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Phrase origins

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Anybody got a great comeback to those four words ....... I told you so? (41 answers)
by lost in Phrases, I
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Nov 18 2009
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What's your favorite phrase that involves an animal? I'm sick as a dog, i.e. (74 answers)
by Warrior Klingon in Phrase origins
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Nov 17 2009
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How would you define down-to Earth?* (25 answers)
by Warrior Klingon in Phrases, D
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Nov 11 2009
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Ever heard the expression, "In like Flynn"? Who is Flynn? (18 answers)
by Sharona Magic loves the hungry in Phrase origins
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Oct 26 2009
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What goes up and down? (40 answers)
by Sasquatch in Phrases, W
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What is a politically correct term for a "control freak"? (31 answers)
by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard in Phrases, C
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Oct 12 2008
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What comes to mind when you hear the phrase, "a losing battle"? (32 answers)
by mttdal in Phrases, L
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Oct 22 2009
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In regards to the phrase "All things in moderation" Does this mean quantity or frequency to you? (24 answers)
by kybear in Phrases, A
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Apr 20 2009
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What's your catch phrase? (258 answers)
by Pligman in Phrase origins
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Oct 11 2009
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"Don't have a Cow" is a way of telling someone to stop being upset or making a big deal out of something. What is another phrase similar to that one? (27 answers)
by downtide in Phrase origins
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Sep 17 2009
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Are you in agreement with this verse, "you reap what you sow"? (45 answers)
by alabhaois in Phrases, Y
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Oct 11 2009
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Can you name a phrase with the word home in it? (33 answers)
by MacNeilD in Phrase origins
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Oct 14 2009
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What is your favorite 'he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer' type phrase? (141 answers)
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Oct 12 2009
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"What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas". Can you think of a phrase for your city? (60 answers)
by MacNeilD in Phrase origins
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What is another way to say "Kiss my butt"? (31 answers)
by His Lordship... has left in Phrases, K
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