Phrases & Sayings

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stylinsam

just for fun!

what is meant by the old lancashire phrase"nair cast a clout,until may is out? interested to see the responses.

fo3nix

d-i-c-k short for richard?

anyone know why d-i-c-k is an alternative nickname for people called richard? I always just assumed it was because it rhymed with Rick, but maybe there's more to it than that?

Cleocatra

The puck

Why is the dealer button in Texas Hold-em Poker, also known as the puck?

albatross521

muttonbirding

Just read newspaper, "...but six others on a family muttonbirding expedition are feared dead. " what is muttonbirding ? couldn't find it in a dictionary. Any1 can shed some light on this?

Maderic84

sixes no return

What does the phrase "I'd give you sixes no return" mean

albatross521

can't begin to,,,

Heard this phrase occasionally in movies, forgot context,,,, e.g., I just can't begin to do thing. What does this mean?

cnydc

My father used to pose this to me as a youngster: "If a chicken and a-half can lay an egg and a-half in a day and a-half, how long will it take a grasshopper with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds...

captainkirky

got any salmon?

got this line going around work(got a promotion on tin salmon) from the sheman song .any one know what it means? lovely!

bodybeatrock

literacy rates in the 15th century pre-Caxton Printing

where would I find a reference on the literacy rates in England in the 1400s?

rawhead

pearls before swine?

Does anyone know what the saying: "It's like casting pearls before swine." mean please?

arsenal1962

monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday

if mondays child is fair of face what is wednesdays?

quickdraws

Dog Day Afternoon

What does the saying Dog Day Afternoon mean.

LauBeast

splitting hairs.

what does this phrase mean and where did it come from? example "let's not split hairs about it" have i got it in the right context?

meyer

Use it or lose it

who and in what context was the phrase "use it or lose it" coined?

joychow1985

on-line music wedsites~~~

i'm fond of UK's pop tunes, but they r not so availible in Chinese searchers~~~could u guys recommend some good on-line music websites? many thanks~~~ ^ ^

PattyDuke

Phrase

What does "low and behold" mean?

ericsavory

123 never won a game

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the origin and the meaning of this saying.. I know it from playing darts,but don't know it's origin or meaning. Many Thanks. Eric.