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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.
When there is a sentence with too many 'if's' in it, eg; 'IF only...' or 'yes but IF that could happen...' My Dad often uses the phrase; 'IF stands stiff on a bald man's quiff' Now I know that bald...
i was watching a programme and when describing some one as a sell out they called him a males name beginning with b. now i have heard it being used many a time but cant for the life of me think what...
what are some good golf phrases
Are the two sentences correct?
1. She was more interetsed in boys than books.
2. She was more interested in boys than in books.
Alfred E Numan star of Mad magazine used this saying does it translate into Latin as "quid me vexare" or something like that ? TA
ok i have two favourite phrases...."As much use as a chocolate tea pot" and " Well tis better than a slap round the face with a wet kipper" can anyone give me some cool new ones?!
does any one know what the frase WITH OUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT MEANS. OR WERE IT COMES FROM .
that is the title of an award. What does it mean? thanks
who else thinks as they get older the time flys by quicker when i was younger i never understood what people meant by this time was just time now its summer and it feels like christmas was just last...
Apparently 'carpe diem' is Latin for 'seize the day'. It's the sort of phrase you would see on one of Alan Sugar's apprentices's tee shirts. But does anyone know the Latin phrase for 'relax and leave...
Discussion with my OH about the meaning of this. I thought that it meant that sometimes pearls of wisdom could come from youg people - he thinks it means rubbish. Rather contrasting views and only...
where did the saying 'well ill go to the top of the stairs' (or something like that!!) come from? its a strange saying and i was wondering how it came about...also what on earth does it mean? thanx
Where did the phrase, "hit the hay" come from?
Why do we say: At the drop of a hat
Does anyone know the linguistic term for when someone has a title e.g. William The Conqueror, Edward the Confessor etc?
Why are teachers training days called INSET?
which brand of female underwear was advertised with the slogan-hello boys
where does the saying monkey as in ?500.00 comes from
I know minger is an old Scottish word originally meaning 'stinker', but what is the origin of the very new English word munter for someone ugly, often used interchangeably?
what does o'clock stand for? why do we say this?
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