English-language idioms

expression supporting proportional punishment; no more and no less

an urban area with a high concentration of sex-related businesses

false clue that misleads or distracts attention away from a relevant or important question

Aesop’s fable

former official position within the Catholic Church

monocultural metaphor

short epitaph or idiomatic expression wishing eternal rest and peace to someone who has died

idiom – name for large constructions that are not used

phrase

object of irresistable temptation and disobedience in the first biblical narrative

making sure a classifier is based on observables instead of expediency or arbitrariness

concept in classical psychoanalysis

metaphor

idiom deriving from Greek mythology

phenomenon of failing to retrieve a word from memory, combined with partial recall and the feeling that retrieval is imminent

idiom that refers to a policy of offering a combination of rewards and punishment to induce behavior

political catchphrase

metaphor

medieval fable, falsely attributed to Aesop

confrontation among two or more parties in which no participant can proceed or retreat without being exposed to danger

wasteful government spending that benefits an individual representative's district

fable by Aesop

title granted to Byzantine (and later other) princes

obvious major problem that no-one mentions

maritime tradition

English idiom

idiom

evidence derived from illegal investigatory conduct

figure of speech

story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual

cognitive bias that involves an over-reliance on a familiar tool

europian folk tale

common expression regarding optimism or pessimism

unnecessarily duplicating a design when a satisfactory solution already exists

place on the human body which it is usually customary to keep covered with clothing in public areas

fable shared with bible, attributed to Aesop

idiom meaning the shortest distance between two points

free choice in which only one option is offered

figure of speech

irritability and restlessness upon isolated confinement for a long period of time

loaf of bread that has been pre-sliced with a machine

intense friendship

idiom

English idiom expressing skepticism

undisclosed negative fact about someone

colloquialism to refer to Australia and New Zealand

idiom

the modern reading of a medieval statement, apparently originally a reference to Roman roads generally and the Milliarium Aureum (Golden Milestone) specifically;as a proverb, it refers to the fact that many routes can lead to a given result

one of Aesop's Fables

fable falsely ascribed to Aesop

description of non-standard dates used in calendars for various reasons

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A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied. Misnomers often arise because something was named long before its correct nature was known, or because an earlier form of something has been replaced by a later form to which the name no longer suitably applies. A misnomer may also be a word that is used incorrectly or misleadingly. The word "misnomer" does not mean "misunderstanding" or "popular misconception", and a number of misnomers remain in common usage — which is to say that a word being a misnomer does not necessarily make usage of the word incorrect.

thumb |upright=1.5 | A newspaper clipping from 1833, in which a tailor whose coat was stolen from a bowling alley advertises an offer to alter the coat to fit the thief. Tongue-in-cheek is an idiom that describes a humorous or sarcastic statement expressed in a serious manner.

rationale for freedom of expression in a liberal democracy

concept of using one's own products or services

American English idiom

the act of attributing to another person or group one's own responsibility

direct command with a meaning similar to "be quiet"

English metaphorical phrase