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 onions". Know your …

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. Tor is an …

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, bitter, sour, or …

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 bashed …

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 been locally …

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.

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 IPA as /ˈʌn jən/ …

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.

Aug 12, 2015 · The a/an-rule is based on pronunciation, not on spelling. Though the word union is spelt beginning with a vowel, the u is pronounced "you": /ˈjuː.ni.ən/ So, this is why it is accompanied by a …

Sep 12, 2017 · The Onion is a satire site. One of the things they satirize is journalistic style, including headlinese that would probably not appear in a real publication, but are instantly recognizable as such.