Mar 25, 2017 · In America growing up in the Midwest, I've always heard people pronounce the word "bury" as if it were pronounced sounding the same as the word "berry". Ever since I've …

Oct 2, 2022 · 1 How did the phrase "bury one's head in the sand" meaning "to ignore a bad situation hoping it will disappear" (coming from the misbelief that ostriches do this to hide from …

Sep 3, 2014 · The meaning of "bury them twice" isn't clear here, though perhaps it amounts to "cover the money twice"—that is, "double the bet." In any case, I haven't been able to find any …

Mar 13, 2016 · 1 The idiom, to bury oneself in something, is recognized by the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. Definition: Figurative: to become very busy …

Mar 27, 2014 · the use of "hook" is totally and completely wrong here. it has absolutely no connection to what you're saying, regarding bloated or long-winded or off-topic argumentative …

Sep 18, 2017 · While ostriches don't actually bury their heads, it is an English idiom.

This is a cognitive bias tendencies to think in certain ways that can lead to systematic deviations from a standard of rationality or good judgment, and are often studied in psychology and …

Does “burrow nose-deep” literally mean “dig in / bury deeply,” or have other figurative meanings like intimacy? To me “burrow nose-deep” in episodes of Emily Dickinson and Obama’s …

Jan 30, 2019 · Is there a word for parents who have lost their children? Obviously a child who has lost both parents is an orphan and has been orphaned. I am struggling to find a word for …

Oct 14, 2016 · The late Old English form of the verb bury was byrgan, pronounced approximately (bür′yən). During Middle English times this (ü) sound changed, but with different results in …