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Idiomatic word/expression for someone ‘who has no feeling for the game’ - Translation of Spanish ‘pechofrío’
I'm having trouble translating the expression pechofrío (pecho frío, ‘cold chest’) from Spanish—specially Argentinian Spanish, I don't know if it's used in other countries. It means:
s. masc. Persona ...
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Is there a word for someone who sells false hope to calm nerves?
Rainmaking is a superstitious belief that performing a dance will make rain come. I guess it's somewhat analogous to the term snake oil salesman but, whereas snake oil salesman sell their bill of ...
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Looking for an idiom or a slang word/phrase for a formal reply with no intent to help [duplicate]
There is a word in Russian "отписка", which could mean "unsubscription" but also has in some context could mean "written reply in a very formal way with no intent to really ...
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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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Sentence connector after hardly/barely emphasizing the lack of ability/resource
What is the sentence connector that fits best in the following examples?
He could hardly even make a profit with two employees, ..... three.
She could barely even eat one pizza slice, ..... two.
They ...
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Someone who thinks he's very important, but isn't
I cannot find a good equivalent of the Russian "Watchman's syndrome" in English. It refers to someone who thinks he's very important, but isn't.
For example, this guy has "Watchman's syndrome":
This ...
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Is there an idiom or typical expression for an unfunny joke? [closed]
Could you tell me some suitable idioms to express this situation:
A guy told you a joke, but it's not funny at all.
In Japanese, we say "He slipped" or "His joke was so cold that the air got ...
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"Giver of false hope" translation?
The term "PHP" (no, not the programming language) stands for pemberi harapan palsu which roughly means giver of false hope in English. An example of usage would be:
"Sialan lo, PHP ya! Katanya mau ...
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Idiom or slang to show you're scared and/or sorry
Is there any idiom, phrase or slang you use when you have done something wrong and you want to show you are really sorry?
Whether you are deeply sorry or you're just saying that because you are ...
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What do you call a person who has a relationship with a much younger adult?
What do I call someone who marries or has a sexual relationship with someone much younger than themselves? Their partner is someone who is at least 18 years old.
The term paedophile is not the ...
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A wife who knows and accepts her husband's infidelity
What do you call a wife or woman who knows their spouse or partner is unfaithful but pretends either to (1) not care or (2) to not know? In this scenario it's important that the cheating spouse or ...
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Word or idiom to describe someone who always tries to inflate his skills/properties/experiences when talking with others? [duplicate]
Is there a word or idiom to describe someone who is always trying to create a good impression when talking about himself? Someone who is always trying to show that he is better than others even if he ...
