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  2. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Work evading phrase i.e.Let someone else cover the cost of achieving the shared benefit [287] let's blouse Work evading phrase e.g.Let's blouse this clambake! [248] lettuce Green folding money i.e. lettuce leaves [288] level with me Be honest, trustworth, true [288] lid Hat [17] limey. Main article: Glossary of names for the British. 1.

  3. 40+ Phrases You Can Use to Amp up Your Dirty Talk - AOL

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    Sex and relationship experts provide a guide for how to talk dirty in bed without offending or alarming your partner, including examples and guides. 40+ Phrases You Can Use to Amp up Your Dirty ...

  4. 10 Best Phrases for Reaching Out to Someone When It's Been ...

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    Dreizen likes using this phrase at the start of a conversation. "This acknowledges the time gap without taking or placing blame—and sometimes no one is to blame," Dreizen says. "Stuff just ...

  5. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:

  6. Pleonasm - Wikipedia

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    In all the examples that follow, the word after the acronym repeats a word represented in the acronym. The full redundant phrase is stated in the parentheses that follow each example: "I forgot my PIN number for the ATM machine." (Personal Identification Number number; Automated Teller Machine machine) "I upgraded the RAM memory of my computer."

  7. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  8. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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    An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).

  9. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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    Climax – an arrangement of phrases or topics in increasing order, as with good, better, best. Colon – a rhetorical figure consisting of a clause that is grammatically, but not logically, complete. Colloquialism – a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.