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keithmorris
why is the name of the end of a loaf called a nobby,\I think this is a london term.
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mindyerown
Where does the saying "I've got more ??? than i can shake a stick at" come from?
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andrea81
Where does - " Revenge is a dish best served cold" come from? Is it just a saying or is it a quote from somewhere? I've read the meaning on a similar question on AB but it doesn't say where it is from...
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markham
what well known phrase is represented montague
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fairkatrina
Hi, does anyone have any info on fishing Roodee Mere in Roydon Park on the Wirral? I've tried googling it but to no avail, I only got the fisheries section which isn't very helpful. I need to know the...
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tattynatty
i have a bracelet and a ring and they are both stamped DIA could you please let me know what that means?
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dannyday5821
the third world? where the hell did that term come about? ive been thinking about it all day (well, all night seen as im on a night shift!). the most elaborate thing i could think of, which could...
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denormster
Origin of heads will roll
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10ClarionSt
Does anyone know where these words come from, and who wrote them? Beneath the world of wind and wave.... Thanks.
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johnlambert
why is the mans name Romeo pronounced "Romeo" as in the Shakespere play "Romeo + Juliet", yet the Romeo in the Alpha Romeo car is prononced " Romayo"? TIA
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tony mcscaff
where does the saying poisoned chalice come from
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Romeo
It means 'busy, busy' and is always pronounced 'beezy, beezy'. It is used when people have a lot of work to do. But where does it originate from. Is it a quote from a film? Is it an Americanism? It...
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poppertop
does anyone know why co-respondent shoes, the black and white style brogues, are so called? What would shoes have to do with divorce settlements?
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China Doll
What does 'nowty' mean please? Cheers China
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blu3wave
Where does the phrase "whatever's meant to be, will be" come from? I think I first came across it in a lit book but is it an actual proverb? thx xxx
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countrykid
I know what it means when someone says "just give me a "ballpark figure" meaning maybe a rough estimate, but where does this stem from. The use of ballpark sounds american.
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TheFullJenny
Why do we say 'How the devil are you', why does the devil have anything to do with it?
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Janbuck
Who said - the Liverpool theme song is 'You'll Never Walk Alone', the Wimbledon theme song is 'You'll Never Walk Again'?
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sris22
...Fundamentally, what is the most common proviso for when your ears are burning? I've, for years, believed that if your left ear is burning, your lover (or someone who loves you) is talking about...
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snug
Can anybody explain why Asian men of all religions have, by and large adopted western dress but the women still wear traditional dress.

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