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People who frequently travel in planes are called…?
What do you call people who travel in a plane?
I know "passenger" is appropriate but that is also true for travelling in taxis, trains, ships, and buses. Also, a passenger suggests someone ...
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Word or phrase which means purposely playing below your skill level?
I am looking for an idiom or expression which can be used to describe the action of someone deliberately playing below their skill level.
For example, a pool or billiards expert missing a few shots on ...
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Adjective/slang that describes a person who urgently needs to go to the toilet
We say hungry if someone wants to eat, thirsty if someone wants to drink, and sleepy if someone wants to sleep.
What's the adjective/slang used to describe a person who has a desire to go to the ...
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A word (or expression) which means paying someone with counterfeit money?
Just as shortchange means cheating someone by giving insufficient money as change, the word I am looking for means cheating through counterfeit money.
There are words as simple as deceive, bilk, ...
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Is there an idiom for people who boast too much?
I am looking for idioms or informal/slang/colloquial expression for some people that make you think that they are able of building a skyscraper, constructing a spaceship, playing the piano better than ...