The $64,000 question.
This idiom or expression like phrase means:The main question. An important question or issue.When someone says “The economy is the $64,000 question,” they mean something like “It’s how we handle the...
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This idiom or expression like phrase represents: A question that:Could lead to other questions. Doesn’t have a yes-or-no answer. Can get you in trouble when you answer it.
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This idiom or expression-like question means:Not liking (or accepting) someone or something. When someone says: Do you have a problem with that? they mean: Don’t you like it?Note: Depending on the way...
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This idiom or expression has to do with:Bringing attention to something.Also: Raising an issue. Raising a question.
View ArticleThrowing out a question.
This idiom or expression has to do with:Raising a question at random to get some ideas. Asking a general question just to see what the mood is like.
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This is a statement to stress a point, but it is in the form of a question, to which an answer is not expected.Example: A. Why am I so stupid? B. Well, there are no easy answers! A. Oh shut up! That...
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