Jan 1, 2012 · Play a blinder is British slang for play exceptionally well, successfully execute a cunning plan, etc. All instances shown on that link are UK usage - set the corpus to American, and there are …

Mar 6, 2014 · You could compare this with the BrE expression playing [or pulling] a blinder. This is a UK sports idiom for a brilliant performance, and used metaphorically in other areas (stackexchange) ie, …

This is a cognitive bias tendencies to think in certain ways that can lead to systematic deviations from a standard of rationality or good judgment, and are often studied in psychology and behavioral …

Mar 28, 2018 · I entrust my responsibility of self-defence to the state. entrust - verb - "If you entrust something important to someone or entrust them with it, you make them responsible for looking after …

Sep 28, 2025 · What is the origin of the Australian slang exclamation "struth" meaning greatly surprised?

Jan 4, 2022 · Dear Greybeard, one of the meanings "to check in" is the same as "to check", even though the words are separate their meaning might be the same (example from M-W above - check in on …

Oct 9, 2021 · Both of your examples, state that you "do want to do this" while you're doing it, which doesn't match the title question.

May 13, 2015 · In a formal letter addressed to one or more unknown recipients, "Dear Sir or Madam" is the customary salutation. As a German native speaker, who is used to "Sehr geehrte Damen und …

Does "egoistic" and "egotistic" mean the same thing?

Jun 24, 2012 · There is a symbol for it in predicate logic. "And/or" is just called "or" and is represented as ∨, from the Latin vel meaning or. But note that it's a separate symbol from the letter "v", though …