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Origin of a saying

Where does the saying 'teaching my granny to suck eggs' come from?

"Times They Are a Changing" Phrase Origin.

"Times They Are a Changing" is a line from the Bob Dylan Song, and is now a common phrase in the English lagnuage, but was he the first to use this phrase?

Baby Jane

have your cake

"you can't have your cake and eat it" why is int it "you can't eat your cake and have it"

barmy

Chatham rules

What is the origin of the above phrase, I understand the meaning to be "what is said in a meeting remains in the meeting, including sensitive issues" and is quoted often in my organisation. Regards

NeilG

I can feel it in my waters

I said this to a friend recently and she laughed and said I had got it mixed up with 'feel it in my bones' but I have definately heard my mum and grandma say it. Is it just my family?

curious81

Birds and Stones

Where does the saying "to kill two birds with one stone" come from?

morgan 345

kill two birds with one stone

where does the sying kill two birds with one stone originate from, and what does it mean

hollytree

slang

jargon or slang for a partiular group of people

curious81

Cats and Dogs

Why do we say it's raining cats and dogs?

imajenarry

can anyone please tell me what this term means.i heard it for the first time fairly recently and no-one i've asked knows what it is. does it mean a relationship based on what one partner can provide...

maidon

Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Can someone please explain the above saying - heard it in the tv programme Cape Wrath last week. thanks

burston

Getting on

Getting on like a house on fire. Where on earth does this phrase come from ?

vital_signs

Springwell vs Wellspring

I have seen the word SPRINGWELL used, but cannot find it in the dictionary. WELLSPRING means a source as in WELLSPRING OF IDEAS. But does SPRINGWELL mean the same thing?

DipsyNix

What's it gate?

Can anyone tell me why something happens in the news someone sticks the word gate at the end of it??? To create a headline for example Beckham gate, hope someone understands what i am asking because...

Redbel

7 year itch

Why is this phrase associated with marriage.

Immi666

Rubinesque

My friends keep telling me that I'm not fat, I'm Rubinesque. Anyone know what this means?

the nomad

who said or wrote

who said or wrote the followings phrases 1.there is more politics in football than in politics 2.i have come to regard the law courts not as a cathedral but rather as a casino 3.my chances of being...

-dreaming-

curiosity killed the cat

whats the story behind the saying curiosity killed the cat?

Malcopool

Who said .....

Who said "Nothing like turning fifty to make you feel a hundred years old"?

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