Phrases & Sayings

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smudge

Bucket or Pail?

What's the difference between a bucket & a pail please? (My parents always called it a pail, but I've always called it a bucket).

Andy008

Buyers are liars

Commonly used in the motor trade, what does it really mean?

DavidUK

Yourself, Myself!

I know there are are more important issues but... is it only me that gets really irritated by the apparently increasing and incorrect use of "yourself", "myself" and "ourselves" in place of "you",...

Headtime

Apostrophe Question

Which is correct; "John Smith's cat" or "John Smiths cat" Many Thanks!

tali122

peppercorn rent

peppercorn rent - i know what it is - but where does the phrase originate from as it doesnt seem to bear relation to the term

AllYourBase

protestant work ethic

I heard somebody being described as having a good "protestant work ethic". What does this mean about them?

yakima

fish phrase

is the corect saying give a man a fish feed him for a day teach a man to fish feed him for a lifetime

CatzHarrigan

But an Ben

Thank you to those who kindly enlightened me as to what a deoch-an-doruis is. My grandfather knew Sir Harry Lauder and used to sing some of his songs, sadly Grandad is no longer around for me...

wrightglmn

carrots and onions

What does this saying mean, is it slang for something.

ianinpilling

Proverbs

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gerry

It's Goosed

I have heard people use the expression "It's Goosed" when something has broken.Where does this expression come from?

Barbarafb

Golf and walking

Who said "A round of golf spoils a good walk" (or words to that effect)?

tanyavee

Here's looking at you kid

Where's the saying "here's looking at you kid" come from?

kjc0123

the meaning of "cajoled him into a feature with the ruse of chatting about the Civil War ", "There was the hint of a book in the works"

What is the meaning of "cajoled him into a feature with the ruse of chatting about the Civil War ", "There was the hint of a book in the works" in the following sentences? The Ford County Times...