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What is the origin/formal definitions of the phrase "pros and cons"?

What does "of + company name + fame" mean?

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A question on " But guess we'll cry come first of May " [duplicate]

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What does "Megyn Kelly promoted and teased the interview 'within an inch of its life'” mean?

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'Broken Shells Make Temple bells' meaning? [closed]

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If you want my sympathy, look it up in the dictionary

What does this mean? "But if rigorous analysis escapes Marrs, little else does."

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Is this phrase ok?

To burn something to the ground

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Meaning of "Get it? Got it? Good."

"pay out" vs "pay off"

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What's the meaning of "she is a real pip"?

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What is the accurate English translation/meaning of the phrase "In nocte consilium", the motto of Birkbeck College in London?

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Nay good night! Does anyone know where this originates?

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What does "Well." mean when it's used as a drop-off sentence, like "Well then."? [closed]

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"Sorry about that" - Usage

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What would a 1940s audience have understood from the phrase "wired for sound"?

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What does this phrase mean? “You could have heard a pin drop.” [closed]

Does "What is this injustice?" make sense as a rhetorical question?

Meaning of "for the meek"

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