Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord ...wrote Leonard Cohen in his song Hallelujah. To what does it refer? Or is it just dear old Lennie rambling. (Or...
What's the origin of the phrase 'cross with', as in "She was cross with us for [doing whatever]" ? I tried to google for it, but all I found out is that Rembrandt was cross-eyed, which is of course...
Hi metagirl, just in case you've already abandoned your thread about seeing stars, I just want to bring to your attention that I've given a reply there that may or may not be important.
One of my half sisters suffers from blood phobia. Anyone out there know anything about what treatments might work? I understand cognitive therapy to be successful in treating different phobias, but of...
This is so vague. My mind is going, I can feel it. So, calling all mind readers! What's the phrase ending with street or alley or lane; when you hear it you think of writers? I think it may well have...
In your experience, at what age does a child 1) understand what a dream is (understand it's not 'real') 2) understand what a symbol is ("I dreamed this, but it meant that.") Do you know of any good...
...or perhaps I should have said "Americans eating" - but I want to get your attention, don't I. Well here's my thing. A silly question, but I've been wondering for years: It seems that Americans hold...
Harbouring bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other guy to die - who said that? I've googled, yes, but this seems to be a popular one, it comes in many different versions:...
Hiya gang, please suggest a phrasing to describe the sort of 'device' that Uncle Scrooge keeps his lucky dime in/under. I came up with "under a glass cover" and "in a crystal display case", but when I...
Good evening, Britain. (And the rest of the world that's peeping in.) This one is impossible to google for, so bear with me - I need it for something I'm writing. In my text there's a character that...
I'm having a hard time understanding when it's possible to use the verb 'sit' (referring to an object) instead of 'lie' or 'stand'. It may be that there aren't any clear rules about this and that you...
Hi all, what happened to the AnswerBank toolbar? (Italics, bold letters et cetera.) I don't have the internet at home so I use computers at the library and at several different internet caf?s. All in...
This company (link below) are currently selling their pillows at Stockholm Central Station. I liked the one called The Dreamer but it was kind of expensive and I'm very squeamish about my pillows...
What's the correct expression for when you carry somebody in this http://www.ta.no/multimedia/archive/00569/21-p __gullstol_569478h.jpg manner? In Sweden it's referred to as carrying that person in a...