Sphinx

Posted by James Briggs on July 08, 2003

In Reply to: Sphinx posted by phone in sick on July 08, 2003

: It is a fixed phrase, is it? which means pretending to be sick in order not to go to work?

: BTW, could you tell me where I could acess The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms online?

: Thanks!

Not quite the American Dictionary .... but you might find my collection of origins useful. Link below.

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