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kjc0123

go off on a tangent.

Why does the phrase of "go off on a tangent" become to mean "to suddenly start doing, discussing, or thinking about something completely different"?
07:27 Sun 31st Oct 20046 answers, last by jocook17 04:48 Wed 19th Jan 2005
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Heddsy

'Sixes and sevens'?

Why is it 'sixes and sevens'? Why not fours and fives? Where did it come from? Also on the subject of numbers, why is it 'dressed up to the nines'? (yes I have just watched Evita!)
18:08 Sun 31st Oct 20046 answers, last by jocook17 04:37 Wed 19th Jan 2005
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clofears

ABOVE BOARD

What is the meaning of 'above board', meaning honest, untainted?
10:02 Mon 01st Nov 20044 answers, last by mje1066 02:04 Thu 04th Nov 2004
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terp24

boobie trap

what is the origin of "boobie trap?"
17:06 Tue 02nd Nov 20043 answers, last by Quizmonster 17:47 Thu 04th Nov 2004
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lindasb

hats off

where did "hats off" originate
01:21 Thu 04th Nov 20044 answers, last by jocook17 01:18 Wed 19th Jan 2005
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david niven

Nautical phrases in everyday use.

How many phrases in everyday use can we think of that have a nautical origin [with the meaning if they're obscure please]?
19:53 Sun 19th Jan 200314 answers, last by mje1066 01:54 Thu 04th Nov 2004

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