Mar 6, 2019 · Bricked (informal): cause (a smartphone or other electronic device) to become completely unable to function, typically on a permanent basis. The absolute earliest google hit …

Jul 10, 2012 · I have a British friend, and we text each other sometimes. Yesterday she sent me a message with the expression "brikking it". Could someone explain it to me?

Aug 3, 2014 · The bricked-up windows can be seen today in many existing buildings of the period to this day, particularly in London and Edinburgh, Scotland. "Throwing someone out of a …

Aug 20, 2011 · Which is the correct usage: "rack my brain" or "wrack my brain"? Google turned up pages with conflicting recommendations. One argument is that to "rack a brain" comes ...

Apr 12, 2011 · From Strunk and White: To compare to is to point out or imply resemblances between objects regarded as essentially of a different order; To compare with is mainly to …

Feb 1, 2015 · You can also say the child is 18 months old. Alternatively, "He's one and a half" would be understood perfectly (presumably one would already know the child's gender). I think …

Jul 25, 2020 · 1. Summarize the problem I work for an IT solutions provider and we always try to get the customer anything they inquire. We also want to avoid negative connotations with our …

Apr 29, 2014 · Okay, but then what is the "top half" of the lip called? The "upper lip" seems to me that it is referring to the part of the lip right above the mouth.

Jan 3, 2013 · A "moot" point is debatable and open for discussion but may not come to any satisfactory conclusion or whose conclusion may be meaningless. Some examples from …

Jun 22, 2021 · Also various statistical terms: regularized, parmaterized, normalzied, etc. If you want to comment on the dimensionality of regularity, that can elicit more colorful or poetic word …