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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.
What does the saying "Has your cat died?" mean
If I were to "stripe" someone up. What would I be doing?
Can anyone tell me why we " Wouldn't hurt a fly " ?
what the proverb 'too many cooks spoil the broth' mean
Is anyone else as obsessed with the mixed metaphor as I am? I find it hilarious how often people get things wrong (myself included). My top two so far are: "When push comes to crunch" and "hard as...
why are swear words swear words? What is so bad about a word? When did people decide they were bad words? and why are they words that are associated to completely random stuff? like a child born to an...
who is famous for saying "and so on" in speeches
How did Cartoon style hearts and stars come about, they don't really look like hearts and stars. Teri Lee Ann
Why if Americans speak the english language, are certain words spelt differently e.g. color (colour) and theater (theatre).
Flat, apartment - what's the difference? I have googled but that just adds to my confusion. Both are often defined as a suite of rooms - what word to use for a one room... thingy. If you use the word...
why, if I am to spend a considerable sum of money, must I 'fork out'?
Why is that dodgy 80's hair-do called that ? And also, why is the word ' drum ' used when referring to somebodys home ? Ta xx
what does the phrase "six, two and even" uttered by Sam Spade in the Maltese Falcon mean, and what is its origin
When somebody is thought to be wounded and the doctor comes and says "a fiddlestick's end", what does it mean? and why "fiddlestick"?
Has anyone got any good words of condolence for someone who has just lost their wife after a sudden illness. i've got loads of cards but they don't have any words in. Thanks in advance
What does it mean when people are refering to another person and they say something about their 5 oclock shadow?
What does 6 D O C stand for?
What do the following represent? 8 C O A C 21 S O A D
Who invented the word 'Junk' and why does it mean rubbish
Thanks for sending me that link to that dictionary thing. I was going to ask you about lots of other words I've been using all my life like 'pal' and 'gob' to name a couple but I don't need to now....