https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/115308/whats-the-origin-of-the-saying-know-your-onions
May 30, 2013 · In French, there's the expression occupez-vous de vos oignons which means "mind your own business" in English but can be literally translated as "take care of your
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/157521/how-do-you-describe-the-taste-of-an-onion
Mar 14, 2014 · It really depends on the onion and what exactly you are trying to convey to the listener. An onion might be strong, mild, aromatic, tear-inducing, acidic, salty, sp
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/100064/does-the-letter-i-serve-as-a-consonant-in-words-like-onion-and-view
Jan 15, 2013 · Contrary to what you learned in school, there are more than just vowels and consonants. In words like 'onion', the i serves as a semi-vowel, or glide. This is repre
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/353749/origins-of-the-term-funny-onion
Oct 17, 2016 · It's Geordie. Funny onion is " funny'un" meaning funny one, An old rude rhyme and song from the 50/60s recited: Old xxxx is a funny'un Has a nose like a pickle onio
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/374618/rule-for-the-pronunciation-of-the-letter-o-as-%ca%8c-vs-%c9%92
I don't know of any useful rule for when O is pronounced as /ʌ/. There aren't that many words where O in a stressed syllable is pronounced as /ʌ/, so I think it's most practical
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/133514/when-to-use-singular-or-plural-of-nouns
In your case I assume you're not planning to extract the onion for use elsewhere - you just want to get rid of it. So perhaps extirpate (to remove or destroy totally; do away with;
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/101809/struggling-to-understand-headlines-that-use-ellipsis
How can you understand the headlines better? Read the article they refer to. The purpose of the headline is to get your attention and compel you to do just that. Also, know somethi
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/519219/onion-vs-onions
Nov 26, 2019 · Today I came across a sentence in The Daily Star prices of locally grown onion rose yesterday for the lack of availability. I know onion is countable.Therefore,it s
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/46591/sour-cream-versus-soured-cream
Let it fry till the onion is brown. Pick out the shreds of onion, and put the mixed ingredients into the pan with a tea-spoonful of good butter-milk, or soured cream ; add to this
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/128957/what-is-the-name-of-part-of-onion-we-peel
Sep 27, 2013 · We often use onion or peeling an onion as a metaphor for something that has many layers. For example, there is a system for browsing the web anonymously called Tor.