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Jane Morris
When pleased with something she had done, my mother always used to say 'We're in Meredith'. Where has this expression come from?
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Cole
could someone translate from englich to gaelic the following. give respect, gain respect thank you
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thebraveboy
What is the origin of the word? I heard it was the foreskin post circumcision. Is this correct?
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tamarcia
What does it mean "do you want me to try directing your night"? Help me, please, please, please!!! :)
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kjc0123
In the sentence "Williams lays on the anti-gang rap." what is the the meaning of "lay on"?
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greenday
What is the origin of the expression, a rule of thumb?
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pugs
Do pigs actually sweat as in sweating like a pig?
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wyrfoa
Where did the term Hansome Cab derive from
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smoothfield
North, east ,south, west, Never eat Shredded Wheat. So what was the handy way of remembering before Shredded Wheat?
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dinsdale
why are double negative phrases so popular, like im not going nowhere and i dont know nothing, which must logicaly mean i know somehing and im going somewhere
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kjc0123
I know that "scattershot approach" means approach by which they try to deal with a lot of things in a way that is not well organized". By the way, in the above sentence, what is the exact meaning(if...
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ladielovely
make 27 words out of the word hypocrite each word has to be 5 letters each?
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bevbuss
saying with overcorrect
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kjc0123
What is the exact meaning of "strike out on their own" in the following sentence? "Young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own."
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barber
WHICH 1960'S EUROVISION CONTEST CROONER STOOD IN THE 2004 LONDON MAYORAL ELECTIONS
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cueball9917
tongue in cheek What is the derivation of the phrase, and I'm don't want the simple answer of "saying something in a bantering fashion."
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ARSENAL
Why is Flotsam and Jetsam so called? What is the difference between 'flotsam' and 'jetsam'?
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Wedger
what does "come undone" mean?
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kjc0123
How did the phrase "hammer out" become to mean 'reach a decision or agreement after discussing it or arguing about it for a long time'?
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kjc0123
what is the origin and exact meaning of stalemate?

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