(This is my first time on this forum, so I apologize in advance if I fail to articulate my query effectively or break site etiquette out of ignorance. I’ll endeavor to be as thorough as possible here because I feel as though my question might be quite obscure, so this post will likely be very … Read more
What do we call the act of overtaking a vehicle which is already being overtaken by one or more cars? You see that some other car begins overtaking, and you join this overtaker, and others may join you, creating a dangerous string of overtakers. It’s kind of “blind overtaking in a row”, where you blindly … Read more
Taking a personality quiz on FiveThirtyEight, there were these graphs, consisting of a regular pentagon and an irregular pentagon inside with the points further from the center being lesser and points closer to the edge being greater, on top of regularly spaced bars: I’ve seen this type of graph in other places. For example, on … Read more
For example, the MC at a talent show might say: “Currently on stage is [Performance 1], up next we have [Performance 2] and [Performance 3] is ____.” I know the phrase exists because I’ve heard it recently at a competition but I can’t remember what the presenters said (the usage of this phrase was consistent … Read more
Is there a term for a person who is able to take things lightly, joke about or satirize people, things and customs. Not in a cruel or mocking way but in a funny and insightful manner. Answer It could vary, depending on the specific context, but you could generally describe someone with those attributes as … Read more
This doesn’t mean that they are unsociable or always keep everything secret. They just love to do things by themselves to feel as if they don’t need anyone else doing this for them. Is there any word or phrase that can interpret this full meaning? Answer Self-sufficient has the connotations of not needing others. Especially … Read more
In spoken language, it seems to be a natural thing to repeat a word three times to emphasise the urgency, the importance and to acknowledge the situation. For instance, come, come, come ok, ok, ok alright, alright, alright go, go, go yes, yes, yes Is there a word or phrase to describe that? Answer As … Read more
I’m looking for a precise title to put on: A page on which people of a team indicate which days on a week they are present/working in the office. Looking for different terms, I’ve several options by non of which I am satisfied: Schedule: This term suggests a meaningful series of timings or plans to … Read more
I’m looking for a word or phrase that means that something works or functions, but not for the reason that people think or claim it works. Examples John went outside in the rain with an opened umbrella above his head, thinking that pointing a stick at the heavens would let the gods know that he … Read more
Is the following way to say “to give up one thing in order to get another thing” correct and idiomatic? We should not compromise the existing differences for a unique theory. Is the above use of compromise and for correct? If not, how else to say what I want to say? Answer Yes, it’s fine. … Read more
