Feb 3, 2016 · Evidently, "snipped" has had more that a century to emerge as a short form of the phrase "said snippily." Something similar seems to have happened with such verbs as …

Mar 26, 2013 · You are looking for sniped being helped by an auxiliary be verb. Do not confused with snipped, which is the past participle of snip. Example: He was sniped by an unknown …

Jul 11, 2013 · This expression is commonly used in the southern United States from Oklahoma to Virginia, and is patently illogical, and yet fails to inspire any consternation or lack of semantic …

Apr 5, 2016 · Quality answers should include some example from a reputable source. You can use dictionaries, Google Ngrams, or short examples snipped from books. Please cite your …

May 7, 2011 · The point of "making a silk purse out of a sow's ear" is that only rich people had silk purses. Poor people would be much more likely to make a serviceable but inelegant purse …

Aug 12, 2020 · In our family it’s used in a derogatory way to emphasise the insignificance of someone regardless of their age but they’re inevitably male. It’s always prefaced with little, ie, …

Sep 17, 2014 · An appreciable amount of publicity has been accorded to the fact that the period between June 5 and 12 was declutter week, in which a well-organised effort was [rest snipped …

Jul 3, 2018 · I think it is called pull quote: In graphic design, a pull quote (also known as a lift-out pull quote) is a key phrase, quotation, or excerpt that has been pulled from an article and used …

Dec 5, 2018 · What may be a less morbid equivalent of the idiom "Giving someone enough rope to hang himself"? In other words, an idiom for empowering someone with a capability that they …

I'm looking for examples of phrases & sentences whose meaning changes depending on the tone of voice used. For example, 'Follow me.' (Said with a falling tone) would be understood as …