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I have futilely searched the internet for a dictionary of adjectives. Does anyone own such a dictionary? What is the title of it?
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Dunno if any of these will fill the bill, but several are listed here.
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don't mean to hijack here, but I always said "fit the bill". welcome, BC.
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a wonderful bird is the pelican it's bill (sometimes quoted as beak) holds as much as its belican.
I would use fill the bill, rather than fit the bill.
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I have futilely searched the internet for a dictionary of adjectives. Does anyone own such a dictionary? What is the title of it? As Jackie did -- answering your question directly (!), all I can suggest is a thesaurus. Bartleby has a bunch: http://www.bartleby.com/thesauri/
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Fill the bill has the advantage of rhyming. And according to Paul Brians at Washington State University it's correct. But when the "incorrect" usage outscores the "correct" by more than 6 to 1 who's to say which is correct?
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Fill the bill has the advantage of rhyming. And according to Paul Brians at Washington State University it's correct. argh! -joe (mantled again) friday
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Fill the bill has the advantage of rhyming. And according to Paul Brians at Washington State University it's correct. argh! -joe (mantled again) friday Be careful Joe, when you crow that you are the Cock of the Walk the Faldage might ask you to foot the bill.
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It's only mantling if what was mantled is out in the open.
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