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  1. phrase requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jul 30, 2019 · I cannot think of any particular English saying or proverb which encapsulates the idea of not wanting to work with someone who is irreproachable. In part this is because I see …

  2. differences - Get hold of, get ahold of, get a hold of - English ...

    The three variations of this expression exist and are acceptable. The meaning actually depends on what follows of, so get hold/ahold of someone means communicate with/reach someone …

  3. etymology - What is the origin of the quote, “You can satisfy some …

    Jan 5, 2017 · The actual quote is: You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. It is is most often …

  4. "Forgot" vs "Forget" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Is the following correct, or is there more to it? "I forgot his name" — I knew his name, but I forgot it. "I forget his name" — I keep forgetting his name. Where using "forget" basically means th...

  5. verbs - The past participle of "split": "split" or "splitted ...

    Oct 11, 2018 · The past tense, and past participle of "split" is "split". I don't think that "splitted" is grammatical, though I dare say it gets used.

  6. Etymology of the phrase "cannot see the forest for the trees"

    Oct 7, 2012 · @HikeDanakian I simply mean that "cannot see the forest on account of the trees" (my natural reading of the phrase) is the meaning that to me is obvious and can be derived …

  7. What do we call a person who cannot read people?

    Sep 23, 2015 · A person who has a low emotional IQ and is bad at reading people and decoding their expressions and body language. I don't think I need to give any statement for it. Edit: …

  8. On top of my head? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 5, 2022 · On the tip of my tongue If something that you want to say is on the tip of your tongue, you think you know it and that you will be able to remember it very soon: Her name is …

  9. Adjective/noun for a situation that cannot be solved?

    Mar 16, 2015 · Any suggestions? This differs from another Stackexchange question since I am not looking for a situation in which there are only two possibilities, but a situation that cannot …

  10. conditional perfect - Right way to use "Cannot but help" - English ...

    Oct 15, 2015 · 1 There is no correct way to use "cannot help but." There are two traditional and synonymous idioms, "cannot but [do something]" and "cannot help [doing something]." Those …