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ay
whats the meaning of ay up me duck

forestman
13/07/08
21:10

3 answers (last answered: 25/08/08 15:33)

phrases and sayings
two's company, three's a crowd. what is four and five?

niyati
13/07/08
09:14

8 answers (last answered: 13/07/08 17:48)

Put the Tin Hat on it
What are the origins of the phrase "That's put the Tin Hat on it"? I've always taken it to mean something similar to " That's the final straw" - in other words the final step in a disaster.

airbolt
12/07/08
23:39

2 answers (last answered: 25/08/08 15:38)

500 P in a F H P J
500 P in a F H P J

shaun.k.hill
12/07/08
22:30

1 answer (last answered: 13/07/08 17:48)

3 B on a P S
3 B on a P S

shaun.k.hill
12/07/08
22:27

1 answer (last answered: 12/07/08 22:43)

3T on a MOTS
3T on a MOTS

shaun.k.hill
12/07/08
22:24

1 answer (last answered: 12/07/08 23:15)

Grasping the nettle
Where did this saying come from?

aldercar
12/07/08
19:24

4 answers (last answered: 12/07/08 20:31)

Getting married
I recently heard a woman say "that was the church where I married my husband." However,is the grammer right. Surely it should be "Where I married my fiance,who is now my husband."? Ta Ta marky b

Marky B
12/07/08
15:56

8 answers (last answered: 25/08/08 15:42)

3 T on a M O T S
3 T on a M O T S

shaun.k.hill
12/07/08
15:02

1 answer (last answered: 13/07/08 19:35)

Why do we say "Touch wood"
Not meaning to bring bad luck on ourselves, we say "touch wood". Why?

BockingBob
11/07/08
21:45

6 answers (last answered: 25/08/08 15:48)

where does the saying 'she's got a kidney on her' originate
where does the saying 'she's got a kidney on her' originate

theresapetal
11/07/08
14:35

2 answers (last answered: 25/08/08 15:51)

best laid plans
What is the next bit of this phrase?

Ferg
11/07/08
11:53

6 answers (last answered: 11/07/08 21:34)

andQuot???
What does andQuot mean in questions i have read on AB?

echokilo
11/07/08
08:32

3 answers (last answered: 12/07/08 07:18)

poetry
Does anyone know which poem the following line comes from- "and the deer like red rocking horses" Thanks

elkie77
11/07/08
00:58

Chugging himself
In the programme "Still Game" ( a couple of male Glasgow OAPs) one asked the other if another man was "chugging himself" Does anyone know the meaning of the phrase?

rescuer
10/07/08
22:35

3 answers (last answered: 25/08/08 15:54)

Any others?
"Slow up" and "Slow down" mean the same thing. Any other phrases like these?

derrynoose
10/07/08
12:46

10 answers (last answered: 25/08/08 15:58)

Sink a couple of jars.
Can anyone tell how the saying 'sink a couple of jars' came about. I know it means having a few drinks, but wondered if there was any significance to the word 'jars' Many thanks, Jersey, C.I.

information
09/07/08
12:16

4 answers (last answered: 25/08/08 16:04)

travel on foot
what saying relates to travel on foot it has 7.6 x

pizza
08/07/08
18:16

3 answers (last answered: 09/07/08 20:54)

burlington bertie
who was burlington bertie?

zzxxee
08/07/08
17:43

6 answers (last answered: 11/07/08 16:23)

Phrases and Sayings
Secondary radar system (7-6) RE?E?C? - E?R?K? (Sun Telegraph GK crossword, 6th July)

lk4519
08/07/08
09:59

2 answers (last answered: 08/07/08 10:01)