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"Don't rock the boat" attitude [duplicate]
When someone tends to hesitate to acknowledge a problem and avoid involving trouble even if needed, is it ok to say in a negative nuance that
He/She always has a "don't rock the boat" ...
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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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Stronger word than "imitate"
I’m looking for a verb that describes someone who doesn’t just temporarily mimic someone else, they incorporate that person’s personality completely. I thought of unoriginal or carbon copy but those ...
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Looking for 2 words or phrases to describe this situation
I am looking for 2 words or phrases, if such exists, for either side of the following situation:
A pastor was conducting (christian) bible study and was teaching the story of how Adam and Eve ate the ...
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Is there a word or phrase that fits this scenario? [closed]
I had a conversation with a close friend about how much music they've listened to; the confusion started when she said 400, but she never specified what that number meant. I believed she said albums. ...
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A word(?) on giving something a different name on media to make it more acceptable? [duplicate]
Is there a word or a phrase that has to do with renaming an act (that is deemed morally questionable) so that it may seem more neutral and therefore acceptable to the general public? It has nothing to ...
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Word for eyes "pleading for approval"
I would like to know a word/phrase that can be used to describe the eyes of a person seeking/pleading approval. Similar to the colloquial usage 'puppy eyes'.
Sample usage:
Her mother insisted on ...
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How to say ”entangled parking space”? [closed]
As an official translator, I need to be loyal to the text in such a manner that no words are omitted. In translation of title deeds there’s a section which specifies the metes and bounds of the ...
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Word for opportunism in the face of adversity
The title doesn't really describe the word I'm looking for very well. I think it is a bit hard to neatly describe it, so I'll give an example of a behavior that would be described with such a word.
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What do you call the early days of flu recovery
Is there a word for the first day or two that you start to feel better after having the flu, or something like that, fairly sick and feverish for 3-5 days.
That period when you are well enough to ...
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Phrase request: apparently useless information that could be useful
I'm currently working on some answers on other stackexchange sites ( specifically Ask Ubuntu and Unix & Linux ), where I'm utilizing a few command-line utilities or shell programming constructs ...
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Word (or expression) meaning to reply without answering
Every now and again I ask a question to someone and while they provide a response, they fail to actually answer my question. A few examples are as follows:
Q: What does HR do?
A: HR stuff.
Q: What's ...
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Word for "Significant enough to make a difference"
I wish to know what could be a one word or phrase synonym for the term 'Significant enough to make a difference'.
Till now I thought that the term 'statistically significant' meant that it's ...
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What is it called when I got enough sleep? [closed]
Do we just say, I’ve had enough sleep, or I’m full of sleep or something else?
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Word for people who ask to be treated but never accept when offered
I'd like to apologize in advance if I don't make sense. I'm not a native English speaker.
Anyway, here's the background: Back home, it is common that your friends ask you for a treat for every ...
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