Questions tagged [euphemism]
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Is it an idiom or slang: holy mac and cheese?
I came across this phrase: Holy mac and cheese
What does it mean actually? Is it a slang term or an idiom?
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Is this acceptable: 'but ironically I was thinner this time'?
When I was chatting with one of my colleague, she sent me her old photograph. To that I replied-
nice pic, you are looking healthy.
To that she sent me-
thanks, but ironically I was thinner this time.
From my observation she was looking fat in…
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What is a way to express ``take your time" non-assumingly when asking a senior fellow to do you a favor?
When you ask a senior fellow (for example, a professor that taught you before) to do you a favor, how do you express ``take your time" without risking letting the professor feel you are assuming that you are important enough to affect his decision?…
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