Phrases & SayingsQuestion title
Symbol used in Commerce and Finance
This may not be the best topic area for my question, but I cannot think of a better one. I have a very small English dictionary (10 cm X 6.5 cm and 2.5 cm thick) called The Diamond Dictionary. There is no publicat... [more] Bert
03/07/09 14:42 Graham's cryptic food and drink
Looking for help on last 3....all food or drink 54: Ripped Cake Layers 72: Tea and coffee combined 74: Glucose has a cigarette Thanks irish molly
03/07/09 12:27 Numbers Quiz
2 M K S - P (aka G) and P rustynails
01/07/09 12:14 Foreign Word for Comic ( as in the visual medium )
I am trying to translate the phrase football comic into a number of languages ( as in a comic about football ). In Babel Fish i get a translation which comes out as funny football. I know comics are Bandes De... [more] airbolt
30/06/09 17:53 What are these phrases, please?
Doing a quiz with phrases & sayings and am stuck on these last two. Any help would be appreciated. 1) T T H I A B T T T A 2) V S T Many thank in anticipation of any help Trussell
30/06/09 17:33 Overheard at B & Q
A woman asked for assistance at B & Q as she wanted a 15mm pipe plug. The man asked, "Do you want a male plug, a female plug or both?" "I just want to stop a leak," the woman replied. "I don't plan to breed them!" McMouse
29/06/09 17:51 catch phrases
all are in a rectangle 1. R<P< I 2. ACUM 3. WINTER SPRING SUMMER AUT any help appreciated. Example they give is YALP answer Play Backwards. Nid 1
28/06/09 17:39 Spanish Translation
Good morning everyone in Answerbank land. I dont know if I am in the right section for this question but here goes:- One of my husbands staff is Spanish and has a birthday coming up. Can anyone please give m... [more] Bookworm9
26/06/09 08:39 Cloud 9
What is the story behind being "on Cloud 9" when someone is very happy? pirwany
25/06/09 11:39 crowther's encyclopaedia of phrases and origins by edwin radford
I have a crowther's encyclopaedia of phrsaes and origins first edition 1945 by Edwin Radford. I would like to know how much is this book worth. Thank you Marianne marianne.kavanagh@mgv-uk.com obrien2154
25/06/09 11:20 Word Up!
Wash up, Tidy up, Pi$$ed up, Wound up, Drink up, Send up, Make up, Etc. Etc. Etc. Why do we use 'up'? As far as I can tell it is not particularly needed... Thanks. ll_billym
24/06/09 22:30 What are you thinking
Who replied to the question " What are you thinking" with "How much the sea errodes the seashore at Mablethorp" I think it may have been on a television programme Thanks trailertam
24/06/09 22:23 chin-chin
Does anyone out there know the origin of the expression "Cin-Chin" as a toast? I think the Italians use a similarly pronounced "cin-cin". Thanks in advance. Tellmee
22/06/09 11:15 the tree on which the devil hanged his mother
A saying or a tale? http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/History/Myths-a nd-Legends/Question773234.html swedeheart
21/06/09 23:40 does this make sense?
"they took the short cut every day, as well as taking less time, it was pleasanter than walking by the roadside" crisgal
20/06/09 19:18 fill in the gaps please
thay are well known phrases 45 M________E__________W ________IN A F__________M______ AND 10 C_______AT 0_______P________S__________ lozzylou
18/06/09 21:40 Blackadder joke
George: Well, I thought one or two cheeky gags, one followed by She was only the ironmongers daughter but she knew a surprising amount about fish as well. Just wanted to know if anyone could tell me why this jo... [more] emilynotail
18/06/09 13:47 quotations
only clue i have is quotations 4 words 4465 ?a?? ?a?? ???in? ahead can you help please chookie pie
16/06/09 20:41 Tipping in restaurants.
What is the word (possibly only used in USA) for collecting all the staff tips into one pot then distributing evenly amongst themselves. Thanks, Andy ACB312
16/06/09 14:38
Have Your SayShould the over 70's be made to retake their driving test?Yes. The new licence should have to be renewed every 2 or 5 years. Yes, but the new license should be permanent. Yes, but only if they have been in an accident. No.
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