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RonWatson

Deceived by Flattery?

I've come across the phrase 'flatter(ed) to deceive' recently, and am having the hardest time grasping its concept. A quick Google search shows that a) it's a popular sporting term, b) can describe a...
14:11 Fri 17th Dec 20043 answers, last by aRonWatson 14:22 Thu 03rd Feb 2005
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RonWatson

Deceived by flattery?

I've come across the phrase 'flatter(ed) to deceive' recently, and am having the hardest time grasping its concept. A quick Google search shows that a) it's a popular sporting term, b) can describe a...
14:09 Fri 17th Dec 20043 answers, last by aRonWatson 20:54 Wed 02nd Feb 2005
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hugoboss

eats shoots and leaves

Does anyone else get really annoyed with other people's punctuation? like "Apple's and Pear's and Sammys Grocerys." Is it just me, or are more and more people less interested in getting the...
14:31 Fri 17th Dec 200416 answers, last by jocook17 20:27 Mon 17th Jan 2005
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mr. piper

pedantic?

is it just me? or does anyone hate seemingly intelligent people saying "LIKKLE" or"KEKKLE" It even looks wrong written down. another one i hate is "DRESSING GOWND" That really sticks in my craw(?)...
20:54 Fri 17th Dec 200424 answers, last by jocook17 20:19 Mon 17th Jan 2005
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janeevans

character needed

Which character said Ello, Ello, Ello.
15:37 Sat 18th Dec 20045 answers, last by jocook17 19:07 Mon 17th Jan 2005
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Gromit

Egg under your chin

"You've got egg under your chin" I don't know how widespread this saying is, but this phrase is used around Lancashire/Manchester and means your zip is down on your trousers. But where does it come...
15:01 Fri 17th Dec 20043 answers, last by Sequin 15:37 Wed 12th Jan 2005
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hugoboss

rhyming slang

brass monkeys...i know it means cold/freezing...but what is it's rhyming slang route?
09:08 Wed 15th Dec 200411 answers, last by Skids 21:57 Mon 10th Jan 2005
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dondor

Origin of sayings.

 Who first used the saying,"A stitch in time saves nine".
18:38 Fri 17th Dec 20042 answers, last by Eiregirl 22:35 Fri 31st Dec 2004
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a1estar

Study to Wise.

How does the phrase go "study to be wise....."?
18:56 Sat 18th Dec 20041 answer, last by Marsh 20:28 Mon 27th Dec 2004
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natalie_1982

DT's

Where does the term DT's come from regarding the shakes, etc after a hard nights drinking?
13:08 Fri 17th Dec 20045 answers, last by natalie_1982 10:33 Tue 21st Dec 2004
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janeevans

Rhyme ( nursery)

'that I don't know' What rhyme does this come from?
15:35 Sat 18th Dec 20041 answer, last by mrs.pudding 13:43 Sun 19th Dec 2004
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Dom Tuk

by your father

The slang term By your father pertains to sex. whats the derivating of the word and if it is rhyming slang what does it rhyme with
12:33 Sat 18th Dec 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 16:22 Sat 18th Dec 2004
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TIR

"bunch of fives"

How old is the saying "A bunch of Fives"?  I found it in a book on boxing dating from the 1820s, but has anyone found it earlier?
16:49 Tue 14th Dec 20043 answers, last by Quizmonster 21:43 Fri 17th Dec 2004
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cljones12

Ditloids

does anybody know what the ditloid SOSNSBSB means?
18:53 Tue 14th Dec 20045 answers, last by bernardo 11:20 Fri 17th Dec 2004
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Yeah Bee

Omnia faces

Omnia faces is that a real latin exprecion
16:09 Tue 14th Dec 20043 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:50 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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Caty

Spoon? Wall?

What is the origin (or near to) of the phrase to "stick one's spoon in the wall"?
20:39 Wed 15th Dec 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 18:00 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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sbalas

Why do we call spouse 'better half'

Why do we name our spouse the 'better half'
15:00 Wed 15th Dec 20045 answers, last by SimonMorton 17:29 Thu 16th Dec 2004
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georgeg

why naked cats

What is the origin of the phrase "ways of skinning a cat" WHY A CAT???
08:31 Wed 15th Dec 20041 answer, last by Quizmonster 08:54 Wed 15th Dec 2004
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gervais412

pinch of salt

the origin of the term a pinch of salt please
16:26 Tue 14th Dec 20041 answer, last by Zen 22:10 Tue 14th Dec 2004
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gervais412

what is the meaning of a pinch of salt

what is the meaning of a pinch of salt
16:21 Tue 14th Dec 20041 answer, last by amarillis 16:36 Tue 14th Dec 2004

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