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- What does it mean? - nick 08/01/03
( 2)
- 'envision' vs 'envisage' - GPP
08/01/03 ( 1)
- Bring em' on ! - kathaab afandi
07/31/03 ( 5)
- Plan B - K 07/31/03
( 1)
- Golligor - Shae 07/31/03
( 1)
- Wear your heart on your sleeve?? -
Lauren Dunne 07/31/03 ( 1)
- Ride the pine - S. 07/31/03
( 2)
- Some phrases plz. - kathaab afandi
07/31/03 ( 3)
- Somewhat curiously - Mei 07/31/03
( 1)
- News creation of apprehension and its
narrative resolution - celia 07/31/03 ( 1)
- Trivia/how-to Web site - ESC
07/31/03 ( 0)
- Asking age - Bob Newrith 07/30/03
( 2)
- Esquire culture awards - Rated PG
- ESC 07/30/03 ( 1)
- Stick one's spoon in the wall - A
Pace 07/30/03 ( 2)
- I'll eat my hat - James Briggs
07/30/03 ( 1)
- Collective nouns, redux - GPP
07/30/03 ( 1)
- Bad hair day - Mark 07/30/03
( 16)
- More phrases. - kathaab afandi
07/30/03 ( 2)
- Origins of term 'stroppy' - christian
07/29/03 ( 1)
- 'scot-free' - GPP 07/29/03
( 0)
- A tension - Celia 07/29/03
( 2)
- Origin of the word 'shit' - Doug
Franklin 07/29/03 ( 9)
- The Merch? - pinetaj 07/29/03
( 2)
- Pulling for you - Deanne 07/29/03
( 3)
- E-mail notification - Gary Martin
07/29/03 ( 3)
- Street credible socialbility/ a shared
joke - Celia 07/29/03 ( 1)
- 'as if' stance - Celia 07/29/03
( 1)
- One question - Mei 07/29/03
( 1)
- Sock it to me - rozaka 07/29/03
( 3)
- Shoot pool - sphinx 07/29/03
( 5)
- "Write if you find work"
- Lissa Hunt 07/28/03 ( 6)
- Camel's nose - S. 07/28/03
( 1)
- Jack move - Pawe#322; 07/28/03
( 3)
- Some phrase plz. - kathaab afandi
07/28/03 ( 3)
- Origin and meaning of " O.K. "
- Jason Fletcher 07/28/03 ( 1)
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - ESC 07/28/03
( 2)
- Thank your mother for the rabbit -
Patrick 07/28/03 ( 5)
- I am so old... - ESC 07/28/03
( 3)
- To make a Bee Line for something -
Rachel 07/28/03 ( 2)
- Irish fortune - sphinx 07/28/03
( 2)
- Go to the mattresses - Gina
07/28/03 ( 4)
- Origin of ''wheels of justice" ..
- Ron Nash 07/28/03 ( 1)
- "Finger-in-the-water test"
- GPP 07/27/03 ( 7)
- What does scug mean? - Nima
07/27/03 ( 3)
- Smoke and a Pancake - DOOG 07/27/03
( 4)
- While vs whilst - Word Camel
07/27/03 ( 17)
- Making the familiar strange - Jacqueline
07/27/03 ( 1)
- The word "Bum" - Dick
07/26/03 ( 2)
- Back to back - Karen 07/26/03
( 1)
- Use of the word "Truck" -
Bob Yeomans 07/26/03 ( 9)
- Indian and Indo-British English - James
Briggs 07/26/03 ( 1)
- "Ye Olde ..." - GPP
07/26/03 ( 1)
- Curious why mm/dd/yy used on uk site
- GPP 07/26/03 ( 3)
- Customer Compromise - MM 07/26/03
( 2)
- 'Lat*n' me this: "Don't let the bastards
wear you down" - Peter 07/26/03 ( 5)
- People in glass houses shouldn't throw
stones.. - Marilyn Getty 07/26/03 ( 3)
- "It is argued" and "in column
" - sphinx 07/26/03 ( 2)
- Tarriers - Lotg
07/26/03 ( 1)
- Searching for a concise phrase or synonym
- Stubor 07/26/03 ( 2)
- Meaning..plz? - kathaab afandi
07/25/03 ( 2)
- "A B in your Bonnett" - msperk
07/25/03 ( 4)
- "Prairie preems to flip burgers at
Stones gig" - CC 07/25/03 ( 3)
- Odds bodkins - William 07/25/03
( 3)
- Easy Squeezy Lemon Peasy - Sleemo
07/25/03 ( 4)
- Wellerism - ESC 07/25/03
( 1)
- " Jerries " & Laughing
- Woody 07/25/03 ( 1)
- "At one fell swoop" - Peter
07/25/03 ( 9)
- Who's talking? - miri barak
07/25/03 ( 4)
- "Glass ceiling" revisited
- ESC 07/24/03 ( 0)
- " Thick as a brick " - woody
07/24/03 ( 7)
- Keep it in the family - Krapp
07/24/03 ( 1)
- To laugh like hyenas - Karen
07/24/03 ( 2)
- "Busting his chops" - Word
Camel 07/24/03 ( 12)
- "You don't know what you have until
you lose it." - AA 07/24/03 ( 3)
- Word meaning please - Barbara
07/24/03 ( 6)
- At sixes & sevens, and At odds
- Lotg 07/24/03 ( 1)
- Phrase in Bible - Rick Nowlan
07/23/03 ( 2)
- Sweet as a nut - Willy 07/23/03
( 4)
- Fate and destiny - sphinx 07/23/03
( 3)
- A few questions - sphinx 07/23/03
( 8)
- MacGuffin - ESC 07/23/03
( 3)
- Oy gaoggle vey! - Pamela Myhre
07/22/03 ( 0)
- Kill him and tell God he died - Pamela
Myhre 07/22/03 ( 2)
- Fun like people - Pamela Myhre
07/22/03 ( 1)
- Hack writer - BB 07/22/03
( 4)
- Apparent of - sphinx 07/22/03
( 2)
- What does "get away with" mean
here? could it be replaced with "get rid of"? - sphinx
07/22/03 ( 2)
- What does "get away with" mean
here? - sphinx 07/22/03 ( 1)
- Crème de la crème - AA 07/22/03
( 5)
- Who said: "strong like bull"?
- ESC 07/22/03 ( 3)
- An irrelevant question... - sphinx
07/21/03 ( 4)
- Wotcher - Brian from Shawnee
07/21/03 ( 4)
- Haymaker - Adrian Burns 07/21/03
( 2)
- Aussie sayings - Lotg
07/21/03 ( 4)
- Baby-farm, baby-farmer - Roman Korolenko
07/21/03 ( 2)
- In good nick - Christopher Wilson
07/21/03 ( 2)
- Full monty--OED - R. Berg 07/21/03
( 2)
- Thanks - Word Camel 07/21/03
( 1)
- Electrigying recent photo - Mei
07/20/03 ( 1)
- Everything changes idioms please -
alien 07/20/03 ( 2)
- Electric storm - Alien 07/20/03
( 4)
- Like a redheaded step child? - Joe
07/20/03 ( 1)
- The difference between old and middle english?
- Kristian 07/20/03 ( 2)
- Bitter end - nancy k 07/19/03
( 3)
- "Scamels" - the unsolved Shakespeare
mystery - Dave Butterfield 07/19/03 ( 1)
- Run of the mill - AA 07/19/03
( 1)
- I'm you huckleberry - Richard Moreno
07/19/03 ( 2)
- "..innocent until proven guilty.."
- janes_kid 07/19/03 ( 6)
- "On the other hand" - Ward
Fredericks 07/19/03 ( 1)
- Phrases or idioms about lost love -
Lelise 07/19/03 ( 4)
- Asking phrases or idioms - leslie
07/19/03 ( 3)
- "A watched pot never boils."
- Karl 07/19/03 ( 3)
- Phrase/Expression - Mo Khan
07/19/03 ( 2)
- Baby and bath water - Arnie H
07/19/03 ( 3)
- What is the meaning? - Joan
07/18/03 ( 3)
- Five Cents Plain - Turk1 07/18/03
( 2)
- Meaning plz? - kathaab afandi
07/18/03 ( 4)
- Walk One's Faith - MM 07/18/03
( 2)
- Chow - AA 07/18/03 (
3)
- Fice - James Briggs 07/18/03
( 4)
- What does "a bunch of bull" mean?
and its origin? - willy 07/18/03 ( 7)
- The Girl Next Door - Carlin Jones
07/18/03 ( 3)
- 2 phrases - kathaab afandi 07/17/03
( 1)
- Ten Four...Over and Out - Paul
07/17/03 ( 2)
- The sun shines and the sea is blue
- Gary Martin 07/17/03 ( 4)
- "A transgressive challenge to the
valorization of hegemonic narrativity?" - Word Camel 07/17/03
( 3)
- The Real Origin of Cheers - Cloudesley
07/17/03 ( 2)
- Enquiry - Yuri 07/17/03
( 3)
- Brass tacks - woody 07/17/03
( 5)
- Several points - Phil 07/17/03
( 1)
- Making mice that bark - Fahad
07/17/03 ( 1)
- Phrases: "beat one's time" and
"cut away" - sphinx 07/17/03 ( 2)
- "A tot" of a house - janes_kid
07/16/03 ( 4)
- John Hancock - Phil 07/16/03
( 2)
- Where does the saying "the great white
way come from?" - Jack 07/16/03 ( 5)
- Mickey Finn - James Briggs 07/16/03
( 0)
- Help: What is a Hot Potatoe? - James
Haynes, Jr. 07/16/03 ( 1)
- Phrase: Clear the air - michael
ketit 07/16/03 ( 3)
- More Bodies Found Behind Bank Till
- Mei 07/15/03 ( 3)
- Nice little article: a few origins
- bob 07/15/03 ( 3)
- Learning joy from dogs without collars
- ESC 07/15/03 ( 0)
- Eye for an eye - al 07/15/03
( 2)
- Balls-up - Miles Golding 07/15/03
( 3)
- Bread-and-butter apartment - Denis
07/14/03 ( 3)
- New use of "spoof"? - ESC
07/14/03 ( 2)
- Phrase meaning and origin - Amanda
07/14/03 ( 2)
- One question - Christine 07/14/03
( 2)
- Need to find the origin - Smita
07/14/03 ( 1)
- Subdued sartorial and acting codes
- Mei 07/14/03 ( 3)
- Butterflies - Leigh 07/13/03
( 1)
- Cost of tea in china - Caryn
07/13/03 ( 3)
- Heat! - sphinx 07/13/03
( 8)
- Lived process - Celia 07/13/03
( 4)
- Thackeray: Vanity Fair - Holman
07/13/03 ( 5)
- Help - puk 07/12/03 (
2)
- As with? - sphinx 07/12/03
( 2)
- Is there such a phrase as..... - kevin
07/12/03 ( 4)
- Help - chinese 07/12/03
( 2)
- Upside - R. Berg 07/12/03
( 1)
- Found phrase - Bible dip - ESC
07/12/03 ( 5)
- Found phrase - cut for sign - ESC
07/12/03 ( 0)
- For or of - english learner
07/12/03 ( 2)
- Literary reference - ESC 07/12/03
( 4)
- Is there a phrase for...... - Saunter
07/11/03 ( 5)
- Manila Folders - Susannah 07/11/03
( 1)
- 111 runs at cricket known as a 'Lord Nelson'
or a 'Nelson' - Ron Jones 07/11/03 ( 1)
- Light in the loafers - Lindsay
07/11/03 ( 2)
- Straw Dog - Ben 07/11/03
( 4)
- Graveyard Shift - denise wallace
07/11/03 ( 5)
- "Keep your fork duke, there's pie'
- woody 07/11/03 ( 1)
- To Get the upper hand. - woody
07/11/03 ( 1)
- Gruding and dismissive - Celia
07/11/03 ( 1)
- Mufti (Mufty - spelling?) Day - Lap
of the Goddess 07/11/03 ( 3)
- Fine Comestibles - Lotg
07/11/03 ( 5)
- Dutch treat or Let's go Dutch - EE
07/11/03 ( 8)
- The function of .... - english learner
07/11/03 ( 1)
- On The Box - Kate Scribens 07/10/03
( 3)
- The pen is mightier than the sword
- Paul L. James 07/10/03 ( 3)
- Bad hair day - JIMBO 07/10/03
( 2)
- Please help... - sphinx 07/10/03
( 10)
- Hi, Gary... - sphinx 07/10/03
( 3)
- Who wrote this and what is it from?
- Doris 07/10/03 ( 15)
- I.e. - Sherry 07/09/03
( 1)
- Re: 86ed - James McNelly 07/09/03
( 1)
- I.e. - Sherry 07/09/03
( 1)
- "I gussed up the recipe by adding"
what is the origin of guss up - Les 07/09/03 ( 3)
- Is there any equivelent expression?
- iulian 07/09/03 ( 5)
- Whats the meaning of thisphrase - Joseph
Oye Esther 07/09/03 ( 2)
- Curse a blue streak. - Adrian
07/09/03 ( 2)
- Might as well, can't dance - Donna
Thomas 07/09/03 ( 1)
- Thousand Island Dressing - EE
07/08/03 ( 3)
- What about "Whatever Floats Your Boat"?
- Me 07/08/03 ( 1)
- What about "Pushing up daisies"?
- Me 07/08/03 ( 1)
- For ESC, our W Virginia lass - James
Briggs 07/08/03 ( 2)
- The Bee's Knees - Kit 07/08/03
( 6)
- Horse of a different color - saxon
07/08/03 ( 2)
- Sound-bite - Mei 07/08/03
( 3)
- Sphinx - phone in sick 07/08/03
( 6)
- "Friday practice"? - sphinx
07/08/03 ( 1)
- Freak show? - sphinx 07/08/03
( 1)
- Two little questions - sphinx
07/08/03 ( 1)
- 'Strike a Committee' - Paul King
07/08/03 ( 0)
- Toeing The Line? - jerry 07/08/03
( 3)
- Playing for sheep stations - jf
07/08/03 ( 2)
- Throw a spanner in the works - SFC
07/08/03 ( 1)
- "Done like Dinner" - Mable
07/08/03 ( 1)
- Shakespeare's King John - Doris
07/08/03 ( 2)
- Means to an end - crackity jones
07/07/03 ( 1)
- "OK" - Carey Ball
07/07/03 ( 6)
- Like a snowball's chance in hell -
MM 07/07/03 ( 6)
- Displace - Celia 07/07/03
( 2)
- Create Knowledge - Lotg
07/07/03 ( 9)
- Meaning of "Wreck of the Hespress"?
- Dave 07/06/03 ( 4)
- Cooking up a storm - tammy 07/06/03
( 1)
- Beauty is only skin deep - Kathy
07/06/03 ( 4)
- Baited breath - Clarice 07/06/03
( 2)
- No Dice - Word Camel 07/06/03
( 1)
- Whigmaleerie - Jennie 07/05/03
( 1)
- Rag & - William 07/04/03
( 8)
- Putting the 'b' in subtle - K. Anderson
07/04/03 ( 1)
- Sheffield expressions and sayings -
Hannah 07/04/03 ( 3)
- Where it's at - milena 07/04/03
( 4)
- Pop goes the weasel - ken kesner
07/04/03 ( 2)
- Language equations - Marjesmart
07/04/03 ( 6)
- Taking the soup - Austin 07/04/03
( 3)
- High Horse - Maggie 07/04/03
( 2)
- Call a spade a spade - andrew
07/03/03 ( 2)
- 23 Skidoo - Mark 07/03/03
( 1)
- The v sign / two fingers - John
Howard 07/03/03 ( 3)
- This Forum - Lewis 07/03/03
( 5)
- San Fairy Ann - Katharine Hill
07/03/03 ( 2)
- Save the baby...... I have some!! -
jenny 07/03/03 ( 5)
- Workbrickle - Stacy 07/03/03
( 3)
- The worm turns - Jennie 07/03/03
( 2)
- Kitty - Emma 07/02/03
( 1)
- Urgent: What´s the meaning of "Lounge
Lizard Heaven"? - mirela 07/02/03 ( 3)
- Origins of Guinea Pig - AMJ 07/02/03
( 4)
- Shake a stick - Katy 07/02/03
( 1)
- Exchange vows? - sphinx 07/02/03
( 1)
- How is "peddling"? then how is
"hard-peddling"? - sphinx 07/02/03 ( 7)
- Hosepipe - puk 07/02/03
( 3)
- Early to bed... - Trish 07/02/03
( 1)
- Spaghetti bowl of alliances - MM
07/01/03 ( 1)
- Call one's tone and raise it a note
- MM 07/01/03 ( 1)
- Starlight, starbright --- it's origin, it's
entirety - rivka 07/01/03 ( 4)
- A doula - ESC 07/01/03
( 2)
- Hanky-panky - Helen 07/01/03
( 2)
- What does "i get the point" mean?
- sphinx 07/01/03 ( 3)
- Phrases for ephemerality - Weston
07/01/03 ( 8)
- A difficult sentence - miri barak
07/01/03 ( 4)
- Holy Cow - nickswuman 07/01/03
( 2)
- Pass the fifth - Bookworm 06/30/03
( 3)
- Oops! - Bookworm 06/30/03
( 2)
- "Pass the fifth" - Guest
06/30/03 ( 1)
- Origin of the term "grave-digger"
- Andrew 06/30/03 ( 2)
- Phrase - cliff perkins 06/30/03
( 1)
- Spanish/Hispanic/Latino - ESC
06/30/03 ( 0)
- X - ESC 06/30/03 ( 0)
- Whiter shade of pale - patrick
06/30/03 ( 2)
- Sayings - Jim 06/30/03
( 2)
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