'Contact me' or 'Contact with me'

As a verb, contact should not be followed by "with". As a noun, contact can be followed by a preposition like "with".
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'The Ins and Outs' Meaning and Examples

The ins and outs are the complicated details or the special peculiarities of something. The term can also refer to the complex elements of a process.
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'Poster child' Meaning and Examples

A poster child is a representative example of a situation, quality, or activity. It can be: a person, a group of people or things, an organization, an object, a concept, an idea, a theory, etc.
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'Without' vs. 'With no'. What's the difference?

There is very little difference in meaning between without and with no. For example, you can say "without success" or "with no success". Both expressions are correct and mean basically the same.
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'Pushing on a string' Meaning and Examples

Pushing on a string means that your strategy, despite investing all your energy and efforts, is not working. In other words, you do not succeed in achieving your goal because what you are doing is ineffective.
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'To Avail' Meaning and Examples

The verb to avail has two basic meanings: 1.) "To avail oneself of something" means making good use of something, or taking advantage of an opportunity. 2.) "To avail" can also mean "to help" or "to be useful" (mostly used in negative sentences).
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'As of now' Meaning and Examples

'As of now' means that something is true from now on. It may have not been true until recently; it may change in the future.
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