From them I learned the following things about ratchet. What does 'ratchet' mean, and how is it pronounced? Ratchet [is] used to describe someone means nasty, ghetto or trifling. —Janet …

Sep 13, 2013 · Scheming does not carry the meaning of causing harm to others. You can scheme for personal gain without necessarily hurting anyone or, at least, without that being your …

The OED says this The present distinction in usage between forward and forwards is that the latter expresses a definite direction viewed in contrast with other directions. In some contexts …

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Jun 14, 2014 · ADDED: It is possible that a third sense of racket contributed. Racket is found in some 18th-and 19th-century texts as a variant of ratchet, a toothed wheel or bar, or a tooth or …

As one answer to the question behind "left" vs "right" -- i.e, why do fixed phrases get frozen in one form, like tide-locked moons? -- there is one interesting and probably correct theory, advanced …

Terry Pratchett used in his disc world novels the word "avec" as a common food ingredient for french (in his books named "quirmian" or "Quirm" for the country) food. Excerpt from "Snuff" by …

Sep 28, 2015 · This seems to be another example of how people frequently truncate the language at the cost of clarity. I'm not entirely sure but I think the sentence should be said as "I have just …

Dec 11, 2020 · Since the OP wants the sentence to conjure in readers a sense of "quantifiable relationship", if you will, I suggest the phrasal verb ratchet down, which readily evokes this …

Aug 9, 2018 · What is it meant by "sanctions grip" in the following sentence: "China, Germany defend Iran business ties as U.S. sanctions grip"? Is sanctions here a plural noun or singular …