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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.
Has anyone said boo to a goose if yes why, do they jump?
Someone who makes only negative, critical comments about people (or situations) even though there are many obvious, positive and happy comments that could easily be made about that same person (or...
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what are your personal mottos for life?
The expression I'm searching for goes along the lines of 'she couldn't wipe your shoes' ??? Or something like that, does anybody know what it is or am I talking rubbish as per? Cheers.
Heard on BBC Radio 2 on Monday afternoon: 'Parliament must debate whether terminally ill patients should be given the right to die as soon as possible after the General Election'. Surely it won't be...
where did the words "innit" and "man" derive from when ebonically talking. I know that "innit" is obv short for "isn't it" and that's short for "is not it" but that doesn't seem to then make sense?
Do the people who write a statement instead of a question then say "discuss" think they are setting us exam questions, or do they think this a discussion forum, or are they really sad losers who have...
does anyone know the meaning/origin of the term "Sour Grapes"???
What is the meaning of "get their feet under them" in the following sentence? She could think of few safer places to get their feet under them than this private, gated estate owned by a good-natured...
What is the meaning of "vertical dignity" in the following sentence? Despite the aluminum braces on his legs, he carried himself with a resilient, vertical dignity that seemed more a by-product of...
What is the meaning of "safety school" in the following sentences? "Your English is superb.""Thank you. I studied at the Royal Holloway.""So then, that explains it. Perhaps Robert told you I schooled...
Sorry to ask, but have you QM ever asked a question on AB? :-)
I only ask as it seems you cant read any part of it without needing something explained to you, so you must be taking a while to read the book if everytime you encounter one you have to pop on here...
when 'which day' should you plant your beans according to an old wives tale
What is the origin of the saying bald as a coot
What is the exact meaning of barring in the following sentences? Does it mean "if there is not something" or "except something" or anything else? Let me know the exact meaning of barring. And if...
What is the meaning of "fire away" in the following sentences? Standard ATM machines allowed users three attempts to type a PIN before confiscating their bank card. This was obviously no ordinary cash...
Why is yellow belly a insult(ish) what is it saying?
I am reading "Three men in a boat" by J.K. Jerome, first published 1889. In Ch. 6 a group of people are lost in the Maze at Hampton Court. One of them has a map and tries to lead...
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