great writers have used coordinating conjunctions at the start of sentences?

What would a British person call the biscuits that Americans put gravy on?

What is the origin of the minced oath “Jiminy”?

What happened to the “ch” in moschito?

Is the expression “dumber than a sack of bricks” in common usage?

Caption text punctuation: Full stops always necessary at the end?