Hi stayed up late watching the The Great Big British Quiz last night (sad I know) but couldn't bring myself to stay up late enough to find out the answer of the problem. It goes something like this:...
I'm visiting two friends in Glasgow and last time I was there (and very drunk) they tried to teach me some Scottish phrases, all of which have been mysteriously erased from my memory (along with the...
Please tell me what's the exact meaning of "I was all pink" as is found in the passage quoted from Goldsmith's book: "Seward Jr.: I was nearly dead when they got to me. Some fellow walking along found...
I understand that "nothing but..." means "only...". However, if "only everything" is substitued for "nothing but everything" in the following passage, the result would seem unreasonable. Could anybody...
Could anyone tell me what "hurt or cold or British" means in the following passage taken from Goldsmith's book? "Seward Jr.: After they divorced, Mon was completely depressed. I don't think she really...
"Time flies you cannot they fly so fast!" I have deliberately left out the punctuation on my Dad's favourite little saying. It really has people perplexed. Try it yourself..... It should read :- "Time...
What does "have something/someone by the tail" mean, as is used in the following passage from Irwin Shaw's Bread Upon the Waters? "...My ideas... well, that nothing is permanent. Those old Romans,...
Just for my homepage on my site, it's getting a bit boring so I'm trying to think of new things to put on it? Before I put ridiculous chat up lines, funny quotes, great things about life and crazy...
i was recently looking for my family crest and coat of arms. i found them unfortunatly they seem different on each web site but the moto was the same on then STAND FAST. does anyone know what STAND...