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  1. What does "coll" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Apr 19, 2022 · What does "coll" mean? [closed] Ask Question Asked 3 years, 8 months ago Modified 3 years, 8 months ago

  2. 'Calm, cool and collective' vs 'calm, cool and collected'

    What is the difference between calm, cool and collective and calm, cool and collected? What is the meaning of collective or collected when used in this way? I checked the dictionary but still …

  3. Where does the phrase "cool your jets" come from?

    Jul 2, 2013 · The OED says the phrase "cool your jets", meaning to calm down or become less agitated, is originally US and the first quoted in a newspaper: 1973 Daily Tribune (Wisconsin …

  4. Origin of current slang usage of the word 'sick' to mean 'great'?

    I think the pattern is related, though I'm unable to substantiate that. Still, I've observed it enough: some adjective is used informally to mean something different than it typically means (maybe …

  5. conjunctions - "All but" idiom has two meanings? - English …

    Technically, you're dealing with two different phrases. Which one is correct depends on your usage of them, and in your two examples, both are equally correct. When you insert a noun in …

  6. etymology - What is the origin of "cool beans"? - English …

    May 11, 2019 · I've read it a few times and assumed it was some sort of Beatnik expression. "Cool", of course, is a well-known Beatnik term, but what is meant by "beans" in this context is …

  7. "Call on" or "call at" or something else? Which is appropriate?

    Which one of following sentence is correct? You can call me on my cell. You can call me at my cell. Or is there some other preposition? Or both are right?

  8. What is the origin of "giving [it] the old college try"?

    For more background on the use of the phrase, including some connotations I wasn't aware of, I offer the following entry in Paul Dickson's The Dickson Baseball Dictionary: old college try A …

  9. Where did the slang usages of "cool" come from?

    I see and hear two general slang usages of cool - one meaning great (illustrated by a and b below), and one meaning acceptable/okay (illustrated by c and d). The following are …

  10. "over a call" vs "on a call" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Jan 2, 2015 · I will explain about the project over a call I will explain about the project on a call I have read here that over can be used as during So is explain over a call correct? which is the …