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Heavens to Betsy

Where does the saying Heavens to Betsy originate from?

What are the 2 errors most used in our language that really make your hackles rise? Mine is 'bought' and 'brought' and the worst in my book is 'specific' and 'Pacific'. A woman at work has just said...

amonty1144

all squared off

In a recent discussion at home, my husband and I were trying to find the origin of the term 'all squared off', we thought it was military, any ideas?

whiffey

Lose or Loose ?

There is an irritating tendency these days to write LOOSE when you surely mean LOSE ? Loose is ill-fitting trousers, worn dentures, etc, and has nothing to do with losing something. Am I right, and...

twazerk

Station wagons & Shooting brakes

When I was young my gran had an estate car that she refered to as a 'shooting brake' now more manufacturers are calling them 'station wagons'. Why shooting brake and station wagon?

motherf

Greek Mythology

in Greek Mythology Who was one of the seven daughters of Atlas placed as a star in the sky . 6 letters

mollymax

Getting on my wick

Any idea where this comes from, is it to do with candles?

styley

Footery

Has anyone ever heard that expression, as in this is footery work.

Romeo

Polite word for female sexual part

Is there a slang word for vagina that is not offensive or crude. An inoffensive slang word for penis would be willy, but is there an equivalent for the female bit?

pinkerton123

work out the following sayings

chair plank knee light TY AMNESIA event ee e bb yyy 13579 A Z 108 E in the P T

soozmac

maths puzzle

3 friends go into a motel. the man behind the desk said the room is ?30, so each man paid ?10 and went to the room. a while later the man behind the desk realized the room was only ?25, so he sent the...

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