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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.
Can anyone tell me what Tea in China means, like if someone said "its Tea in China china", I know china means mate but unsure what teh other part is?? Thanks..
What singer had the catchphrase "All teeth and trousers"
When writing an article that contains a few continuous quotes, where does one put the full stops at the end of paragraphs in relation to the quotation marks? This is how I have written it, but someone...
Why is the "do" after a funeral referred to as a wake?
At school I was taught that "FISH" can be spelt "GHOTI" GH as in Laugh F O as in women I TI as in station SH Does anyone know any other words that can be spelt in this manner?
Daily Express Crusader Crossword 22 Jan 2009 Shows two exception to the rule " I before E except after C 12 across being protein and 14 across being counterfeit . Strange language we have isn't it ?
Can anybody help me with this abbreviated saying? TOMGIAG Any suggestions gratefully received. Many thanks.
Which expression arose in the 1970's to mean the annual tour of leading universities by recruiting staff from large businesses hoping to procure the best available new talent?
Where does this term for horse come from??
I'd really like to know where the saying 'A lover, not a fighter', comes from. I think it is only used for men and not women but I don't know the origin, whether it comes from a film or a play. Any...
what does it mean to bag a brace? How many is in a brace?
Does anyone know of a grace one can say before a meal other than the old chestnut "for what we are about to receive...". I have to say grace before quite a well educated crowd and would like an...
Someone told me recently that to refer to a non-white-race individual as coloured (a catch-all expression, although perhaps not covering orientals, simply to indicate non-european origins) is now...
where does the phrase "a bit of a heath robinson" come from it means a bit rough and ready thanks
The initial letters are a well known phrase or saying T O M G I A G also I A G P S
who the hell is bob?? bobs not my uncle... why do ppl uses this phrase? i dont get it.... along with.... others.... with names one with ... gordon bennett i think... im not sure..... do you use any...
Does anyone know the little ditty which explains the two pronunciations of the word scone. Where one rhymes with gone and one rhymes with gnome. Thanks in advance.
Away with the fairies 8 letters Liquid Tot 4 letters
What is the origin of the line, 'Are we human, or are we dancer' I know it was a phrase used by a writer unfortunately thats where my knowledge ends.
back again with the las t two of these. what do the following represent. eg NME IN-ENEMY WITHIN O-ER-T-O KNOWITINO