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  2. Double negative - Wikipedia

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    Examples are "ever", "anything" and "anyone" in the sentence "I haven't ever owed anything to anyone" (cf. "I haven't never owed nothing to no one" in negative-concord dialects of English, and "Nunca devi nada a ninguém" in Portuguese, lit. "Never have I owed nothing to no one", or "Non ho mai dovuto nulla a nessuno" in Italian). Negative ...

  3. Wikipedia : List of English contractions

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    had not had’ve: had have hasn’t: has not haven’t: have not he’d: he had / he would he'd'nt've (informal) he did not have / he would not have he'll: he shall / he will helluva (informal) hell of a yesn't (informal) yes not / no he’s: he has / he is here’s: here is how’d (informal) how did / how would howdy (informal) how do you do ...

  4. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    The "Twelfth of Never" will never come to pass. [4] A song of the same name was written by Johnny Mathis. "On Tibb's Eve" refers to the saint's day of a saint who never existed. [5] "When two Sundays come together" [6] "If the sky falls, we shall catch larks" means that it is pointless to worry about things that will never happen. [7]

  5. 'I'm not done yet - but I don't want to fight relegation' - AOL

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    "The one thing I won't do is put any manager under pressure personally, because I don't believe in it. I have not liked it when I have been in that position myself.

  6. Never have I ever - Wikipedia

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    The first player starts by saying a simple statement about something they have never done before starting with "Never have I ever". Anyone who at some point in their life has done the action that the first player says must drink. [2] Then the game continues around the circle, and the next person makes a statement. [citation needed]

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  8. Pyrrhic victory - Wikipedia

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    James G. Blaine finally gained the 1884 Republican nomination for U.S. president on his third attempt: "Another victory like this and our money's gone!". A Pyrrhic victory (/ ˈ p ɪr ɪ k / ⓘ PIRR-ik) is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. [1]

  9. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Do not put the cart before the horse; Do not put too many irons in the fire; Do not put new wine into old bottles; Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today; Do not rock the boat; Do not shut/lock the stable door after the horse has bolted; Do not spend it all in one place; Do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar