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This phrase is slang for being on the dole or in receipt of social security benefits. I believe that "on the pan crack" originates from the coal mining areas of Yorkshire and I first heard...
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"It should give him pause" meaning that should cause him to think before acting or simply give him pause for thought, is a quaint construction which sounds like C17 English. But is it new...
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What is the correct name for those funny new computer-read patterns now appearing increasingly in advertisements etc? Living abroad, I feel I'm losing touch with latest coinings: it's difficult to ask...
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Shouldn't it be 'brelly'?
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Why is a tank top, the garment, called a tank top?
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"Oh golf is full of innuendos. I mean you've got to get your stance right, grip on the shaft and swing in a smooth and non-jerky manner and if you do it right, you get that really nice sound that...
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I had an interesting period of time today with a student who could/would not see the superfluousness of 'met up with' over 'met'. Just out of interest, do you see a difference between the two? I was...
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Where does the expression 'he's toast' come from? Is it recent? Toast is edible, though it is but bread heated and browned; it has its uses, so what is the idea behind the expression?
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its a world wide distress call ,but where did it come from and why do we use it ..just curious
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hi
Australasian slang term for england (3-4) i have o?d ?a?t
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Can anyone translate the following Latin into English: qui flecti nesclus aequus
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I'm usually the pedantic type for spelling, grammer etc. But as this little gem came from AOLs news section you'd expect it to be phrased by someone who knew a thing or two about the written word....
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THANKS MALLYH. REDY
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period after you are 20 and before you are 40
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I did, a small, leather bound one, with coloured pages. I was about ten, and all my old aunties and uncles spent boxing day writing things in. My daughter brought me a little book today, and asked me...
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...originate..
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Oops,wrong section!
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Pray repair the rip you made,*r***e*. Quick clue is, if you please.
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If you wish to describe a noisy snorer, what comparative noun can you use, please?
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The phrase referring to a person doing something independently....is it "Off his own back" or "Off his own bat?"
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