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101List of slang terms for police officers — Many slang terms for police officers exist. These are often used by the public rather than the police themselves, but not all are considered offensive.The precise sociological and etymological provenance of some of these terms is… …
102Like Water for Chocolate (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Like Water for Chocolate Type = Studio album Artist = Common Released = March 28, 2000 Recorded = 1998–1999 Electric Lady Studios (New York, New York) Studio A (Dearborn Heights, Michigan) Genre = Conscious Hip hop Length …
103Baseball metaphors for sex — The game of baseball is often used as a euphemistic metaphor for physical intimacy in the United States and other places the game is played, especially to describe the level of sexual intimacy achieved in intimate encounters or relationships.… …
104hit someone up — hit (someone) up to ask someone for something, esp. money. He tried to hit me up for some cigarettes. What about hitting up your daddy for a loan? …
105put the bite on someone — put the bite on (someone) American, informal to ask someone for something that you want, especially money. She put the bite on her sister for $20. (often + for) …
106hit for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hit for : present tense I/you/we/they hit for he/she/it hits for present participle hitting for past tense hit for past participle hit for informal hit someone for something to ask someone for something,… …
107(a) penny for your thoughts — a penny for your thoughts spoken phrase used for asking someone what they are thinking about Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making requestshyponym to ask a question or questionssynonym Main entry …
108you might well ask — you may/might well ask spoken phrase used for showing that you think someone’s question is difficult to answer ‘How are we supposed to do this?’ ‘You may well ask!’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym Main entry:… …
109you may well ask — you may/might well ask spoken phrase used for showing that you think someone’s question is difficult to answer ‘How are we supposed to do this?’ ‘You may well ask!’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym Main entry:… …
110look after vs look for — To look after means to take care of or be in charge of something or someone. For example: I often ask my mother to look after the children. To look for means to try to find something or someone. For example: I am looking for my keys. Have …
