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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.
Surely a hole only exists when you take something away, so to say you 'make' a hole must be wrong. Don't know what made me think of this, must be the heat...
I hate it when people say 'as you do' at the end of sentences, eg 'I went to london - as you do' what sayings or phrases really annoy you?
strange question, but can anyone think of an extravagant way of describing spoons? so far i've got 'dual semi-domed somethings' and i want a word to replace the somethings'
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why the phrase "a dry sense of humour" to describe a witty person , someone said it to me when i was unfamiliar with the phrase and i snapped "yeah and you aint a barrel of laughs either!" , it just...
not sure if this is the right section but here goes.....why do we call the end of a cigarette the dog end
This question was used in a real jod interview. You are driving down a street in a two seat car and come to a bus stop, at the bus stop stands an old friend that you havn't seen for ages that saved...
I've often heard in american tv shows and films the expression 'cover my six', I assume that this means 'cover my back' but why 'six' ?
what is a minyun??????????? everybody is sayin it
how do you pronounce this girls name?
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John Peels autobiography mentions the above phrase. Anybody any idea what it means?
Thanks in advance, AJ
ditto. thx.
where did the saying come from " cold as brass monkeys "
Hi guys I am translating from Polish into English and would like to ask you what you think about these two sentences: Having regard to the Data Protection Act of 29 August 1997, and your need to...
All through growing up my mum used to say "when i was a lad....' and we all knew she was joking,so i used to say it to my children too, until one day my son asked "was you really a lad once mum....."...
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I heard this expressiion many times in my youth. Frequently directed at me. Not a term of endearment I assure you. I often felt those who uttererd it did not know really what it ment. It did not mean...
Which word derived from Latin means a person who is employed to do all sorts of work and odd jobs?
Why do people call flags and things hanging out of windows and cars when england have a special event on ie the world cup?
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hey. i'm having trouble knowing when to use "c'est " and when to use "il est "for "it is". can anyone help me? i didnt know where to post this question sorry