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What is the origin of the idiom "Put on a clinic"?
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asked Dec 24, 2021 at 7:22
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What's the word for the sound of snow sliding down a roof?
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CABBAGE: A humble vegetable; a colorful word
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What is an idiom for "a supervening act that renders a course of action unnecessary"?
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asked Dec 12, 2020 at 8:01
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On a scale from Optimist to Pessimist, what would be exactly in the middle?
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A word to describe a company which other companies measure themselves by
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"The machine must be kept operating at its *WORD* " - What is the word?
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Word for when someone talks in a belittling / condescending manner, but masks it as being friendly?
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Idiom/phrase for achieving just the tip of the iceberg
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Is there an English idiom for when you must commit to a course of action even if it turns out to be the wrong one?
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English equivalent of a scornful Hindi expression, 'the rope got burnt, but the force did not'
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Looking for a word to describe the nature at higher places
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"Imagine" a word for "picturing" something that doesn't involve sense of sight
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Idiom for someone who intentionally changes your words in the way he wants?
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Alternative idiom to "ploughing through something" that's more sad and struggling
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CABBAGE: A humble vegetable; a colorful word
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Idiom similar to “if the shoe fits”
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Opposite of "under the weather"?
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What is the origin of 'riding a gravy train' idiom?
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6
Phrases or idioms for rebuilding something from the ground up
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What do you call a person who keeps talking to someone even though they're clearly not interested in talking with that person?
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Seeing intentions behind actions
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synonym to acquiescently: "agree but not really want to" adverb
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Is this just an error or am I missing something?
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Verb for speaking indirectly to avoid a responsibility
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Is there a word or phrase that conveys that "this is a concept that you learn then discard once you become proficient"
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Idiom where words are misleading
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"Don't rock the boat" attitude
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