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An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
This is a list of emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's moods or facial expressions in the form of icons. Originally, these icons consisted of ASCII art, and later, Shift JIS art and Unicode art. In recent times, graphical icons, both static and animated, have joined the traditional text-based emoticons; these are commonly known as ...
court card One of the picture cards i.e. a king, queen or jack in a French pack; [39] a king, Ober or Unter in a German pack, or a king, queen, cavalier and valet in a Tarot pack. Also face card, picture card or royal card. Originally coat card. cover. To play a higher card of the same suit than any previously played to the trick. [29] See also ...
Shuckin' and jivin' (or shucking and jiving) is slang for joking and acting evasively in the presence of an authoritative figure. [1] It usually involves clever lies and impromptu storytelling, to one-up an opponent or avoid punishment.
lit. "on the card, i.e. menu"; In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes "à la carte" rather than a fixed-price meal "menu". In America "à la Carte Menu" can be found, an oxymoron and a pleonasm. à propos regarding/concerning (the correct French syntax is à propos de) affaire de cœur lit. a love affair aide-de-camp
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In Texas hold'em and Omaha, the window card is the first card shown when the dealer puts out the three cards for the flop. wrap In Omaha hold 'em , a wrap is a straight draw with nine or more outs [ 19 ] comprising two board cards and three or four cards from a player's hand.
A Christmas card that caused a stir among some sober sorts in 1843 went on sale on Friday courtesy of a Kingston, N.Y., dealer in possession of an original copy of the boozy Victorian-era work.