Puzzles/Witticisms
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Problem
Given a short J phrase, provide the equivalent common English idiom (or vice-versa).
Constraints
- J phrases must be syntactically valid. That is, they do not produce an error when typed into the most recent J interpreter.
- English idioms must be common, real, and not "close hits". American idioms are preferred to UKisms.
- If you see a J phrase translated to an English idiom, and you feel the J phrase was not the best expression of the idiom, submit the better one.
Notes
Feel free to submit your own J phrase puzzles. Or even English idioms for a reverse search.
| No. | Puzzle | Translation | Puzzle Author |
Solution Author |
Notes |
| 0 | " *. (1!:) | "rank and file" | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2006-05-19T18:09:27Z)>> | -- Roger Hui <<DateTime(2006-05-19T19:40:45Z)>> | |
| 1 | > a: | "within an ace" | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2006-05-19T18:09:27Z)>> | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2007-03-21T21:47:50Z)>> because no one found the solution | |
| 2 | ,~ 1 | "beside oneself" | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2006-05-19T18:09:27Z)>> | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2007-03-21T21:47:50Z)>> because no one found the solution | |
| 3 | {. +: {: | "head nor tail" | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2006-05-19T18:09:27Z)>> | -- Raul Miller <<DateTime(2006-05-19T16:29:02Z)>> | |
| 4 | "level with me" | L: ] | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2006-05-19T18:09:27Z)>> | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2007-03-21T21:47:50Z)>> because no one found the solution | |
| 5 | ". :: (2!:55) | "do or die" | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2006-05-24T09:51:14Z)>> | Brian Schott | |
| 6 | 1 {.^:_ it | "take it to the limit" | -- Roger Hui <<DateTime(2009-09-26T10:33:31-0800)>> | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2009-09-28T15:08:09-0300)>> | |
| 7 | ?~2e9 | "big deal" | -- Roger Hui <<DateTime(2009-09-26T10:36:25-0800)>> | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2009-09-28T15:07:09-0300)>> | The monadic version ?2e9 could be described as "high roller". |
| 8 | 1 2 1 ([: |. _4 1 +/ .* [ *//. ^~) ] | "reverse discrimination" | -- Roger Hui <<DateTime(2009-09-26T10:54:43-0800)>> | -- Dan Bron <<DateTime(2009-09-28T15:15:53-0300)>> | The verb 1 2 1 (_4 1 +/ .* [ *//. ^~) ] calculates the WikiPedia:discriminant , and of course |. reverses it. |
