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Posted by David kidd on September 03, 2000

In Reply to: English Sayings & Idioms posted by James Briggs on February 07, 2000

:HELP!!
I am trying to trace a saying that mentions st anthony and the return of things which do not belong to him.

Any ideas

I have a list of about 500 phrases, many of which you don't seem to have. I've found out the origin of most,
: eg a better one for Catch 22 than you have - why was the book called Catch 22 is the real question, not
: how the title came to be used as it is! There are too many phrases to put the origins on my little site,
: but perhaps I could be linked with yours to give even more phrases for people to argue over!

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