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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 have always been interested in sayings from different parts of the UK (& beyond!). When I was a very young man back in the late 50s / 60s, born & bred in the South End of Liverpool, when I was going...
Is there a noun in English which means "the person to whom the speaker is speaking" ? Addressee only sounds apt for someone written to, interlocutor means anyone taking part in a conversation, and...
I don't know if these are really malapropisms, but on another thread someone is talking about driving with 'undue care and attention'. This is one of my favourites together with 'mute point' and...
STUN IS (WRITTEN 10 TIMES)...
is that always the expression?
you commit murder, and someone has been murdered
if you cmmit suicide, can you be suicided?...
To guess the sweet from the clue, eg: Q: A pirate's loot ... A: Bounty. Q: large capacity bus ... A: Double Decker. Stuck on the following: 1. A Christmas Carol 2. Tropical plain in places Thanks...
Stony Stare what does it mean
Hunkey Dory.................? i know it means good, fine, ok just wondered if anyone knew where the saying came from?
Thank you
Lisa x...
Hi anyone seen Oz the great and powerful and what is it like?
What's the best word/words to describe someone who always thinks they are right or seems to love telling how you are doing things wrong or pointing out things that are wrong. I'm sure there is a word...
Why do people refer to their wedding anniversaries as a Silver/Ruby/Gold/Diamond WEDDING? It is the ANNIVERSARY of the day they got married! It drives me mad!! and makes me want to SHOUT!!!!!
Having a total mind block!
What's the word I want for a date that's pencilled in but might change?...
17 a bit of an idiot 32 a friend of no 17 62 moving along thank you for help...
Hi there i'm doing a study about happiness and want to find out which sounds and gestures you make when highly ecstatic. To give more detail i want you to close your eyes and imagine that you 1- Won...
I'm looking for an alternative to "king maker" which means much the same thing.
Thoughts?...
can you help me please, do you know which expression means 'with only seconds to spare' (2,3,4,2,4) please help me
that means a benefit that doesn't cost the company anything. ie extra half hour lunch time, or an allocated parking space. etc darned if I can remember the term :-) (posted this in business as well as...
Hi, I've noticed that a few of my friends are writing 'am' to start a sentence e.g. "Am having a good time" or "Am just leaving work now" Is this grammatically correct?? It doesn't sound or look...
Why are the Downs not called the Ups ? They are hills. They are low hills, but still hills.
has anyone heard of the saying ' in a cola bundle ' and what does it mean?...
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