Phrases & Sayings

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fruitsalad

mondays child is?

please does any one know the words to this rhyme?

Roughquest

Para

Could someone enlighten me as to the meaning of the word 'para' as is 'paralegal', 'paramedic', 'paraglide'. Thanks RQ xx

mountainboo

comical similie's

can anyone give me some comical similie's. They can be anything

portocat

Help with an alternative to Pudding for a comedy menu

I am making up a menu for my dad's 60th dinner and I have put 'In the Beginnings' for the starter, 'The Main Event' for the main course, and now I am stuck for what to put for Pudding. I don't want to...

Jagmac

Sleeping

I would say 'I fell asleep' although I have heard others express it as 'I felt asleep', and 'I fell to sleep'. What expression do you use?

curlyperm

is or are?

there's a possibility that is already been asked, but every Saturday night it drives me to DESPAIR when i hear Philip Scofield say 'The next couple voted to stay IS.....' surely to god its the next...

Darbiphan

Kin

My wife seems to think that kin is a slang or children's word for kitten she used as a child. Has anyone else ever heard of this?

mormess

"come, shup!" how do you say it?

I'm producing and audio book and have come across this sentence: "Come, shup. Come, shup. Come, shup. Shepherd's ready for another pair." The characters are dipping sheep, in case you're wondering!...

Champagne

Filthy Rich

Where does the term 'filthy rich' come from?

Angella

touch

hi! does enyone know the meaning of the phrase "touch her with a ten foot pole"?thanks

chumbawumba

she

where does the saying, ''shes the cats mother'' come from??

lankeela

Elizabethan II

If styles of building are referred to as Tudor, Elizabethan, Victorian, Georgian, etc. what will today's houses be known as?

vicars

Is this a rude italian word?

Hi I was sent a message from someone who had his ebay listing removed as he copied mine word for word. It just reads "coglion*" where the star is probably the last letter. Any ideas what this means?...

darkstar

were did "best bib and tucker" come from

221b

Why is it always 'sticks' of furniture?

When people refer to not having much furniture, they always refer to them as 'sticks' of furniture. Beyond the obvious of pre-mediaeval times, furniture might have been made from sticks - (bit rickety...