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- Looking for a phrase - Wyman 09/07/02
- His eye is on the sparrow - ESC 09/07/02
- HELP
!! A wise person hears one word? meaning? - Susan L 09/06/02
- HELP !! A wise person hears one word? meaning? - TheFallen 09/06/02
- A wise person hears one word? meaning? - ESC 09/06/02
- A wise person hears one word? meaning? - TheFallen 09/06/02
- "Farkle" - guy andrews 09/05/02
- "Farkle" - Bruce Kahl 09/05/02
- Layman's terms? - ESC 09/05/02
- Let the cat out of the bag - jon 09/05/02
- Recently Published Source Suggestions? - With Camel 09/05/02
- Help identify a poem - Mack Kolb 09/05/02
- Hung for a sheep as a lamb.. - Withnail 09/05/02
- Dog
phrase - Monkeyhanger 09/05/02
- Dog phrase - ESC 09/05/02
- PHRASES - STAN 09/05/02
- Phrases - susan 09/05/02
- Phrases - TheFallen 09/05/02
- Turn the cat in the pan - Edward Stansell 09/05/02
- Barking wolf tickets - guy andrews 09/05/02
- Found phrase - revirginization & secondary virginity - ESC 09/05/02
- "Off
the snide" - guy andrews 09/04/02
- "Off the snide" - Bob 09/04/02
- "Off the snide" - Bob 09/04/02
- "Off the snide" - Bob 09/04/02
- "From here to breakfast" - guy andrews 09/04/02
- Early doors - DavidT 09/04/02
- "All duck, no dinner" - Tony Cook 09/04/02
- Threshold again - Shae 09/03/02
- Ugandan Discussion - Martin 09/03/02
- All
Hell for Leather? - StevenS 09/03/02
- All Hell for Leather? - Woodchuck 09/03/02
- Struck "in the head" - Eric 09/03/02
- Trailer Trash - term origin? - Word Camel 09/03/02
- Bank
on it - jdharris 09/03/02
- bank on it - Woodchuck 09/03/02
- bank on it - ESC 09/03/02
- bank on it - Woodchuck 09/03/02
- Carved
in stone - jdharris 09/03/02
- carved in stone - ESC 09/03/02
- carved in stone - Shae 09/03/02
- carved in stone - ESC 09/03/02
- Chatham
House Rules - Lesley 09/03/02
- Chatham House Rules - Confidential Sources 09/03/02
- Summer Beam - Nancy K. 09/02/02
- Summer Beam - R. Berg 09/02/02
- Sixes and sevens - kim 09/02/02
- Archived discussions - R. Berg 09/02/02
- Found phrase: the furnish - ESC 09/02/02
- Its all fun and games until someone loses an eye - Fred 09/02/02
- Out of kilter - Mark 09/02/02
- I
am off to conquer the world - Matthew Schwertfeger 09/01/02
- I am off to conquer the world - Barney 09/02/02
- Dead-bang - Frazier Conley 09/01/02
- Term redneck - scott 09/01/02
- Cleanliness
is next to godliness - arezina 09/01/02
- cleanliness is next to godliness - ESC 09/01/02
- (you
ain't no) Spring Chicken - Priscilla Boston 08/30/02
- (you ain't no) Spring Chicken - Gary
Martin 08/30/02
- (you ain't no) Spring Chicken - masakim 08/30/02
- (you ain't no) Spring Chicken - Gary
Martin 08/30/02
- Advice on choosing a horse! - Elaine Walker 08/30/02
- Between
the Devil and the deep blue sea. - Paul Williamson 08/30/02
- Between the Devil and the deep blue sea. - James Briggs 08/30/02
- Urgent: grammar help needed - ESC 08/29/02
- Nicodemously - David Webb 08/29/02
- Nicodemously - ESC 09/01/02
- Nicodemously - David Webb 09/01/02
- Nicodemously - ESC 09/01/02
- Latin translations - Gary Martin 08/28/02
- Origin of Ecclesiastes 11:1 - Rodney 08/28/02
- A proverb? - MacD 08/28/02
- Happy birthday song - ESC 08/28/02
- What about this one then? - Kerrie Cosgrove 08/28/02
- Booby hatch?? - Tam 08/27/02
- Outen
the lights - Tam 08/27/02
- Outen the lights - ESC 08/28/02
- Outen the lights - R. Berg 08/28/02
- Outen the lights - ESC 08/28/02
- 86ed - Hunter Culp 08/27/02
- Folk phrases for *escape* - Pernell 08/27/02
- Sod's Law - Gary 08/27/02
- Discretion is the better part of valour - Pammie 08/27/02
- What the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve - Gill West 08/27/02
- It takes a thief to catch
a thief - Gill West 08/27/02
- It takes a thief to catch a thief - Gary 08/27/02
- Tick-a-lock - J. Harrod 08/27/02
- tick-a-lock - Woodchuck 08/27/02
- On the Fritz - moo 08/27/02
- Thick as thieves - mgormaly 08/26/02
- 'good
vibrations' wondering who/when 1st used! - ge 08/26/02
- 'good vibrations' - ESC 08/26/02
- 'good vibrations' - R. Berg 08/27/02
- 'good vibrations' - ESC 08/26/02
- Could you please give me the meaning of a proverb? - Anita 08/26/02
- LIARS MOON Big thank you!!!! - BRIAN KELLEY 08/26/02
- Help!!!!
me!!!!!!! - shermaine Jackson 08/26/02
- Feet of clay - ESC 08/26/02
- 2 obscure US sayings - Edward Stansell 08/25/02
- Until
the last dog is hung - ESC 08/25/02
- Until the last dog is hung - J. Harrod 08/27/02
- Pineapple - Nancy K 08/25/02
- Liar's Moon reprised - TheFallen 08/25/02
- Fred Carno's circus - James Briggs 08/24/02
- Cribhouse - Woodchuck 08/23/02
- Dismantle - Nancy K 08/23/02
- Dismantle - TheFallen 08/23/02
- Blue Arse Fly - Jean 08/22/02
- ???girl-next-door??? - puzz led 08/22/02
- LIARS MOON - BRIAN KELLEY 08/22/02
- Phrases - Nancy K 08/21/02
- Friends
and Enemies - Richele 08/21/02
- Friends and Enemies - TheFallen 08/22/02
- Dick
Smith - Michael Merriman 08/21/02
- Dick Smith - ESC 08/23/02
- Go Postal - Paul 08/21/02
- New words from a wartalker - Gary 08/21/02
- New
Word--- Warchalker - Bruce Kahl 08/20/02
- New Word--- Warchalker - Woodchuck 08/23/02
- The
best of both worlds - Martin 08/20/02
- the best of both worlds - ESC 08/20/02
- Meaning
of a phrase: "separate the wheat from the chaff" - Cesar Coriat 08/20/02
- "Separate the wheat from the chaff" - ESC 08/20/02
- To
a 'T' - will 08/20/02
- to a 'T' - ESC 08/20/02
- Help
if you can! - gina 08/20/02
- One-side coin - ESC 08/20/02
- Blackards (for "black hearts"??) - Patty 08/19/02
- Pat
yourself on the Back - MT 08/19/02
- Pat yourself on the Back - Edward Stansell 08/24/02
- Help! - Lesley 08/19/02
- Help! - Bob 08/19/02
- Hindsight is better than 20/20 - Nathan 08/19/02
- In
line, on line and queuing - Word Camel 08/19/02
- In line, on line and queuing - ESC 08/23/02
- Famous Quotes - DEBBIE 08/19/02
- Hard lines - Less 08/18/02
- Gubbins??? - homily_one 08/18/02
- Origin
of "Queer Street" - Richard Osborne 08/17/02
- Origin of "Queer Street" - James Briggs 08/18/02
- Phantom
nuns and gerund(ive)s - TheFallen 08/17/02
- Phantom nuns and gerund(ive)s - R. Berg 08/17/02
- Devil's
beating his wife - Seann Gray 08/16/02
- Devil's beating his wife - D. Cole 08/16/02
- Devil's beating his wife - masakim 08/16/02
- Devil's beating his wife - D. Cole 08/16/02
- Were
you born in a barn? - amanda thomson 08/16/02
- Were you born in a barn? - Woodchuck 08/16/02
- Palooza - Tyler 08/15/02
- "Fair To Midland" - Jason Junker 08/15/02
- Eater Beware?? Caveat _______?? - Elayne Burt 08/15/02
- Mong - Rebecca 08/15/02
- Expression meaning - Laura D 08/14/02
- Cotton - Ralph harmon 08/14/02
- Walk a fine line - Helen 08/14/02
- Piss pot science - Word Camel 08/13/02
- George - Gary Martin 08/13/02
- RSVP - Tina 08/13/02
- Zonker - Alexander Bahnev 08/13/02
- Pear
Shaped - Rebecca 08/13/02
- Pear Shaped - ESC 08/13/02
- What's that when it's at home - Kathy 08/13/02
- Meaning
of a phrase - Jack 08/13/02
- Can't have your cake and . . . - R. Berg 08/13/02
- Beauty is as beauty does - DaroldV 08/12/02
- ..."never
give a sucker an even break"... - Bill. 08/12/02
- See below - TheFallen 08/12/02
- Dig in the Dancing Queen??? - Elena 08/12/02
- Kiss
me Hardy - Sy Downham 08/11/02
- Kiss me Hardy - Gary Martin 08/11/02
- Sieze life???? - Coourtney 08/10/02
- Mel Gibson - Bird On A Wire - Kelly Bidwell 08/10/02
- Nosy Parker (orig. posted June 2002) - (Various posters) 08/10/02
- Pay through the nose (orig. posted June 2002) - (Various posters) 08/10/02
- Son of a gun (orig. posted June 2002) - (Various posters) 08/10/02
- Daft as a brush (orig. posted May 2002) - (Various posters) 08/10/02
- Cf. (orig. posted May 2002) - (Various posters) 08/10/02
- Called on the carpet (orig. posted June 2002) - (Various posters) 08/10/02
- Man/woman
on the Clapham omnibus (orig. posted May 2002) - (Various posters) 08/10/02
- Late Follow-up - TheFallen 08/12/02
- Bus = Semsem - Word Camel 08/12/02
- Late Follow-up - TheFallen 08/12/02
- Rabbity customs (orig. posted June 2002) - (Various posters) 08/10/02
- Davy Jones's locker (orig. posted June 2002) - (Various posters) 08/10/02
- Sent to Coventry (orig. posted May 2002) - (Various posters) 08/10/02
- Screaming meemies (orig. posted May 2002) - (Various posters--RB) 08/10/02
- Never give a sucker an even break (orig. posted June 2002) - (Various posters--RB) 08/10/02
- Think of England (orig. posted June 2002) - (Various posters--RB) 08/10/02
- Egg on one's face (orig. posted June 2002) - (Various posters--RB) 08/10/02
- Dead ringer (orig. posted June 2002) - (Various posters--R. Berg) 08/10/02
- OK, ok, O.K., okay, okeh (orig. posted May 2002) - (Various posters--R. Berg) 08/10/02
- Work
the bugs out - Nick 08/09/02
- Work the bugs out - Bob 08/10/02
- Bad
Hair Day Origin is wrong - mfbenson 08/09/02
- Bad Hair Day Origin is wrong - Gary Martin 08/10/02
- Old Clem - Dickens expression. Help! - James Briggs 08/09/02
- Old Clem - Dickens expression. Help! - Bruce Kahl 08/09/02
- Old Clem - Dickens expression. Help! - James Briggs 08/10/02
- Old Clem - Dickens expression. Help! - Bruce Kahl 08/09/02
- "Putting
the damage on." - erosion 08/09/02
- Musically
hopeless - Word Camel 08/10/02
- Musically hopeless - Bruce Kahl 08/10/02
- Musically
hopeless - Word Camel 08/10/02
- Go
gettem tiger - Jamie 08/09/02
- Go gettem tiger - R. Berg 08/09/02
- The
meaning please - G.Turney 08/09/02
- Context? - Word Camel 08/09/02
- Please
can u tell me - adam marshall 08/09/02
- please can u tell me - TheFallen 08/09/02
- Word
scramble - brenda 08/09/02
- Anagram unscrambler site - R. Berg 08/09/02
- Please be more specific - Word Camel 08/09/02
- The
eye is the window to the soul...origin - julia 08/09/02
- It may be untraceable - R. Berg 08/10/02
- Help... - Shan 08/08/02
- PHRASE - SUSAN LATTMAN 08/08/02
- Disbelief - TheFallen 08/08/02
- What
does "God Speed" mean? - Tricia 08/08/02
- What does "God Speed" mean? - Bruce Kahl 08/08/02
- God speed the plough - ESC 08/12/02
- What does "God Speed" mean? - Bruce Kahl 08/08/02
- Coffee
and cheese Danish? - gerong qin 08/07/02
- coffee and cheese Danish? - R. Berg 08/07/02
- Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey - j zilla 08/07/02
- Playing it by ear - Michael Bauer 08/07/02
- zonker
- Cotton (verb)
- Heart in my throat
- Mong
- Hard lines
- Heart in throat
- Done to a turn
- Cut the mustard
- Pineapple (regional)
- Cat tossing
- Discretion is the better part of valour
- But if either of these ideas is valid
- Grammar help
- Urgent: grammar help needed
- Horse trading advice
- "Courage is simply a lack of imagination."
- Layman's terms?
- Singular/plural verbs