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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.
Does any one know any Fatty and Skinney Jokes
Can anybody tell me what the expression ' A two out ' means in the song'Don't dilly dally on the way'? It comes in the lines 'I soon got over that, with a two out and a chat, Cos a bit of what yer...
how many is umpteen? thanks hedge
I started a cross stitch project yesterday and it has a quote on it. "Sleep till you're hungry, eat till your sleepy." Is it just me, or should that be 'til? I'm sure the long version is "sleep until...
particularly in south and east london a cheque is referred to as a 'kite' i know pretty much all the first and second string rhyming slang but not familiar with this old term
if you try to fail and succeed, which have you done? thanks hedge
can anybody help me with these? 1. What is the mother of wisdom? 2. There's no love where there is no.......?
why .. cool as a cucumber? thanks hedge
where does the expression the whole nine yards originate from? thanks hedge
Who was Larry and why was he happy? Thanks Hedge
When we refer to people looking similar to another person why do we use the term spitting image to describe this? Thanks Hedge
What is the origin of the expression ok? Thanks Hedge
I've always wondered why these two different things have the same name, are they related or is it purely a coincidence?
Why are they german?
Where do these sayings originate please !!.
My old grandad a sailor of many years used to say a saying that went like this. "We went ashore for a drink and a laugh, and ended up drinking from the Furry cup" Any ideas ?
What about this saying ? - Any ideas AB.
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Finis * coronat * opus Wat does this mean...its on a crest
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