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What is a phrase for a person who changes their story to satisfy whoever they're addressing?
What is a phrase to describe a person (especially a woman) running for office who tells different political factions what they want to hear in order to win their vote?
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Is there a term to describe indirect/higher-order decision-making or guessing?
I’m referring to situations where you might make a guess or decision based on factors not directly applicable to the situation, such as context. For example, if you were guessing a multiple choice ...
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Word or phrase for the act of making statements for the purpose of invoking reaction or response? [duplicate]
It seems to be this passive form of communication. These people will often have the tendency to be quite passive/passive aggressive personality-wise.
For example, this person may walk into a room and ...
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Is there one word/phrase for a village or city that is recently established?
I am looking for a word or phrase or even something like a idiom to describe a city or village or a colony that has been newly or freshly established and thus does not things like government or a well ...
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What's a word that describes a person who reminds you of the good things they did for you?
I don't know if such a word exists in the English language. In the Bisaya language of the Visayas region in the Philippines where I belong, there is a verb that describes exactly that. I can't find ...
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Insult for someone who "doesn't know anything" [closed]
How do you call/insult someone who doesn't know anything (meaning not the simplest/basic or obvious things)?
Context: I need it in a dialog of the following form:
A: How does <very simple/obvious ...
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Is there a word for a person who frequently contemplates about how things might be in the future?
I used to think 'futurist' is the word to describe such a person, but then I realized, 'futurists' are highly experienced people who are usually given the title 'futurist', after they prove themselves ...
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What would you call a person or people who does not know your language in either of the scenario
What would you call a person or people who does not know your language in either of the scenario whether
you (as a tourist, as an expatriate or on business) are in their (as a citizen) homeland
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Word or expression for this kind of person
What to call a person who has always had advantages in his whole life and career because of his family's social/political status. Obviously most of the time these people, usually youngsters, are found ...
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A word for someone who does something for personal gain or financial reward? [duplicate]
What do you call somebody that does something for someone else for money or other personal gain and not because they want to?
For example, when someone votes for a candidate in an election because ...
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What is the term to describe a person who answers a question with irritability?
I am looking for a very particular expression (I believe it is a two word expression/description or, perhaps, what is known as a "coined phrase") that describes a person who responds to a question ...
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Idiom meaning someone thinks he/she is smarter than anyone else because of age and experience
I am looking for an idiom that describes a person who thinks he or she is smarter than anyone else; just because they are older than someone, they presume that they are also wiser; but that might not ...
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Word, elegant phrase or slang to describe doing something merely to pass the criteria? [duplicate]
For example: He's been punished to clean the floor but he just quickly skimmed it with a broom, with no actual care to how much cleaner the floor would become, and said he's done.
What did he do? - ...
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What do you call a person who mocks, ridicules makes fun of you but can't take a joke on themselves? [closed]
What do you call a person who mocks, ridicules, makes fun of you at your expense in private or public but can't take a joke on themselves. The person would get angry at the slightest hint and probably ...
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What would you call a person who knows nothing but will say i knew it all along (on a topic being discussed)?
What would you call a person who knows nothing on a topic being discussed but will say i knew it beforehand (probably fake a story on same lines in boasting manner) and really isn't inclined on ...
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