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Phrases & Sayings
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What exactly was the trouble at't mill? (could be more of a northern phrase) Does anybody know? Who caused it? Which mill was it?
What do police say to you when they arrest you?
As I was going up the stair I met a man who wasn't there, he wasn't there again today I wish that man would go away
where did this saying come from?? and is a badgers bum really rough..???
43 years &7 months legislation
What is the expression derived from small boys who used to pull on a hanging mans feet, to ensure he dies quickly?
I can remember my mum asking me if I wanted to go 'tats' as a small child. This meant that we were going out for a walk. But can anyone tell me what this actually means or where it comes from? Many...
What is the origin of the term barnstorming?
wigan to oldham
bury to stockport
Can anybody convert this to English ? Δεν είστε τόσο έξυπνοι όσο...
There are plenty of them in English -- clean up, call up, write up, lock up, fix up, open up, close up, etc. I remember reading somewhere that they are related to German verbs that use the prefix "ab"...
What do these initials stand for? e.g. cbah charity begins at home PIGHSNTS LSSM AWPNB PITTOT TCITFOTM ANBSC ALHIWADOP BITTW AHAHMKFAH TF MAMMAM MMM TRTHIPWGI DAF TATWFNM CDNP ITCFWI CINTG TMASTCAL
Can anyone work out what they are ?
ARSGNM
ATGING
EDHHD
YCTAODNT
MHWTSS
AEHIHC
AMIAGAAM
Many Thanks
Used in manicures 6,5 Royal flight route 6,6 type of old dark ale 5,5 brilliant red pigment 10 past one end of the spectrum 11 a seaman in the navy 10
This phrase is now in widespread usage. It was the title of a Paul Simon song in 1980, and I want to know if he coined it. I recall an interview from the time in which Annie Nightingale asked him if...
When or where did the word "Rossers" come from as in " Quick scarper here comes the rossers" i know its slang for police but when did it first appear?
If somebody walks "in measured pace"...? I'm guessing it means at an even pace, but does the expression also say something about whether that person walks slowly or quickly / whether the steps are...
A useless or troublesome thing
Ok, sounds silly i know, but i have heard this phrase alot since i was a kid and wondered if there is any truth in it? For years one side of my bed was against the wall so i only had one choice of...
Where does the phrase paying through the nose come from? Is it something to do with the fact that your nose was chopped off if you didn't pay taxes or something similar?
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