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Old sayings does anyone know a good website or whe
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Ann L from Darlo | Report | 5 Nov 2006 11:36 |
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For instance Straight as a die Laughing Teacakes Raining cats and dogs Or does nsyone know of a good website to look them up |
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Carol in Rochester, New York | Report | 5 Nov 2006 11:43 |
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Hi Ann, Here,s one you might try. www(dot)phrases(dot)org(dot)uk If it doesn,t come out, PM me. |
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helenbell | Report | 5 Nov 2006 11:44 |
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Hiya i think raining cats and dogs comes from the time they had thatch rooves!! cats used to lay among the thatch and when it rained the cats came down with the roof!! |
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Cumbrian Caz~**~ | Report | 5 Nov 2006 11:46 |
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This has always intrigued me too Ann, Caz xxxx PS I love our regional dialects too, |
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Paul | Report | 5 Nov 2006 11:47 |
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I was thinking, where does the saying 'Jesus H. Christ' come from? Did he have a middle name??? |
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Janet in Yorkshire | Report | 5 Nov 2006 11:49 |
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I think straight as a die (more usually called a dice by most people, although dice is the plural of die) means has no bias, to make it fall in a particular direction. So you get a purely random throw. Hence someone who is straight as a die does not have hidden agendas, is not devious. Jay |
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KathleenBell | Report | 5 Nov 2006 11:50 |
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Glad you asked this. I decided to Google and came up with this brilliant site:- http://users.tinyonline(.)co.uk/gswithenbank/sayindex.htm#R remove brackets. Kath. x |
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Janet in Yorkshire | Report | 5 Nov 2006 11:53 |
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Comes from IHC, Paul - the first 3 letters of the Greek word for Jesus. Jay |
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Ann L from Darlo | Report | 5 Nov 2006 16:46 |
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Thanks all of you that's a help. |
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***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** | Report | 5 Nov 2006 16:50 |
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i didnt think this was regional but once said to OH 'why you got your arse in your hand now,' it made him laugh, he said 'what are you on about, i never heard that before,' i were refering to the fact he was sulking again |
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Caz Nr Heathrow | Report | 5 Nov 2006 16:58 |
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Julie pmsl Caz |
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