Phrases & Sayings

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flashpig

wwii?

I am writing an essay on filmmaking immediately after the second world war, but am having great difficulties expressing this time period. The question refers to the war as WWII, however I feel that in...

ishakkazi

" the sparrow never lands where the tiger roams"

I was watching a TV programme about martial arts where the presenter said " the sparrow never lands where the tiger roams" or something along those lines, and challenged the viewers to understand what...

skippyroo

Where does the word "Kitchen" originate

Is the word kitchen derived from another word? This is a question that I asked my teacher when I was 6 and she couldn't answer...thought it was about time I found out!

egordon

phrases and sayings

if worl amen is 'world without end,amen' and xmascara is 'kiss and make up' what is peppermint,answer is three words

margstew

One's a wish, two's a kiss

Does anyone remember a rhyme for when someone sneezes that goes:One's a wish, two's a kiss, three's a disappointment,four's a letter, five's much better, six ......and then I can't remember...

forshore

Enough to sink a battleship

Does anyone klnow the origin of the phrase : enough to sink a battleship?

fly258

Impossible word to spell?

How do you spell the last word of the following sentence? There are 3 ways to spell the word (to/two/too) I have put the 3 options in brackets

kjc0123

the meaning of vulgarity

What is the meaning of vulgarity in the following sentences? McCarthy gained power when the Republican Party won control of the Senate in 1952. As a committee chairman, he now had a forum for his...

Shatnerfan

Paedophile

Does the paed in paedophile have the same derivation as the paed in encyclopaedia?

andrewwai

behoof or behoove?

Behoove-, transitive verb , or intransitve? may i have some sample sentenses.behoov

kjc0123

scaring the hell out of the country

What is the meaning of "scaring the hell out of the country" in the following sentences? The first significant application of the containment doctrine came in the eastern Mediterranean. Great Britain...

funky237

What is the meaning

I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.

GuavaHalf

Who, where, what, why when

Is there any reason why they all begin with 'wh'?

brookey

Quotations

Who said this'I'm sure I was wrong on a number of occasions, but I can't think of anything immediately'?

kjc0123

hocus-pocus

I know that hocus-pocus means an activity or a belief that you think has no value and is intended to trick people. But I don't know why hocus-pocus becomes to have such a meaning. So, please tell me...