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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a crib sheet" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a concise set of notes or a summary used for quick reference, often in an academic or testing context.
Example: "Before the exam, I created a crib sheet to help me remember the key concepts."
Alternatives: "cheat sheet" or "reference guide".
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England's lacks such a crib sheet.
Here's a crib sheet for those ready to take the next step.
Article writing 101: A crib sheet of 50 tips for the final exam.
"I have to confess, I used to use a crib sheet," he said.
Amid such confusion, here's a crib sheet for this season's crop of novels and memoirs.
To help readers compare, here's a crib sheet for the original.
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She also constantly refers to a crib-sheet.
If you haven't heard of Sexy Fish, a) that's embarrassing, and b) here's a crib-sheet to save you from further embarrassment.
It gives today's tongue-tied romantics a crib-sheet to goose up their IMs, while stirring yearnings in their partners for missives in sepia ink, penned on decent card stock.
The Daily Mail alleged that the BBC "stage-managed" the programme, highlighting a crib-sheet handed out to the audience members; The Guardian's 'Media Monkey' blog observed that such a sheet is routinely given to the audience, and also accused The Mail of using a 'doctored' crib-sheet.
Recent issues have featured a 'social crib sheet' on Dan Macmillan, heir to the Macmillan fortune; a style piece in praise of the 'one-stop shopping and socialising' opportunity that is London's Number 22 bus ('Hop on, hop orf, ding ding!'); a photo of Fergie, nude; an interview with pseudo posho Liz Hurley; and a profile on Tom Hart Dyke 'the man who mortgaged his stately for orchids'.
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