Phrases & Sayings

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kirti

Don't rain on my parade

what does 'don't rain on my parade' mean? in what context is this phrase used?

skinnyblue

"the wounds will heal, the scars will fade..."

where is this quote from??? my friend and i say it to eachother all the time but we cannot remember where it came from.... maybe Sabrina The Teenage Witch??? or teen film of some kind........

Miss Piggy

Origin of Saying

Where did "if you can't say anything good, don't say anything at all" come from?

Jackanory

Know thyself

Nosce te ipsum means know thyself, in Latin. . . but so does temel nosce (as in the matrix). What's the difference?

padyer

Origin of saying

Where does the saying "if you see a duck and can't shake a stick at it, dont go to the funfair next wednesday" come from?

mdmiles

mam sabe

what does mam sabe mean

kofukasho

Four on the floor

What does 4 on the floor mean?

Binksmylove

what is this pallindrome

ablewasiereisawelba? Pallindrome

Nala

What does "5 by 5" mean?

I heard the phrase said on a t.v program recently and i can't work out exactly what it means. It might be something like "i'm fine". But confirmation would help.

nora494

Who titled the phrase?

"High Water Mark"

wendymae

has your cat died

I have heard this said if someones trousers are a bit short...what does it mean??

padyer

Its not rocket science you know

What did people used to say instead of "Its not rocket science" before rockets were invented.

orangepinks

Gaelic Translation please

Can anyone translate "Seach-rathad cod-Ioidhne" for me? It appears on the back of an album from Isle of Mull, so I'm assuming it's Gaelic. Any ideas? thanks

flashpig

Cognititve linguistics

What is this?

g-money

stitces

what does ' a stitch in time saves nine ' mean?

Zira

Origin?

Where did the expression "scraping the bottom of the pickle barrel" come from?

shy_girl

mami papi!

They say these words in a lot of pop songs what language is it? What does it actually mean because I know they dont mean mummy and daddy do they use it as a more sexual name of u know what i mean?