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Where can I take foliage tours?
“Foliage trip” (meaning a trip to the forest in autumn to see the beautifully-colored leaves before they fall) is a …
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Gilles Asked on March 14, 2021 in American english.
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Is inch not considered a correct definition?
Why can I not move/budge/change an inch when talking about something that won’t change as someone’s stubborn opinion? Example from …
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Tasneem ZH Asked on March 12, 2021 in Meaning.
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What is the meaning of “within 30 days of/early in the future”?
I am required to submit a certain form “within 30 days of ” An online form seems like you was …
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legalese

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Gaius Baltar Asked on March 12, 2021 in Phrases.
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I have an excessively poor examining eye. and aesthetic judgement.
Is there a way to say that someone has a very poor aesthetic judgement? Suppose you want to go to …
expressions

idiom-request

idiomatic-language

idioms

myradio Asked on March 11, 2021 in Other.
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With or with “differ from “, “differ to”, “differ with” or “differ from” “differ”
In what ways do differ to differ in different ways? Would you provide any examples of your product that can …
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phrasal-verbs

word-choice

Mysterion Asked on March 10, 2021 in Word choice.
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Still in majority position. How much?
“…these are of little interest to scholars of Sufi texts, such as W.C or A.S, who are, as far as …
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Meaning

omer saruhanlioglu Asked on March 9, 2021 in Meaning.
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“Make an experience” or “gain an experience” In other words, “make an experience”
Do you make or gain experience? For example, I made rewarding volunteering experiences… I gained rewarding volunteering experiences… Are either …
idioms

verbs

word-choice

keynes Asked on March 9, 2021 in Word choice.
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What is in English “learned a thing or twelve”?
In those 10 years I can say that I may have learned a thing or twelve. What does “know one …
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Meaning

enjoylife Asked on March 9, 2021 in Meaning.
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How is Play The Pill?
What did Maureen Dowd write in her column “Taxing Times for Obama” in the New York Times May 18 issue? …
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Meaning

Yoichi Oishi Asked on March 9, 2021 in Meaning.
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Will feeling for rejection be followed by acceptance?
Is there a good word so that you feel scorn for yourself when you’ve been rejected? I remember a phrase …
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Phrases

Robin Thuran Malhotra Asked on March 9, 2021 in Phrases.
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