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  2. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    One might also say that an unlikely event will happen "on the 32nd of the month". To express indefinite postponement, you might say that an event is deferred "to the [Greek] Calends" (see Latin). A less common expression used to point out someone's wishful thinking is Αν η γιαγιά μου είχε καρούλια, θα ήταν ...

  3. Eponym - Wikipedia

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    The mythological Greek hero Orion is the eponym of the constellation Orion, shown here, and thus indirectly of the Orion spacecraft. [1]An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after which or for which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named.

  4. Mononym - Wikipedia

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    During the early Middle Ages, mononymity slowly declined, with northern and eastern Europe keeping the tradition longer than the south.The Dutch Renaissance scholar and theologian Erasmus is a late example of mononymity; though sometimes referred to as "Desiderius Erasmus" or "Erasmus of Rotterdam", he was christened only as "Erasmus", after the martyr Erasmus of Formiae.

  5. Glossary of Mafia-related words - Wikipedia

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    mobster: one who is in the mob. oath: becoming inducted as a made man. Omertà: to take a vow of silence in the Mafia, punishable by death if not upheld. one-way ride or taking someone for a ride: underworld for an execution method outfit: a clan, or family within the Mafia. old country: refers to Italy when used by members of the American Mafia

  6. 5 Phrases a Child Psychologist Is Begging Parents and ...

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    Dr. Danda says that people frequently reply with “perfect” when things go according to plan. “However, using the term ‘perfect’ can promote the notion that perfection is attainable and ...

  7. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    First started by the Lancashire Constabulary in the 1960s. Original Panda cars were the same model of car bought by two adjacent forces – the one in black and the other in white. The doors were then swapped between vehicles giving all the two-tone colour scheme one way round or the other. Bonnets (hoods) could also be swapped.

  8. From Concerts To Beauty Luxuries, Here Are 28 Things People ...

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    Image credits: HeyThereISaidNo Many commenters in the original thread say that some things that are considered completely ordinary in society are becoming almost unavailable to them today, for ...

  9. Response to sneezing - Wikipedia

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    More archaically, one can say Que Dieu te/vous bénisse. "To your wishes" or "health". Old-fashioned: after the second sneeze, "to your loves", and after the third, "may they last forever". More archaically, the translation is "God bless you". Merci or Merci, que les tiennes durent toujours (old-fashioned) after the second sneeze