Phrases & Sayings

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Escutcheon

?Feynits!

Can anyone please tell me where the childrens' custom of calling "?feynits" and crossing your fingers for a "time-out" from a game comes from.

amac

In The Sweeney.....!

Actually last 3 episodes have had little slang or was 'easy'; "He's a bit mutton" - mutt n jeff -= deaf (cartoon characters) "He couldn't keep his thieving Germans off them" German...

airbolt

Regional accents in foreign TV and film

Regional accents are common in UK produced drama on TV and film. The watcher at home immediately realises that the character is from the north-east , the west country and so on. Obviously foreign...

tweenyb

ill go to the foot of our stairs....

can anyone tell me when this saying originated and why? thanks...

glenkeith

What is a formagent or formagant or formigent?

glenkeith

What is a termagent or temagint?

sugarlaura22

Does anyone know what language this is and what it translates to? amcığıını ylaadığım

Does anyone know what language this is and what it translates to? amcığıını ylaadığım and if it means something rude I apologise beforehand because Someone left it on a video of my friend on...

zzxxee

In The Sweeney , Carter says " well if the lemonades can get them in....."

sorry, i'm back - any idea what Lemonades is slang for? (he was talking about brining illegal people into the country i think) thanks

paris81

Could be Bibical, Classical,or historicalreferences or just General Knowledge

Can anyone help with these please eg, 3FIAY= 3 FEET IN A YARD 1) 10 POE = 2) 22 YBTW= 3) 7 AIAH= 5) 12 MOJ= 6) 1952 AOES= 7) 3M= 8) 12 IAF= 9) 4 POUSAA= 10) 1492 CDA= 11) 15 BITA= 12) 8 PIAG= 13) 11...

Amilcar

Unusual pub name?

Not sure if this is the right section to ask (pls suggest another, if I'm wrong) but I am keen to know the origin of the pub name, "The Smoking Dog"...? I had a couple of pints in the one at...

fredpuli47

Kidding

When did the expression ' I kid you not ' come into common use ? Was it someone's catch-phrase ?

paris81

All clues are a part of the body Eg, Joins Wood =Nail

Comical= Percussion Instument= Votes against= Squander= Impudence= Measure= Coffer= Star trek doctor= Only one= top of the hill= Cad= Shell fish= Where a river meets the sea= Over the entrance= Propel...

Pat Martin

Arthur English

Did Arthur English have a catchphrase. Thanks for any answers...

wolf63

Newspapers

Why do newspaper put "Frankie" instead of Frankie when it is the name of an animal? ie "Susan M and her dog "Frankie" witnessed the burglary but could not give a description...

Philoctetes

Why is "Dry Firing" Dry?

The phrase "dry fire" refers to firing a gun without ammunition. Why is it "dry" and is there an equivalent for firing with ammunition - "wet" perhaps?

BertiWooster

Latin

What is the latin for ' good luck ' or ' Best of fortunes' TIA...

chiara79

Translation

Not sure where to post tis question but...... Can anyone translate:- Be true to yourself OR To thine own self be true, into latin?? Many thanks...

jojolanglais

category of words

Is there a word to categorise words which use the name of the form of the thing they describe? As an exemple, in French, a trombone, as well as a musical instrument, is also a paperclip because of the...

hope19

TIMES XWORD NO; 4352

12a Overtaking inch into middle of coastal road(8) ?o?n???? 7d With two out of three agreeing this figure(9) I???????s 15d Brazen girl beaten up ((9) U???????? 18d Iris also a pupil here (7) Thx...