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Phrases & Sayings

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elaine3001
Where does the saying go to Putney come from. My mother often used it.
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tomjones2004
Meaning to scour or search.  Four letters _K__.
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Pinkpebbles
Where does the word 'parky' come from? is it short for something?
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robinbrown
what is a dogs nose
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Ronna
"Even a Duck drowns when it floods."
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snuggles
.....the Irish name "Aoife" please...?
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carpe7401
what does "barefoot and pregnant" mean?
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capsw
This is a serious question.  I would like to know why the sexual transmitted disease, 'The Clap', is known by this term? 
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817liz
What is the Gaelic phrase for "all are welcome in my home"?
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shenannigans
   how would you say "respect" in irish?
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isiren28
what does BNWT mean on ebay?
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robinbrown
who in 1974 said  it will be years and not in my lifetime -before a woman will become prime minister
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PaulMFelix
If today is Wednesday, when is next Tuesday?
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cowlesg
What is the origin of the term 'chinese whispers'
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tinaefish
What is the origin of the expression bun fight?
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jajo
In our college, we have an award called "most improved"  I don't like the title as it seems to imply ineptitude to begin with.  Can you suggest another title for such an award?
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shirley121
How did the phrase "breaking the mold" develop?
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chappie
Does anyone know how the saying "cutting your nose off to spite your face" originated?
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swang
"Differences, in other words, never have a fixed status in and of themselves; there are no either/ors (nor are there no not either/ors)." The triple negative form in parenthesis is so...
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carol ford
what word,which is also a commonly used word meaning to weaken or damage, is used in roulette to denote a bet that the winning number will be an odd number?

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