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What's "the next big thing"?

phrase-usage phrase-origin

About the AmE expression "pound the pavement"

etymology american-english phrase-usage

Usage of the idiom ‘Crossing the Rubicon’

idioms phrase-usage phrase-origin

Is it possible to use the phrase 'Suit yourself' with other reflexive pronouns?

phrases phrase-usage

I just got to know him last year [closed]

grammar american-english phrase-usage period

"To hove to a standard" -- correct usage?

Did "based off of" come from a TV show for children?

phrases expressions phrase-usage phrase-origin origin-unknown

Is it possible to use " every second Saturday" instead of "every other Saturday"?

word-choice expressions differences phrase-usage

Why do people say “no offense” when starting a sentence?

phrases idioms phrase-usage

Is "most pleased" pompous or condescending? [closed]

Where does the usage of around/round come from in expressions like "first/second/this time around"?

phrase-usage phrase-origin

The meaning of "did not immediately respond to requests for comment" [closed]

meaning expressions phrase-usage journalism

Can "to ease the consideration of" be used in technical context?

Why is there no relative pronoun in Bronte's sentence?

usage pronouns phrase-usage relative-pronouns

'I'm in favour of _' vs. 'I'm for _'

meaning phrases sentence phrase-usage flow

"On the one hand side"

Can I omit the preposition "to" in front of every ing-form verb in a series connected by "and"?

phrase-usage conjunction-reduction

How to ask for a report separated with 1 hour? [closed]

Does "intimate" = "imply + infer"? Or just "hint at"?

word-choice word-usage verbs phrasal-verbs phrase-usage

Meaning of "post" in the Word of the Year 2016 "post-truth" politics

phrase-usage semantics