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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.
Hi stayed up late watching the The Great Big British Quiz last night (sad I know) but couldn't bring myself to stay up late enough to find out the answer of the problem. It goes something like this:...
Hi, any idea what 'Fey e fadalgia' means. It's from a coat of arms. TIA.
what is the origion of this saying?
Please tell me what's the exact meaning of "I was all pink" as is found in the passage quoted from Goldsmith's book: "Seward Jr.: I was nearly dead when they got to me. Some fellow walking along found...
Anyone got any info as to the history of this rhyme ? The words always make me laugh ! Thanks
doing this quiz the answers are all phrases or sayings in everyday use.I am stuck on this clue Eiderdown 7& 4 also Nuts, but not in your shopping 3,4,7. Anybody any ideas I would be very grateful
Where does the phrase american supper come from?
This is driving me crazy. I am told there is a unique link between the words Television and Hippopotamus. I can't for the life of me work out what it is and my torturer will not give any clues as to...
what is the origion of this?
When you use "had to", can a "but" follow it? For example, can you say "I had to do my homework but I didn't." In a Japanese grammer book, it says "had to" is used only when you "did" the thing you...
Can you suggest what this might be H I T B A the letters are the first of each word. Ta
a donkey i t m r a c horse t b c 2 left to a quiz . many thanks.
Been trying for years now to understand the significance of the word 'some', followed by a number. Just when I had decided that you folks probably use it in an approximating manner, as in... She wrote...
hello i found some russian symbols with the 3 words each below if someone knows, please tell what the three following russian words mean? http://www.geocities.com/srussian_5meaning_tra...
what is the english translation for the french word "murenes" i believe its some sort of sea-life
Where does the saying, 'rubbing salt in the wound' come from
Which words in the English language end in -gry?
does anyone know what a fear of fireworks is called ? xxxxxxxphobia
Is it " Voo-ton" or " View-ton" or "Vwee-ton" or something else? :)
I understand that "nothing but..." means "only...". However, if "only everything" is substitued for "nothing but everything" in the following passage, the result would seem unreasonable. Could anybody...