Phrases & Sayings

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Tez

"Fanny by Gaslight"

Can anyone tell me what this saying actually means and what the origins of it are? Apparanlty it comes from England?

epiveteau

Gaelic Translation

Can anyone translate the following Irish Gaelic message into English (or French): oiche mhaith agat freisin

amorproximi

Liar

What is the origin of 'liar liar pants on fire'?

Carol King

quote

looking for a saying that stars with the word tuck

FloridianMom

with bells on

where does the saying " I'll be there with bells on." come from? Or ' rings on her fingers, bells on her toes'?

country_boy

Worse things happen at sea

Somebody asked me the origin of this so I posted it for them. Seems pretty self explanatory to me but I may be surprised!

miltonkeynes

Wetting the babies head

Where does the phrase "Wetting the babies head", as in celebrate the arrival of a new born child, come from?

Munden

Which figures of speech can be defined as follows? 1 A comparison which asserts the resemblance of one thing to another in one of its aspects. 2 One word put for another related to it, as effect for...

pigface

Use of that and which

What determines when 'that' or 'which' should be used in a sentence. For example, is it 'I have a car that I keep in a garage', or is it 'I have a car which I keep in a garage'?