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Asked on September 4, 2021 in Meaning.
What is an idiom?
- This
word from Charlie from this clip said “Alan, he was happy to see his
friends. ” “Alan: he was happy to see his friends. Is being away from you just like gravy? If the benefit
is financial, you could also use… windfall an amount
of
money that somebody wins or receives unexpectedly (ODO) EDIT: My “unintended”
part. Like @Tim and @Tim said, this can also be used metaphorically to refer to gains other than financial, but it doesn’t quite convey the ‘unintended’ part.
Whether you are looking for an idiom, rather than a single word,
consider: pennies from heaven, a stroke of luck
But again, these don’t quite cover the ‘unintended result of your own action’.
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Asked on September 3, 2021 in Meaning.
What is an idiom?
- This
word from Charlie from this clip said “Alan, he was happy to see his
friends. ” “Alan: he was happy to see his friends. Is being away from you just like gravy? If the benefit
is financial, you could also use… windfall an amount
of
money that somebody wins or receives unexpectedly (ODO) EDIT: My “unintended”
part. Like @Tim and @Tim said, this can also be used metaphorically to refer to gains other than financial, but it doesn’t quite convey the ‘unintended’ part.
Whether you are looking for an idiom, rather than a single word,
consider: pennies from heaven, a stroke of luck
But again, these don’t quite cover the ‘unintended result of your own action’.
- 397292 views
- 249 answers
- 146150 votes
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Asked on August 28, 2021 in Meaning.
What is an idiom?
- This
word from Charlie from this clip said “Alan, he was happy to see his
friends. ” “Alan: he was happy to see his friends. Is being away from you just like gravy? If the benefit
is financial, you could also use… windfall an amount
of
money that somebody wins or receives unexpectedly (ODO) EDIT: My “unintended”
part. Like @Tim and @Tim said, this can also be used metaphorically to refer to gains other than financial, but it doesn’t quite convey the ‘unintended’ part.
Whether you are looking for an idiom, rather than a single word,
consider: pennies from heaven, a stroke of luck
But again, these don’t quite cover the ‘unintended result of your own action’.
- 397292 views
- 249 answers
- 146150 votes
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Asked on August 1, 2021 in Meaning.
What is an idiom?
- This
word from Charlie from this clip said “Alan, he was happy to see his
friends. ” “Alan: he was happy to see his friends. Is being away from you just like gravy? If the benefit
is financial, you could also use… windfall an amount
of
money that somebody wins or receives unexpectedly (ODO) EDIT: My “unintended”
part. Like @Tim and @Tim said, this can also be used metaphorically to refer to gains other than financial, but it doesn’t quite convey the ‘unintended’ part.
Whether you are looking for an idiom, rather than a single word,
consider: pennies from heaven, a stroke of luck
But again, these don’t quite cover the ‘unintended result of your own action’.
- 397292 views
- 249 answers
- 146150 votes
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Asked on March 26, 2021 in Single word requests.
What is Standstill in this context?
And very, very rarely, even swimstill, even of course. What are your tips when doing a neologism?
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Asked on March 26, 2021 in Single word requests.
We don’t know what
these
are referring to. The intention of holding context back is forcing others to ask or attempting a dramatic reveal.What is called a “(playing) a pronoun game”? It’s not a standard expression until now, but common enough on the internet.
In TVtropes, using pronouns when talking, to force some characters to ask for an explanation or
conceal info
— TVtropes “playing the pronoun game” is when a character uses an exclamation “he” to name others, and then says “why” or “them” in an answer instead of “they” in a response? For easy explanation to a viewer: “Much used in films as a trick to get this conclusion wrong?
A: He’s coming. I hope so.
Who is the B: Who is he? Who is coming? How can I just say “he” and expect everyone to know what I’m talking about? Don’t play the preverb game with me?
Urban Dictionary “The
pronoun game” might also refer to the act of avoiding gender-specific pronouns like he or she in
order
toobscure
personal information on an individual.- 636996 views
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Asked on March 26, 2021 in Grammar.
Follow from is the standard way to use follow in this sense.
From Oxford : (sense 2. = Latin ). 2)
Be a logical consequence of something
It thus follows from this equation that the value must be negative
So X follows from lemma(1) or From lemma(1), X follows.
Should I use
we prove
more?If X is very long, and you must include it last, go for:
Following from lemma (1), we have… X.
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Asked on March 16, 2021 in Single word requests.
Are you looking for ” wooden” iron?
According to
Wikipedia, wooden iron is a polemical term used in philosophical rhetoric to describe the impossibility of an opposing argument. The term is a German proverbial oxymoron, which synthesizes the concept of the “wooden”, which is organic, with the concept of “iron” which is inorganic. Such a contradictio in adjecto is a logical inconsistency. What does it occur when a modifying adjective opposes its noun, as in “square circle,” “freezing fire,” “boiling snow,” or “hard liquid”? What
is the best way to describe wikipedia as the perfect place for us to spend our time?
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Asked on March 15, 2021 in Single word requests.
If you said ‘word s’, I’m gonna answer with two.
Is it true that there is a paid-for lie to be tell?
Is not a strategy lie real to me?
Strategic lies are lies that are made to advance your goals (or the vision of your organization) to a higher goal. What is the importance of a
spoken word in real life?
Does any one think of the concept of a “best friend to everyone”?
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Asked on March 11, 2021 in Single word requests.
Asseri is playing in the semi-finals of the Indian national team.
What is the process of restoring a ‘pristine’ earth? Then become eligible for certain competitions, by reaching a certain standard or defeating a competitor. (Oxford) England are in dangerous
danger of failing to qualify for any competition
or its final rounds – I have seen some photos with some of them.
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