From them I learned the following things about ratchet. What does 'ratchet' mean, and how is it pronounced? Ratchet [is] used to describe someone means nasty, ghetto or trifling. —Janet Ratchet …

0 ratchet To cause to increase or decrease by increments: tried to ratchet up interest in the program. TFD As in: I'm going to walk you half the money for ten percent no ratchet (no change in interest rate).

Sep 13, 2013 · Scheming does not carry the meaning of causing harm to others. You can scheme for personal gain without necessarily hurting anyone or, at least, without that being your objective. …

Aug 22, 2011 · A good question: I'm in a similar quandry with a supplier, but after 'sorry to bother you' email or two, I started to ratchet-up the bluntness. :)

Sep 28, 2015 · This seems to be another example of how people frequently truncate the language at the cost of clarity. I'm not entirely sure but I think the sentence should be said as "I have just now bought …

The OED says this The present distinction in usage between forward and forwards is that the latter expresses a definite direction viewed in contrast with other directions. In some contexts either form …

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Sep 8, 2016 · However, the use of pussy in this sense continues apace with those who have no wish to ratchet up profane language to the much more offensive C-word. (Countless numbers of people have …

Jun 14, 2014 · ADDED: It is possible that a third sense of racket contributed. Racket is found in some 18th-and 19th-century texts as a variant of ratchet, a toothed wheel or bar, or a tooth or click for …

Dec 20, 2021 · Some shoes uses laces and so you lace them. But some shoes use these long strips (see picture below for an example). How do you call these strips and what is the proper alternative …