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Welcome To Phrases & Sayings where it is what you say and how you say it that is important.

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Kingaroo
In another section, AB-er Buddy referred to a traumatic loss and added "For the first year I got white feathers when I was upset.Now learning to live with it so the feathers have dried up." What does...
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Tampizzle
What would the phrase - We went all-out - mean to a Canadian? In America, in one context, this would mean - We're living Frivolously - or - we're throwing responsibilites to the wind - I'm just...
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rskinner
where and when did it originate?
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Romeo
Is this some kind of anti-Bush slogan? You can even buy t-shirts, mugs and other merchadise with the word on it. What does it mean and where did it originate?
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Aschenbach
When will people start refering to a year by the last two numbers like they did in 99?
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angelap
does anyone know where this quote/poem is from? Author &/or origin as i was going up the stair i saw a man who wasnt threre, he wasnt there again today, i hope i hope he goes away
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ieatbees
why is the graphite in pencils called lead? were pencils once made of lead?
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Lacey2709
Where did snug as a bug in a rug originate from?
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SteveD
In order not to hijack Aschenbach's previous question, how many of you say "two thousand and five" and how many say "twenty 0 five"? I say "two thousand and five".
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tgwht2732
"vacate negative comparial sanctions and contribute to the deterioration of the F1 generation"
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haysh
Why is it illegal to have a Holy Piby? Rasta Bible/Black mans bible(how ever you want to frase it) You can get up to 20 years for having this in your posession why?
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Skids
With reference to writing a letter why do Americans say "write me", "write her" and "write Bob" instead of "write to me", write to her" and "write to Bob"?
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Ace001
Why is New Orleans called the "Big Easy"?
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llinda
where does the saying 'put your money where your mouth is' come from
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wideboy
Just realised that AB doesn't have a 'FUN' section! Putting this here 'cos I don't know where else except Puzzles? Scotshttp://come.to/oorweehoose
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Everitt
where does phrase 'hen' night come from
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fgray
In books and I've heard my grandmother and mum say "dressed up like a meg keg" What does it mean, who or what is a Meg keg?
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dougielogan
Who first used it and when. e.g. pat and mick-sick or trouble and strife wife.
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brisyd
In the game of Bowls when a wood glances off a previously bowled wood it is called a 'wick'. Anyone know how the expression originates? 

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