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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.
I need to know what the English saying: 'every cloud has a silver lining' is in Thai... ideally with how the translated phrase looks in Thai characters too. Thanks
i work in the haulage industry and there a commonly used phrase, "hanging the bag out ". which means making a job last longer than it should by dawdling or taking a longer route (in order to earn more...
... a badger's bottom (polite version) But why a badger?
Where does that phrase come from and what exactly does it mean? T.I.A.
what accents / sayings do u say? that no other town/county says ? e.g rugeleyboy pointed out earlier stokeys (where im from) say! cheps instead of chips which is very true! got some cheps wrapped up...
Why, when the final scene on a movie has ben filmed, does the director shout '...and that's a wrap' ? Obviously it means that the filming is over but what is the significance of Wrap?
rather than "In" Liverpool for instance
Happened upon this phrase on NZ Herald. "Bird driving staff cuckoo Staff at Child, Youth and Family's Manurewa office in South Auckland are being driven cuckoo by a rather shameless...
Happened upon this phrase in NZ Herald. Bird driving staff cuckoo Staff at Child, Youth and Family's Manurewa office in South Auckland are being driven cuckoo by a rather shameless bird. Does it mean...
Not sure this is the right section, but here goes, I was thinking the other day about brand names that have come to mean the object, whatever its brand, for example, Hoover for Vacuum cleaner, I can...
Did the phrase 'of all the bars in all the world...' and can someone tell me the film and the rest of the quote please as im stuck.....
" talk of the devil and he is sure to appear" Why do we say this and where did it originate from ?
Why is the word "why" used in phrases like "Why of course" and "Why thank you"?
What does this have to do with him.The phrase soccer am always uses when a player scores a fantastic goal.
Why are actors told to break a leg before they go on stage?
And thats the way the cookie crumbles??
This is so vague. My mind is going, I can feel it. So, calling all mind readers! What's the phrase ending with street or alley or lane; when you hear it you think of writers? I think it may well have...
Why is it supposed to be lucky if you say "White Rabbits" on the first of a new month? Also why do we call cheese on toast "Welsh Rarebit"
Why do we use this expression for something that is exceptionally good, has no one ever seen a dogs bo!!ocks?
Where does the phrase "out of the frying pan and into the fire" come from?
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