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the meaning of "ram it through"

What is the meaning of "ram it through" in the following sentence? We're talking about a proposal that impacts 40-50 million acres and they're trying to ram it through in nine months when a...

Annie456

Flies

I live on the top floor of a victorian conversion and lately we seem to have lots of flies (house flies). Is this a particularly bad time of year for getting flies and how can I get rid of them?

desprat4help

Shakespeare/Jackass?

In which Shakespeare play does a queen fall in love with a jackass?

weaponeer56

first lifeboat port

which was the first english port to have a lifeboat

Shatnerfan

Heat

How long does heat last for a lady dog (I believe b*tch may have fallen foul of the censor had I used it)?

janeevans

Rhyme ( nursery)

'that I don't know' What rhyme does this come from?

hugoboss

eats shoots and leaves

Does anyone else get really annoyed with other people's punctuation? like "Apple's and Pear's and Sammys Grocerys." Is it just me, or are more and more people less interested in getting the...

LeMarchand

The Pied Piper

I'm trying to remember an alternative version of the tale, told from the point of view of the lame boy left behind. I may well be imagining it/extrapolating from seeing a play at primary school (a...

cassimer

Unhappy dog..

Need help. About 3 months ago we had to put down our oldest dog :(. The problem is the surviving one, who in his three years had only ever known the older one. Biggest of the...

Alexsis

To Whom It May Concern I'm writing to you for some well needed advice on a certain advert I saw on Sky One. Basically there were several face painted tribal men sat around a large rock in the middle...

Earthlady

sewing machine bobbin thread sticks

Can you advise what to check for or adjust? I thread up the sewing machine but the bobbin thread doesn't pull through freely, in fact, once threaded, it sticks tight. I have tried removing...

Yeah Bee

What has happend to Keith Floyd?

What has happend to Keith Floyd? You know that tv travelling cook with a liking of wine

l_h_kings

What's the word?

1) Is there a word in the english language to describe a parent who's child has died, ie in the reverse case of an orphan? We have the words widow and widower; so could it be an orphaner? 2) I know...

splodge24

Stains

Help! How do I get irn-bru out of beige carpet? Please help me out asap, I don't want to ruin the carpet. Thanks guys!

duster

An older dog

 We have the most wonderful male German Shepherd dog, He is ex-police and is 8years of age. we have had him for 7 years .he is gentle, loving and devoted to us and our home. He is walked 3...

ellen 59

argos advert

what are the names of the actors in the Argos advert and what have they appeared in before?

Moonhead

Welsh (or any other British) Lamb

I considered putting this into the Animals and Nature section first, but thought it might seem a bit cruel?Anyway, if lambing season is between February and May (I'm not a farmer so correct me if I'm...

naparky

Aching Drum?

Anybody know the words to the rhyme And his name was aching drum

kjc0123

the meaning of 'take on'

What is the meaning of "taking on" in the following sentences? The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 had excluded agricultural workers from its guarantee of the right of labor to organize and...

Hgrove

eye test

This morning I went for an eye test in a well known chain of opticians. They said I had to have a "pre-test" which involved blowing air into my eyes. I found it not perhaps painful, just...

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