Sep 9, 2012 · So coney is a sort of older, local, or rustic name for any leporid or even lagomorph, one perhaps still favored by Bilbo’s furriers. Another place you might come across coney is in the dialect …

Jul 3, 2024 · What is the male equivalent to the term "cougar"? Clarifying ... The term "cougar" describes an older woman seeking younger men. So a male equivalent would be an older man seek...

I'd prefer the second one, although not because of the reason you cited. "Make money off (of) something" is different from the phrasal verb "make off." Both "make money out of" and "make …

Feb 24, 2013 · Coney Island offered many such games in the early 1900s. Most people did not win a prize; for them, the carnival barker would declare: “Close, but no cigar!” “Close, but no cigar!” is cited …

Mar 29, 2014 · For the life issue in the body of the question, previously-suggested one-time thing is what I would use. However, for the title question, "Word/phrase to mean something that just happens …

Does "but one" mean "only one" or "except one"? This phrase shows up in the song "Love is an Open Door" from the movie "Frozen". The relevant line is "Our mental synchronization can have but one

Aug 15, 2017 · Which one of the following sentences is correct? You can find the information on the attached file. You can find the information in the attached file.

Something that's is brief enough to get the message across, without being overly "word-ey", or verbose, could be described as "succinct", or "concise". i.e, "Explain as best you can, in a [succinct/concise] …

Dec 23, 2020 · It really confuses me, because in my native language, "artists" should be a decent occupation (on painting, singing, movie, etc.), but obviously, a man performing scam is far …

"Coney Island" became a word in the University of Chicago's new dictionary, but terms like "now you're cooking with gas" and "that ain't the way I heard it", used by the people who frequent Coney Island …