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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.
my nana used to answer: "two jumps each at 'pantry door - see if you can reach 'lock!" (in a strong lancashire accent) Has anyone else heard this, or did she make it up?
Does anyone know a saying something like, History teaches us a lesson so that we don't make the same error again. Thanks for any help.
why do we say that? Where does it come from?
Please can someone help with the lase of my quiz questions?
The first letters of each line is
T R T R O T H
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO ANYBODY WHO CAN HELP
what is the origin of "Rozzers" when referring to the police?
"We burnt (burned) our boats" Where does this come from? "But we saved the nails!" Is this from the same source, or was it an afterthought?
For years round here I've hear the word 'Chad' used for backside. I also heard Joe Pasquale once use it on TV. Has anyone else heard it used and where does it come from. I think its gypsy talk as I...
trying to decipher these into traditional nursery rhymes... could writing materials threaten worlds drink supply? details of eastern journey requested did global warming cause this unseasonable...
Who said ..... "I keep fit. Every morning I do a hundred laps of an Olympic-sized swimming pool - in a small motor launch"?
trying to find answers for these three...can anyone help please LB in TNA...........(ANIMAL LINK) WMTA..................( HUMAN RELATIONSHIP LINK) HI the B the SSO...(LOVE AND MARRIAGE LINK) they are...
can two 1 ton single wire slings lift double the weight.
who was bloody nora?
what are the doric translations for the words 'gey', 'guid' and 'quine' ? thanks
Hi My uncle has a great reading writing and grammar ability but when it comes to numbers he commonly gets them in the wrong order, is there a name for this condition? TIA
40down. Triangular wing planform ( maybe platform - think its a type) _ E _ T _ (5) Many thanks in advance.
What's the origin of '(the) great white hope', meaning someone upon whom all hope of success rests or something thought to be a forlorn hope? It's usually used sarcastically, when the speaker thinks...
Where is this from? I know it has to do with politics or royalty asking the question and not getting the right answer
where did the saying and quote "wine, women and song" originate?
What is the name for this, in English. a phrase that means somthing else but is not mentioned in the phrase, eg "sent to Coventry"
I believe that it may have originated in London but why Mush?
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