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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.
What is 'savory snacks'? Is it delicious snacks? If not, some kind of speceial snacks?
I know that this is used to describe dark / stormy skies in the distance; but does anybody know where it originated?
I realise this has been asked previously but no explanation ever given.
is there a better word to use, other than snot? Especially when talking to children. Muccus sounds too medical, but "snot" is just awful!
Another one on the same lines.
A child born after a long gap is often called an afterthought, in the US he / she is often called a tag along .
ANy other suggestions?
What is the meaning of "howdy-do" and "might as well" in the following sentences? "The church is round. The Templars ignored the traditional Christian cruciform layout and built a perfectly circular...
I know what it means, but how did the saying "A fly in the ointment" originate?
Where does the "Gordon bennet" expression come from? x
I have a mongrel , known here as a heinz dog.
My friend in the US calls him a salad bar dog.
What other phrases are there that have the same meaning?
What is the meaning of "works every time" in the following sentences? Sophie looked skeptical. "My friends who are devout Christians definitely believe that Christ literally walked on water, literally...
Why do we call a clothes drying rack a clothes horse? Is it something obvious or does it have a historical origin?
What's the meaning of "Leave you all out of it" in the following sentences? "Leigh," Langdon said, sounding deeply remorseful, "I should turn myself in and sort this out legally. Leave you all...
What does 'starko' mean, is it to do with being asleep? My friend Keith heard Stacey say it on Eastenders, but didn't understand fully.
What's the meaning of "pan of this plot" in the following sentences? Langdon had been trying not to think about Fache. Sophie had promised she would do everything in her power to exonerate Langdon...
What is the meaning of "There's gratitude" in the following conversation? "Where is Father Knowles?""It's Saturday. He's not due in until later.""There's gratitude. He assured us he would be here."
Help me resolve a work "discussion" - is the phrase - "Font of knowledge" or is it "Fountain of knowledge"? Thanks in advance
looking for synonymns (not sure of spelling) to for the words 'nice' and 'amazing' because i use those words too much to describe things and want to use something really extravagent instead. i dont...
What is the meaning of "make certain allowances" in the following sentences? As Langdon and Sophie looked on, Teabing got up and went to the far side of the cabin, then slid aside a wall panel to...
What's the meaning of "tinkles" and "tune-up" in the following sentences? "I'm afraid your arrival has taken us a bit off guard, sir.""I know. I'm off my schedule, I am. Between you and me, the new...
"The media are always helpful at publishing photos of criminals wanted by us but often this is done in a scattergun approach and it loses some impact."
What is the meaning of "noncommittal shrug" in the following sentences? "By communing with woman," Langdon said, "man could achieve a climactic instant when his mind went totally blank and he could...
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