What is the meaning of "ram it through" in the following sentence? We're talking about a proposal that impacts 40-50 million acres and they're trying to ram it through in nine months when a...
I live on the top floor of a victorian conversion and lately we seem to have lots of flies (house flies). Is this a particularly bad time of year for getting flies and how can I get rid of them?
Does anyone else get really annoyed with other people's punctuation? like "Apple's and Pear's and Sammys Grocerys." Is it just me, or are more and more people less interested in getting the...
I'm trying to remember an alternative version of the tale, told from the point of view of the lame boy left behind. I may well be imagining it/extrapolating from seeing a play at primary school (a...
Need help. About 3 months ago we had to put down our oldest dog :(. The problem is the surviving one, who in his three years had only ever known the older one. Biggest of the...
To Whom It May Concern I'm writing to you for some well needed advice on a certain advert I saw on Sky One. Basically there were several face painted tribal men sat around a large rock in the middle...
Can you advise what to check for or adjust? I thread up the sewing machine but the bobbin thread doesn't pull through freely, in fact, once threaded, it sticks tight. I have tried removing...
1) Is there a word in the english language to describe a parent who's child has died, ie in the reverse case of an orphan? We have the words widow and widower; so could it be an orphaner? 2) I know...
We have the most wonderful male German Shepherd dog, He is ex-police and is 8years of age. we have had him for 7 years .he is gentle, loving and devoted to us and our home. He is walked 3...
I considered putting this into the Animals and Nature section first, but thought it might seem a bit cruel?Anyway, if lambing season is between February and May (I'm not a farmer so correct me if I'm...
What is the meaning of "taking on" in the following sentences? The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 had excluded agricultural workers from its guarantee of the right of labor to organize and...
This morning I went for an eye test in a well known chain of opticians. They said I had to have a "pre-test" which involved blowing air into my eyes. I found it not perhaps painful, just...