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  1. What's 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 …

  2. Onion vs onions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    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 should have …

  3. word choice - 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, spicy, sweet, …

  4. What is the name of part of onion we peel? [closed]

    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. …

  5. etymology - Origins of the term "funny onion" - English Language ...

    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 onion, Eyes like …

  6. Crush the spearhead leek - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Dec 7, 2017 · It seems that English speakers did not and still do not (see comments) interpret garlic as a whole vegetable, unlike the onion, the leek, the shallot, or the chive which all …

  7. When listing the ingredients of a meal, should a group of a one …

    Oct 5, 2014 · Example: Pico de gallo: onion, tomato, and cilantro or onions, tomatoes, and cilantro when one or less onion and one or less tomato has been chopped for use in the recipe.

  8. Word for one who does not eat onions

    Nov 28, 2011 · Is there a single word for someone who does not eat onions? I remember having heard this word somewhere but do not remember it now.

  9. Does the letter i serve as a consonant in words like "onion" and …

    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 represented in …

  10. differences - Are "smell like" and "smell of" the same? - English ...

    Jan 1, 2015 · Of course, when something causes a smell, that smell is typically similar to the smell of the thing itself. If you touch onions, your hands smell like onions, of course (because, I …