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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.
I just read a phrase like this on another thread, these always tickle me, along with 'an astray on a motorbike' what ones do you know ?
where does this come from
What part of the body is the answer to the question "Tall Trees"?
What's the meaning of "in any other light than" in the following sentences? With the existing colonies or dependencies of any European power we have not interfered and shall not interfere. But with...
The field where they play polo - is it called a maidan? Or do the nobs say 'field' oh and another thing while I here, where does that Cumbrian expression kushti come from? and what does it mean for...
Where did the term Nanna/Nan come from, when used as a term of endearment for a grandmother? Surely a Nanny is a paid professional, as opposed to a Granny who is a loving relative?
where does the phrase "beer money" come from? does anyone out there know?
When and why did 'U' get dropped in so many common words in American English? colour - color neighbour - neighbor favourite - favorite ...and surely there are many more.
what is correct and why ? plz1- This bathroom is for ladies only. It is a lady room. 2- This bathroom is for ladies only. It is a lady's room.3- This bathroom is for ladies only. It is a ladies'...
which one is correct and why?plz 1-This dish has carrots in it. It is a nice carrot dish. 2- This dish has carrots in it. It is a nice carrots dish. 3- This dish has carrots in it. It is a...
What does "your going to hell in a handbasket" come from? What does it mean?
where does this come from
why did the pilgrims think that potatoes were poisonous?
What is a Petard. As in hoisted on your own P.
in recruitment terms what does ghost card mean
What part of the body is wold bird food?
Don't know if this is the right section for this question but anyway... Is there anywhere I could (try) to teach myself some basic latin phrases? Also looking for a good (affordable) course in gaelic,...
What does it mean in the sentence "Citizenship of the Union was introduced to attempt to provide much needed legitimacy to a polity (the Peoples of Europe) without a Volksgeist.", please?
How do you intrepret the USA press using the word 'Manichaean' in describing President Bush's campaign stretegy- 'turning every argument into a Manichaean clash of conflicting world views'? Tks, you...
What's the meaning of "assuming the claims of American citizens" in the following sentence? In 1819, in return for assuming the claims of American citizens to the amount of $5 million, the United...