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All posts tagged

idioms

September 1, 2021

Texas Idioms to Help You Understand the 666 New Texas Laws

by Shira Danan and Sasha Stewart
August 16, 2016

A Picture is No Longer Worth a Thousand Words

by Chloe Arnold
January 27, 2014

Nuclear Power Plant Idioms

by Dan Rozier
July 17, 2008

OK, It’s Time to Talk About the Elephant in the Room

by Wendy Molyneux
March 3, 2006

Things That Are Beyond the Pale

by Matthew Warren
June 15, 2005

Things That, If Knowing Is Half the Battle, Might Be the Other Half

by Nico Vreeland

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June 14, 2022

My Favorite Controlled Substance Is Daycare

by Sarah Suksiri
June 17, 2021

What Your Favorite ’90s Rock Band Says About the Type of Bored Suburban Dad You Are Today

by Talia Argondezzi and Jared Bilski
January 14, 2022

What Your Favorite Sad Dad Band Says About You

by John Moe
June 16, 2022

How to Give Directions Like My Dad

by Charles Stayton

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June 28, 2022

I’m the Last Bottle of Ketchup at Mar-a-Lago and I Live in a State of Constant Fear

by Matt Fotis
June 28, 2022

We Are an Anti-Abortion Couple, and Don’t Worry, We Will Adopt Your Baby

by Lucy Huber
June 28, 2022

I Know What’s Best For You All Over the World: One Word: Abortion

by Sylwia Chutnik
June 28, 2022

Sure, the Supreme Court Is Making Some Bad Decisions. But at Least the Rest of Their Decisions Are Also Bad

by Eli Grober