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Phrases & Sayings
Welcome To Phrases & Sayings where it is what you say and how you say it that is important.Please feel free to share what makes you chuckle in the Jokes section.
Can anyone tell how the saying 'sink a couple of jars' came about. I know it means having a few drinks, but wondered if there was any significance to the word 'jars' Many thanks, Jersey, C.I.
"Slow up" and "Slow down" mean the same thing. Any other phrases like these?
In the programme "Still Game" ( a couple of male Glasgow OAPs) one asked the other if another man was "chugging himself" Does anyone know the meaning of the phrase?
where does the saying 'she's got a kidney on her' originate
Not meaning to bring bad luck on ourselves, we say "touch wood". Why?
I recently heard a woman say "that was the church where I married my husband." However,is the grammer right. Surely it should be "Where I married my fiance,who is now my husband."? Ta Ta marky b
What are the origins of the phrase "That's put the Tin Hat on it"? I've always taken it to mean something similar to " That's the final straw" - in other words the final step in a disaster.
3 T on a M O T S
500 P in a F H P J
two's company, three's a crowd. what is four and five?
3T on a MOTS
3 B on a P S
Where did this saying come from?
What does andQuot mean in questions i have read on AB?
What is the next bit of this phrase?
who was burlington bertie?
what saying relates to travel on foot it has 7.6 x
What does the old lancashire saying "Taking in washing" mean?
what saying relates to travel on foot
Secondary radar system (7-6) RE?E?C? - E?R?K? (Sun Telegraph GK crossword, 6th July)