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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 first heard this saying in school aged 13 , 1980 and im sure we said cant be asked and not cant be arsed!! anyone really know? tania .
A la tuhuelpa legria macarena Que tuhuelce paralla legria cosabuena A la tuhuelpa legria macarena Eeeh, macarena my 5 year old asked and i don't know.
y do americans say aluminum and we say aluminium whats the right way of saying it?
Similar to an earlier question, where does the term "arris" come from, to describe one's derriere?
Hi I've decided to have a bit of banter with my 14year old son, rather than get irritated by calling his name at least 4 times for tea or anything else, I've signed up to MSN and added him to my...
they start u have the right to remain silent...
what is the latin for "a gift for my wise counsellor and friend"
where does the phrase i have seen my arse come from
i came across this phrase in a book recently - said at the end of a children's game of tag, or something. what does it actually mean?
Do Americans use the word 'dosh' to mean money ???
why are left-handers also known as southpaws as a lefty myself i was wondering, found this wonderful site, and just had to ask
Please help me. How do you pronounce the Clothes Maker / Shoe maker Etnies? I think they are American and are very big in the skater scene. Cheers T
Why do we say "gingerly", where does it originate.
can anybody help me? preferbly someone who can speak fluent portuguese. what does... ''vai-se foder lnglaterra'' meen in english?? i have an idea, but i wana be sure. thanks
Just reading the news and the BBC refer to the Taleban yet i always thought it was Taliban. Are there two different groups or is this a Nestles / Nestle - Oil of Ulay / Oil of Olay - Jif / Cif type...
What is the only word in the english language to end in 'hth'? And also, which latin word are the words 'kaiser' and 'tsar' derrived from?
Why is it then that we can't use shortened versions for other cultures e.g. P**s for Pakistanis. IT'eys for Itallians etc. Its just a shortened version of their longer noun - not meant to be racist,...
The famous slogan "Say it with flowers" was devised by whom and for what reason ?
Where does the saying 'you've got your work cut out for you' come from? And one would think if your work was cut out for you, you would n't have that much work to do as surely half the work has been...
Where does the phrase 'come unstuck' derive from? And why does it mean the opposite of how it sounds (surely if you come 'unstuck' then you're not stuck anymore)?
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