Phrases & Sayings

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reverdeb

quotes for entrance to a house in the woods

what sayings might be good for the gate of a house in the woods?

XxHeatherxX

Cross

Does anyone know where the phrase to be cross, meaning angry, originate?? Thanks, Heather xXx.

mglencoe

scottish place names

1. city of plain and that's your lot 2.prohibit sun god 3.foam on tyre 4.flunk. 5.unsightly pimple

quizzler

Proverbs, Phrases and Sayings

Help! Am stuck with the final few Provebs, phrases, sayings M I H R A L M T O C R S A D S D T C T A C T M A S T C A L All help very much appreciated

moter goose

Miracles

Can anyone help with the beginning of the phrase which ends "but miracles take longer"

macpark

the welsh witch

Can any one tell me which politician was known as the Welsh Witch?

ainitatyb

In our family we often use the verb to treat in the following way ... I do not wish to be treat (pronounced 'tret') like that, but is this correct? Is treat (pronounced 'tret') an acceptable form of...

wakeover

scone (sounds like moan) or scone(gone)

Anybody know the poem which differentiates these two pronunciations please?

BertiWooster

' The silence ....

.... is deafening' ' You could cut the tension with a knife' We all know what is meant when phrases like these are used However, is this something that is peculiar to our language - or are there...

Laaardybloke

Jammy g*t

When someone is lucky why do we call them jammy?

Janbuck

Hearing dogs for deaf quiz

Answers are all phrases/sayings. Fill in missing words, dots represent number of letters. 2. Keep your ......(6) on the ..... (5) 11 ........(8) is the .....(5) of the people 55 ....(4) and ......(6)...

dickymint

Help Last one

the ... has been ....

Tom Braider

Spike

Why is Spike a traditional nickname for somebody named Terence or Terry?

feistycurves

latin

can anyone tell me what the latin translation of "bite me" is?

Papaleekie

'Legend' Urgh!!

Any one else, like me, fed up with the overuse of the term 'Legend'. It seems to be applied to anyone who has achieved any level of success, and has lost its original meaning. Robin Hood's a legend,...

Aunty Lou

Where did the word fuss pot derive from ?

Anyone have any idea where or why the term 'fuss pot' comes from? My husband has this guy at work who is a wealth of information and he would like to answer this ! I think its a male ego thing!!!!!...

5freemen

Green Paper / White Paper

Why does the Government issue a Green Paper to discuss and idea followed by a White Paper showing an intent to pass a law? Were the proposals orriginally drafted onto green and white paper to show the...

China Doll

Hell in a basket

Afternoon, Bit weird but I had a dream about my nan last night and this morning I recall the phrase 'hell in a handbasket' (or possibly just basket). Is this an actual phrase? And if so, where does it...