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Push the boat out
What are the origins of that phrase, meaning to spend out a bit on something or go a bit over the top?

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09/05/08
13:33

phrases and sayings
what do the abbreviated sayings mean S B T B D Y G O O B O T W S C T T R T Y C H T M O A G T A D F F A K T T T A S T D

fred1
08/05/08
21:35

4 answers (last answered: 09/05/08 10:39)

10 or 19 to the dozen?
which is right? 10 to the dozen or nineteen to the dozen?

janidewberry
07/05/08
20:49

7 answers (last answered: 08/05/08 19:50)

the exception proves the rule
Why does 'the exception prove the rule'? How can it? It has beeen bugging me for years. Please explain someone. Many thanks

ndofu
07/05/08
17:35

4 answers (last answered: 08/05/08 13:24)

phrase or fact
well known phrase or fact example: 3BM = 3 blind mice what is 37 P of WS 2 HABT 1 P of 5 L and 2 F

hot chocolat
06/05/08
21:09

3 answers (last answered: 06/05/08 21:18)

number phrase
What is the answer to this - 9 M to H a B

WILIEECOYOTE
06/05/08
17:58

2 answers (last answered: 06/05/08 18:21)

sayings
please could you help with this 24 S of P in a Q

mamasmurf
06/05/08
14:44

2 answers (last answered: 07/05/08 09:14)

get your goat
It's annoying me (getting my goat, even), that I don't know where this came from.

dancecaller
05/05/08
16:14

2 answers (last answered: 05/05/08 23:29)

big swinging mickey
Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'big swinging mickey, please?

cherrycherry
04/05/08
23:37

6 answers (last answered: 09/05/08 11:38)

valentine
wht does f.a.b.l.e mean

sexylegs
04/05/08
22:37

2 answers (last answered: 06/05/08 00:06)

proceduralise
A quick check on google shows that the word proceduralise is in common use, yet it doesnt appear in any of the online dictionaries Ive tried. From time to time I have used it in my job, but was asked about it the ot... [more]

Whickerman
04/05/08
18:23

6 answers (last answered: 05/05/08 17:20)

is it correct grammar to say:
that someone is "cleverer" than you?

crisgal
04/05/08
18:05

9 answers (last answered: 09/05/08 12:01)

literature
As a sole judge of a literray copetition, which one of the four short-listed novels below will win the prize? 1- Sunset by Lewis Grassic Gibbon 2- Orlando by Wirginia wolf 3- Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah 4-... [more]

ma3898
04/05/08
13:44

4 answers (last answered: 08/05/08 12:03)

phrase origin
where did the phrase "can't walk and chew gum at the same time" originate?

ashinsky
02/05/08
18:59

2 answers (last answered: 06/05/08 14:17)

nursery rhymn
t.f.g.m.i.a.l.

mamasmurf
02/05/08
17:46

5 answers (last answered: 03/05/08 11:45)

occupation
A cathedral takes me in

mamasmurf
02/05/08
16:34

2 answers (last answered: 05/05/08 23:12)

example - 3 B.M. is 3 blind mice
37 d.c. is n.b.t.

mamasmurf
02/05/08
15:00

1 answer (last answered: 02/05/08 15:17)

occupations
1 cathedral takes me in 2. youll find me in the secret plan

mamasmurf
02/05/08
11:46

1 answer (last answered: 02/05/08 12:02)

example 3 B.M. is three blind mice
what is there are 10 S in a D and E.S.L.A.. is 16 Y.

mamasmurf
02/05/08
11:37

3 answers (last answered: 02/05/08 14:29)

nursery rhymes
what rhyme is this T.F.S.S.I.T.P.

mamasmurf
02/05/08
11:33

1 answer (last answered: 02/05/08 11:35)