Phrases & Sayings

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Chinajan

Spitting Image, Spitten Image, Spit And Image, Dead Spit And Spitting Feathers

No one seems to know which is the correct usage of 'spitting image' and its variations, nor its source. There's some information and speculation here:...

ABag1

Know Whey It Weigh

Dingbat

Indysoda

What Does “F—Ing Saint” Mean?

What does it mean to say “that guy is a f—-ing saint”? (English is not my first language)...

neuron

Landed

When I lived in Wales many years ago, I came across many people who would say the word "landed" in a sense that I've never heard or seen elsewhere since. As an example, a parent of a child would say...

OldNS

Gaffing In ... Meaning Butting In Where You're Not Wanted?

When I was a teenager in the 80s we would use the phrase, Gaffing in. Used as in .. "oh shes always gaffin in" Meaning .. butting in or joining in uninvited. I remember using it, my friend and her mum...

vonjon

Who Said That

1) a stitch in time would have confused einstein 2) most horror films are certainly that 3) afrikaans sounds like welsh with attitude and emphysema...