58 entries under expression topic. ×
| special pleading(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| back talk(noun, return, sign, report) | |
| begging request(noun, request, appeal) | |
| call for help | |
| cover story(noun, cause, reason, trick) | |
| fish story(noun, return, reason, trick) | |
| fish tale(noun, claim, statement, excuse) | |
| parting shot(noun, return, sign, report) | |
| pay dirt(noun, return, sign, report) | |
| quick fix(noun, return, sign, report) | |
| reply reaction(return, sign, report, resolution) | |
| rhetorical question(noun, return, sign, report) | |
| round robin(noun, request, appeal, solicitation) | |
| song and dance(noun, idiom, cause, return) | |
| statement of defense | |
| thank-you note(noun, return, sign, report) | |
| whole idea(noun, reason, approval, argument) | |
| why and wherefore(noun, idiom, reason, trick) | |
| act of contrition(idiom, excuse, regret, confession) | |
| admission of guilt(idiom, excuse, regret, confession) |
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