Phrases & Sayings

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mayennaise

Up before the beak

Where did this saying originate pse

airbolt

US use of the word "Telly"

Is the use of the word "telly" to mean T.V spreading to the US? I ask because I heard the following in a song recently " Leave the club, hit the telly, get a room " In context ,...

Noseyparker

what is German for Are you going to the pub? Thanks in anticipation - sorry this is all title but I don't have a box for question ???

Noseyparker

poem for a honeymoon

could anyone suggest a short poem for a couple going on honeymoon please thanks for any replys

saturday31

proverb - importance of diligence 7 words

swedeheart

Often you'll hear Britons say something like they will be going to Europe for the summer. If you don't define yourselves as part of Europe, which continent do you identify with??? Not trying to pick a...

zabado

Well it made me smile.

This morning somewhere in Africa a gazelle woke up and thought, if I don't run faster than the fastest lion today I will be eaten . This morning somewhere in Africa a lion woke up and thought ,if I...

Ian1

Overcome with emulsion

OK, so I sent my lady friend a dozen red roses and she text back saying a big thank-you and that she was "overcome with emulsion". What does this mean? I thought she was using predictive...

recordman

GRAMMAR

Latin buffs.Which is correct 'different to' or 'different from'?

sherrardk

Would you say

Would you say that 'the Devil is in the detail' OR that 'God is in the detail'?

pbj_33-2cats

"To do with set of principles Ruby found in California", (6), C-E- - L

zabado

Women !

Women ! They just don't have the same sense of humour. My missus didn't find it nearly as funny as I did when I replaced one of her tampons with a party popper....

cleverclogs2

Things that go Together

1 F and C 2 N and B 3 C and T 4 H and N 5 B and M 6 S and S 7 F and S 8 R and C 9 T and O 10 F and K 11 Y and Y 12 P and N 13 M and T 14 O and C 15 H and T 16 N and T 17 J and IC 18 P and D 19 K and S...

flobadob

Another word for tidying up?

Sometimes instead of saying "tidying up" I will say "reading up". Read pronounced as red, so "redding up". Anywho is this a real word in this context, or just something I...