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• 18:16, 22 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page lay something at the door of (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> something at the door of}} # {{synonym of|en|lay something at the feet of}}.")
• 08:19, 21 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page defial (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # {{lb|en|rare|or|obsolete}} Defiance.")
• 17:53, 20 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page mud fence (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun|?}} # {{lb|en|idiomatic}} Something proverbially unattractive or ugly. #: {{ux|en|homely as a '''mud fence''', uglier than a '''mud fence''', plain as a '''mud fence'''}}")
• 21:29, 19 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page up someone's strasse (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== Apparently arbitrary substitution of ''strasse'', the German word for ''street''. ===Prepositional phrase=== {{en-prep phrase|head=up someone's strasse}} # {{lb|en|informal|humorous}} Up someone's street.")
• 19:12, 19 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page five-a-day (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun|?}} # Five portions of fruit or vegetable to be eaten each day as part of a healthy diet, as promoted by various national campaigns.")
• 18:59, 19 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page skatist (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A skater (person who skates), especially a skateboarder or rollerskater.")
• 19:58, 18 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page asset strip (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== {{en-verb|asset strips|asset stripping|asset stripped}} # {{alternative form of|en|asset-strip}}.")
• 19:55, 18 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page asset-strip (Created page with "==English== ===Alternative forms=== * asset strip ===Verb=== {{en-verb|asset-strips|asset-stripping|asset-stripped}} # {{lb|en|business}} To sell off a company's assets in order to improve returns for equity investors.")
• 19:53, 18 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page asset-stripping (content moved from "asset stripping" -- properly should be hyphenated)
• 18:56, 16 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page reverse the charges (content moved from "reverse the charge" -- moving content to more common form)
• 18:54, 16 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page reverse-charge (Created page with "{{also|reverse charge}} ==English== ===Adjective=== {{en-adj|-}} # Of a telephone call, having the cost of the call paid by the recipient rather than the caller; ''see also'' '''reverse the charges'''. #: ''a '''reverse-charge''' call''")
• 20:55, 14 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page wind-chill (Created page with "==English== {{wikipedia}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun|~}} # {{alternative form of|en|windchill}}.")
• 20:38, 14 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page weigh in the balance (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== {{en-verb}} # To ponder or evaluate; to assess the merits and demerits of. #: {{ux|en|All these arguments must be '''weighed in the balance'''.}} ===See also=== * hang in the balance")
• 20:07, 11 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page as straight as a die (Redirected page to straight as a die) Tag: New redirect
• 19:58, 11 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page arc weld (copied from much less common "arcweld")
• 19:54, 11 June 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page arc light (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== {{compound|en|arc|light}} ===Alternative forms=== * arclight ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas. #* {{quote-book|en|year=1987|author=Martin Gilbert|title=The Holocaust|passage=With one, last desperate lurch, the lorry cleared the tracks, disappearing out of the '''arclights''', into the darkness; and then there was silence...}} #* {{quote-book|en|...")
• 17:10, 30 May 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page tidy one's sock drawer (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== {{en-verb|*}} # {{n-g|Representing a stereotypically mundane and unimportant activity that one uses as an excuse to avoid something onerous or unappealing.}} #: {{ux|en|My tax return has to be completed by tomorrow, but right now I feel an urge to '''tidy my sock drawer'''.}} #: {{ux|en|That guy at work asked me to a party on Saturday, but I think I'm '''tidying my sock drawer''' that night.}}")
• 17:43, 29 May 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page take one's life in one's own hands (Redirected page to take one's life in one's hands) Tag: New redirect
• 17:42, 29 May 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page take one's life in one's hands (Created page with "==English== ===Alterative forms=== * take one's life in one's own hands ===Verb=== {{en-verb|take<,,took, taken> one's life in one's hands}} # To take an extreme risk; to risk death. #: {{ux|en|You '''take your life in your hands''' when you travel through that bandit country.}}")
• 20:48, 28 May 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page kilogrammage (Created page with "==English== ===Alternative forms=== * kilogramage ===Noun=== {{en-noun|~}} # {{lb|en|uncommon|sometimes humorous}} Mass (loosely weight) measured in kilogrammes. #: {{ux|en|I detect a significant increase in her '''kilogrammage''' — in other words, she's put on weight!}}")
• 20:04, 17 May 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page warm hub (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A room or building, such as a library, community centre, etc., that members of the public can use to keep warm during cold weather if they are unable to afford to heat their own residences, also providing opportunities to socialise or participate in activities. #: {{ux|en|'''Warm hubs''' became popular during the British 'cost of living crisis' of the early 2020s, when energy bills soared.}}")
• 21:02, 5 May 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page petroliana (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun|-}} # Vintage and collectible items related to petrol stations, or to garages generally, such as petrol pumps, oil cans, enamel signs relating to the motor trade, etc. ====See also==== * automobiliana")
• 09:05, 30 April 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page play upon (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== {{en-verb|*}} # {{alt form of|en|play on}} {{q|certain senses}}.")
• 12:45, 22 April 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page bias-ply (Created page with "==English== ===Adjective=== {{en-adj|-}} # {{synonym of|en|cross-ply}}. ===Noun=== {{en-noun|bias-plies}} # {{synonym of|en|cross-ply}}.")
• 23:38, 19 April 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page go cheap (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> cheap}} # {{lb|en|informal}} To be sold at a low price. #: {{ux|en|The manufacturer made too many of these phones, so now they're '''going cheap'''.}} #: {{ux|en|Most of the auction lots '''went cheap'''.}}")
• 13:17, 18 April 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page non-defining relative clause (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # {{lb|en|grammar}} {{synonym of|en|non-restrictive relative clause}}.")
• 13:16, 18 April 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page non-restrictive relative clause (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{examples|examples= * ''The actress, '''who has been married five times''', was left a considerable fortune.'' * ''The washing machine has broken down, '''which isn't good news'''.''}} {{en-noun}} # {{lb|en|grammar}} A relative clause, usually set off by a comma or commas, that provides additional information about the person or thing referred to, or about a statement that has been made, as opposed to information that is essential to specify...")
• 13:00, 18 April 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page defining relative clause (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # {{lb|en|grammar}} {{synonym of|en|restrictive relative clause}}.")
• 12:57, 18 April 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page restrictive relative clause (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{examples|examples= * ''That's the man '''who stole my wallet'''.'' * ''A palindrome is a word '''that reads the same backwards as forwards'''.''}} {{en-noun}} # {{lb|en|grammar}} A relative clause that provides information essential to describing or identifying the person or thing that is being referred to, contrasted with non-restrictive relative clause. #: {{syn|en|defining relative clause}}")
• 21:13, 16 April 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page see that (Created page with "===Verb=== {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> that}} # {{&lit|en|see|that}} #: {{ux|en|I can '''see that''' you are angry.}} # To ensure that (something happens or is done); to see to it that. #: {{ux|en|Please '''see that''' your homework is handed in by Friday.}}")
• 13:55, 11 April 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page put the toothpaste back in the tube (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== {{en-verb|put<,,put> the toothpaste back in the tube}} # {{lb|en|idiom|chiefly in the negative}} To revert a situation; to put things back as they were before something became a reality. ====Synonyms==== * {{l|en|put the cork back in the bottle}} * {{l|en|put the genie back in the bottle}}")
• 21:06, 7 April 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page Pete Tong (not always in expression "go Pete Tong")
• 17:39, 2 April 2024 Mihia talk contribs created page creeping freehold (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # {{lb|en|law|UK}} The freehold of property, such as a basement or cellar, that is located underneath a different freehold; the converse of flying freehold.")
• 13:50, 4 January 2022 Mihia talk contribs created page have a few too many (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a few too many}} # {{lb|en|colloquial}} To drink an excessive amount of alcohol, so as become thoroughly inebriated or unwell. #: ''Felicity fell over and hurt her arm. She'd '''had a few too many'''.'' ====See also==== * have a few")
• 13:32, 4 January 2022 Mihia talk contribs created page moon daisy (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # {{synonym of|en|oxeye daisy}}.")
• 12:39, 4 January 2022 Mihia talk contribs created page round the corner (Created page with "==English== ===Adjective=== {{en-adj|-}} # {{alternative form of|en|around the corner}}.")
• 12:33, 4 January 2022 Mihia talk contribs moved page selloff to sell-off (More common spelling AFAICT)
• 11:37, 4 January 2022 Mihia talk contribs created page stage-managed (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== {{head|en|verb form}} # {{en-past of|stage-manage|cap=1}}. ===Adjective=== {{en-adj}} # Carefully controlled or directed so as to ensure a particular desired appearance or outcome, especially an artificial one. #: ''The party conference was very '''stage-managed''', and no one deviated an inch from the official party line.''")
• 11:29, 4 January 2022 Mihia talk contribs created page stage-manage (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== {{en-verb}} # {{lb|en|literally}} To manage or organise the operation of a theatrical stage; to act as stage manager. # {{lb|en|figuratively}} To control or direct (an event, operation, etc.) from the background, especially in a calculating manner, so as to achieve a particular desired appearance or outcome. #: ''Bad practices were rife at the factory, but the boss '''stage-managed''' the inspectors' visit so that they did not see anything a...")
• 18:35, 26 December 2021 Mihia talk contribs created page girl racer (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # {{lb|en|UK}} A young woman who drives recklessly fast, especially one who participates in gatherings of car-culture enthusiasts and/or in illegal street racing; female equivalent of '''boy racer'''.")
• 18:57, 18 December 2021 Mihia talk contribs created page malconduct (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # {{n-g|A less common word for '''''misconduct'''''.}}")
• 20:56, 14 December 2021 Mihia talk contribs created page peepbo (Created page with "==English== ===Interjection=== {{en-intj}} # {{syn of|en|peekaboo}}.")
• 20:56, 14 December 2021 Mihia talk contribs created page peep-bo (Created page with "==English== ===Interjection=== {{en-intj}} # {{syn of|en|peekaboo}}.")
• 20:55, 14 December 2021 Mihia talk contribs created page peep bo (Created page with "==English== ===Interjection=== {{en-intj}} # {{syn of|en|peekaboo}}.")
• 17:51, 7 December 2021 Mihia talk contribs created page get on one's tits (Redirected page to get on someone's tits) Tag: New redirect
• 17:51, 4 December 2021 Mihia talk contribs created page have it away (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== {{en-verb|has it away|having it away|had it away}} # {{lb|en|informal}} To have sexual intercourse. #: ''I went into his office and found him '''having it away''' with his secretary.''")
• 14:35, 4 December 2021 Mihia talk contribs created page greaseproof paper (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun|-}} # A type of paper that is impermeable to oil or grease, used in cooking or food packaging.")
• 20:31, 23 November 2021 Mihia talk contribs created page weather it (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{examples|examples= * '''It''' is raining. * '''It''' is snowing. * '''It''' was cloudy. }} {{en-noun}} # {{lb|en|grammar}} {{non-gloss definition|A dummy it that is used to talk about the weather.}}")
• 20:29, 23 November 2021 Mihia talk contribs created page dummy it (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== {{examples|examples= * '''It''' is raining. * '''It''' was very quiet after she left. }} {{en-noun}} # {{lb|en|grammar}} {{non-gloss definition|The pronoun "it" used without any referent, serving only to satisfy grammatical rules.}} ====Related terms==== * anticipatory it * weather it")
• 18:46, 23 November 2021 Mihia talk contribs created page preparatory it (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== # {{synonym of|en|anticipatory it}}.") Tag: no head temp