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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 any alternatives to the phrase; "as much use as / as useless as a chocolate teapot"? No more than 3 words please, and not rude! I already know chocolate fender, waterproof teabag,...
I have received an email that is written partially in Scottish Gaelic. Can anyone help translate the following to English? Ar n-athair a tha air n?amh: gu naom haichear d'ainm. Thigeadh do ri oghachd....
Enveloped..........
The old man 'popped his clogs'. Why is dying said this way? Just wondering that's all.
I work in the Finance Industry (we help people raise finance to buy equipment or for cashflow). I am looking at coming up with corporate mugs and am looking for some type of humorous slogan / quote to...
The saying "he wouldnt say boo to a? Is it boo to a ghost or is it boo to a goose? Thank u
Which is correct "now and then" or "now and again"?
why the heck do people say 'whats your TAKE on it? Whats happened to the good old fashioned 'what do you think of it'. VERY irritating!!
I'm from the south of the country and say the above word with the "qu" pronounced as in the word "queen." i.e. "TURKWOISE" However, my girlfriend from up north swears blind you don't pronounce the...
What's the correct word for someone who is only ever attracted to someone much older than them? <something>ophile. Anyone know?
what does the saying 'bet the devil you know' mean? and where does it come from? Patrick McGuiness said it on Max and Paddy's road to nowhere... also what does 'i'm spitting feathers' mean, and where...
Where do we get the saying 'Three sheets to the wind'
Why do the Constabulary attract the nick-name of The Old Bill? I could understand if it was the Old Bob but where does Bill come from? rutineli
I talk fairly well, but not posh and I say auction like ORK-SHUN. I have heard many say, usually on TV shows say OK-SHUN. I can not make sense of phoentics so is there anybody out there who knows the...
Where can I find the ringtone "In Your Pocket"
so there they all where all the kids of year 6 having their first sex education lesson,the teacher puts up a diagram of the male human body up and starts to ask questions. "And can anybody tell me...
Just saw a caricture on NZ herald.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm? c_id=1&objectid=10430987
what does "ullo ullo ullo" mean?
Where does this saying originate?
Are there any English colloquial words or expressions for saying abroad?
I found in John Grisham's novel The Runaway Jury the following dialogue: "What do you want to do?" "I can think of a lot of things. We could charter a big boat, go for a ride in the Gulf, fish if we...
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