Questions tagged [phrase-requests]
This tag is for questions seeking a phrase or an expression that fits a meaning. If you're specifically seeking only a single word, see the "single word requests" tag too.
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Synonym for "of my production"
Let's say I produce something and sell it, e.g. honey. What would I write on the sign outside my shop? My initial ideas don't sound right:
Honey of my production?
In-house honey?
I'm looking for a ...
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O great Oracle, what are the winning numbers for next week's lottery? [closed]
O great Oracle, what are the winning numbers for next week's lottery?
That is the question I would like to ask in the most complicated way possible. Any examples would be most appreciated. Thank you....
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Is there a better word for 'anonymity' here? [closed]
This is the sentence:
The Festival was the reason he had chosen this place to enter the country, the safety and 'anonymity' it provided would make his further travels much smoother.
Some context:
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A word or phrase that means "picky about something they can't have"
I'm searching for a word, phrase, or even an idiom to describe someone who is very picky about things out of their reach. For example, they may love Lamborghinis but think Ferraris are too overstyled ...
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Is there a word for problems that arise from solving another problem? [duplicate]
For example plastics were invented to make life easier. However, the invention of plastics created a new problem for us; plastic pollution.
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What do you call the male equivalent to Cougar (woman)?
What is the male equivalent to the term "cougar"?
Clarifying ... The term "cougar" describes an older woman seeking younger men. So a male equivalent would be an older man seeking ...
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In need of the word or phrase describing studying or educating in a non-formal way or as a hobby
So when I was 14 years old I started an interest in psychology. I've been studying it (legitimate medical research articles, textbooks, clinical guides, etc vs googling) for almost 13 years at this ...
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Looking for a word/phrase for "fidgety" [closed]
I am looking for a single word or phrase to describe someone who mindlessly fidgets with things constantly.
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A famous saying or expression to convey "Your highest hopes are old memories to us"
I was wondering if there is a famous saying, an expression (preferably somewhat insulting in tone), to say "Your highest hopes are old memories to us".
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A phrase that means you are indifferent towards the things you are familiar with?
Locals may not even be as well-travelled in their own country as a tourist who is only there for a fraction of the time. Maybe they see the same tourist attractions from a distance time and time again,...
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What do you call a moderate victory?
In the following bible passage, Prophet Elisha prophesies that King Joash should take his bow and arrows, and subsequently orders Joash to use his arrows to strike the ground to signify a symbolic act....
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Phrase or Idiom [duplicate]
What is the phrase or Idiom, if any, that describes two persons who don't move forward because they step from side to side to allow the other to pass as a mark of courtesy?
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Phrase or expression for being on the second level in terms of worseness
Emigration rate for this country is only lower than that of war-zone
countries.
The sentence is meant to say that the emigration rate of this country is so high that is right after that of war-zone ...
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Is there a specific word/phrase for when you recognise a location from a film/TV/the News?
I'm thinking about the eerie feeling you get when you go to a place and you recognise that it was once plastered all over the news because a serious crime was committed there - or if a serious crime ...
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Is there a term for 'Era when the gods walked amongst men'?
I need it for a story. I cannot use 'era when the gods walked amongst men' every time. So, is there a word in native English or borrowed from another language which has the same or a similar meaning? ...
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