Tag: sketchy
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Sketchy
Word of the Day: Sketchy Have you ever been on a trip overseas in a new city and found yourself unexpectedly in a sketchy part of town? You’re in a touristy area with craft shops, souvenir stores and chubby American couples dressed alike. Then you turn a corner and everything changes. It’s like you are…
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Beyond the pale
Expression: Beyond the pale If your actions are described as beyond the pale, it means that your actions are not acceptable behaviour. Let me explain this so that you have a visual image. In the picture, you can see a fence. Each of the vertical boards is called a paling. A paling fence usually surrounds…