I've never quite understood the theory behind this saying. What exactly is so bad about doing that, yet the context in which the saying is used is always of someone taking advantage.
I am a primary school teacher and we have realised our children know very few sayings (and understand even less!) so for our assemblies this term we will be doing a saying a week. I have been...
I remember reading in the 1970's that they had to change the words on the Pepsi cola advert in China because people were pouring it on their families graves because when the words "come alive with...
I know what it means when someone says "just give me a "ballpark figure" meaning maybe a rough estimate, but where does this stem from. The use of ballpark sounds american.
...Fundamentally, what is the most common proviso for when your ears are burning? I've, for years, believed that if your left ear is burning, your lover (or someone who loves you) is talking about...
I have found myself using various car related forums on the internet recently and I'm trying to get my head around some of the language. What does BUMP mean? What does Bttt mean?