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Cockny rhyming slang - tom 09/25/00
- Kite a check (cheque) - ESC 09/26/00
- cockny rhyming slang - Louise 09/26/00
Help me!!!!!!!!! with these phrases - sam 09/25/00
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. - Deanna 09/25/00
- Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. - Bob 09/25/00
  - Let's be more helpful - Bob 09/25/00
Phrase pay on the nail - Nick Mcall 09/24/00
For Pete's Sake - eimmik 09/24/00
What is the meaning of - Dean Richardson 09/24/00
Bed Bugs - Lori Leigh 09/22/00
- Bed Bugs - ESC 09/23/00
- Bed Bugs - ESC 09/23/00
Different Drummers... - Susan 09/22/00
Phrases for bungling - Patty 09/21/00
- phrases for bungling - Bob 09/21/00
  - phrases for bungling - Barney 09/22/00
Meaning of what does 'YOU SMELL, I STINK' mean? - SMILEY 09/21/00
- Meaning of what does 'YOU SMELL, I STINK' mean? - Patty O'Dawes 09/22/00
With bells on - heidijo 09/21/00
"Jump off the cliff" - Ben 09/21/00
Rear admiral - Bob 09/20/00
- rear admiral - Carl Goddard 09/21/00
The Crust of humility - Hannah 09/20/00
- The Crust of humility - Bob 09/20/00
  - The Crust of humility - Bruce Kahl 09/20/00
The orgin of the word News? - Mike 09/19/00
Need origin of a phrase - Richard Kane 09/18/00
- The quick brown fox - ESC 09/18/00
Feet of clay - Joel 09/18/00
Try to clear up a phrase - Michael 09/17/00
Green Cars - Btd 09/17/00
Knick-knack paddywhack? - Calla 09/16/00
- This Old Man He Played One - Bruce Kahl 09/18/00
Meaning / Origin of 86'd - Leslie 09/15/00
CREEKS DONT RAISE - Jay 09/15/00
- CREEKS DONT RAISE - Sauerkraut 09/16/00
- CREEKS DONT RAISE - Bob 09/15/00
Origin of phrase - William D. Burstow 09/15/00
Meaning of Phrase - Smiley 09/14/00
Double Dutch - Ian Frame 09/14/00
Pigs might fly - Carolyn Ford 09/14/00
My bad - BGM 09/14/00
Phrases - robin jones 09/14/00
In his oil tot - JOHN 09/13/00
- in his oil tot - john 09/17/00
- in his oil tot - ESC 09/14/00
OCTOTHORP - Frankie 09/13/00
- OCTOTHORP - Barney 09/13/00
Beyond the shadow of a doubt - isaac 09/13/00
Can't see the wood for the trees - Tommy 09/12/00
Put your money where your mouth is - Laszlo Kovari 09/12/00
- Put your money where your mouth is - Bob 09/12/00
- Put your money where your mouth is - ESC 09/12/00
So to speak? - Selida 09/11/00
Coon Phrase - --- 09/11/00
- Coon Phrase - ESC 09/11/00
Need Help with 3 Phrases! - kris 09/09/00
- Daring-do (?) etc. - ESC 09/09/00
More's the pity - Ted Lucas 09/08/00
- "More's the pity"--means "unfortunately" - Bruce Kahl 09/08/00
"Come hell or high water..." - dan rashid 09/08/00
Coined phrase - WooD 09/08/00
Whistlin' in a graveyard - Lawyerchk 09/07/00
What does the phrase "Running numbers" mean - Jason 09/07/00
- What does the phrase "Running numbers" mean - SAUERKRAUT 09/07/00
What is the origin of the phrase "Red Light District"? - Dillon 09/07/00
- Red-Light District - ESC 09/07/00
  - Railroading Term? - Bruce Kahl 09/07/00
Origins - Brian Jones 09/06/00
- Dead as A Door Nail - Bruce Kahl 09/06/00
Swinging the lead - Alastair 09/06/00
- Swinging the lead--A nautical term! - Bruce Kahl 09/06/00
See Naples and die - D.M. 09/05/00
Its all gone pear shaped - Martin Knight 09/05/00
Movie quote - Amanda Nicoll 09/05/00
What is the origin of the whole ball of wax? - Kristin Freed 09/05/00
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind - wkw 09/04/00
- One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind - N Armstrong 09/06/00
Thick as thieves - Michael 09/04/00
Little pitchers have big ears - Cheryl 09/04/00
Meaning and origin of: - Dave Edwards 09/03/00
- "Shooting a line"- - a fishing term? - Bruce Kahl 09/03/00
Meaning/origin - Marion 09/03/00
Behind the Curve - Jay McMann 09/03/00
Monkey See, Monkey Do - Chris B 09/02/00
- Monkey See, Monkey Do - ESC 09/03/00
- Monkey See, Monkey Do - ESC 09/03/00
"Bless You" when someone sneezes - Sarah 09/02/00
- "Bless You" when someone sneezes - Bruce Kahl 09/02/00
Phrase - C Payne 09/02/00
CowTow - LawyerChk 09/01/00
Bow and Scrape - LawyerChk 09/01/00
Around Robin Hood's barn - Patty 09/01/00
SAY CHEESE - JDR 09/01/00
Fist to cuff - Ginny Quinn 08/31/00
Insurance/assurance?? - ESC 08/31/00
As American As Apple Pie - Tony 08/31/00
Play the race card - Tom Wharton 08/31/00
- play the race card - Paul Guthrie 08/31/00
  - play the race card - Paul Guthrie 09/01/00
- play the race card - Bob 08/31/00
All good things must come to an end - Dwight Harvey 08/31/00
- All good things must come to an end - ESC 08/31/00
  - Laughing Boy - Joe Grisaffi 09/06/00
To hell In a hand basket...meaning??? - mare 08/30/00
An arm and a leg - Janice 08/30/00
S'mores - Casey 08/29/00
Pillar to post - GARY RYAN 08/29/00
Re:Childhood phrase - Angela 08/29/00
- Re:Childhood phrase - James Briggs 08/29/00
Wreck of the Hesperus - Sandra 08/28/00
High tail (ing) it - Strat-O-Bender 08/28/00
- High tail (ing) it - Strat-O-Bender 09/16/00
- Hightail - ESC 08/28/00
Meaning - Aurora Taylor 08/27/00
Origin of word - sid 08/27/00
"Hide nor hair" - Greg Pauls 08/27/00
Origin of BLUE CHIP? - fred cosgrove 08/26/00
Have a say in - Aron Judkins 08/26/00
- Have a say in - Bob 08/26/00
  - Have a say in - ESC 08/26/00
"By George" I haven't got it - Paul Fyfe 08/25/00
- "By George" I haven't got it - Bob 08/26/00
  - "By George" - ESC 08/26/00
Daft as a brush (what does it mean) - Paul.Dodgson 08/25/00
Origin of phrase - kim 08/25/00
Money on the barrel head - Richard Washington 08/25/00
Sittin' in the catbird's seat - Barry Jacobs 08/24/00
Bunce - John Joce 08/24/00
Too Clever By Half: Meaning? - Frank Apodaca 08/23/00
A symbol - Frankie 08/23/00
- Main Entry: Rx - Bruce Kahl 08/24/00
Limey - ESC 08/23/00
- Limey - Btd 08/23/00
  - Limey - Scott Marsden 08/23/00
Phrase query?? - Lizz 08/23/00
HIGH SCHOOL WRITING - JUDI 08/23/00
- Vide Supra - Bruce Kahl 08/23/00
Origin of Phrase - Susie 08/23/00
- Body politic - ESC 08/23/00
Seeking word origin - Ken Waller 08/22/00
- Questions - Stan Otterburn 08/27/00
- Haymaker - ESC 08/23/00
Phrases for sluggish situations - Patty 08/22/00
- Phrases for sluggish situations - Bob 08/22/00
Red headed step child. - Edward Potter 08/22/00
Man of the cloth - ARL 08/22/00
Origin of "Having a paddy" / "In a paddy"? - Stuart Cormie 08/21/00
- Paddy = tantrum - ESC 08/22/00
  - Paddy = tantrum - Stuart Cormie 08/22/00
Stuff'em / Lead up the garden path. - Russ Hawkins 08/20/00
Weassel - Bill Wright 08/20/00
- Pop goes the weasel - ESC 08/21/00
Meaning of three phrases - Georgios P. 08/19/00
If you cook too long with the pilot light.... - Georgios P. 08/19/00
- If you cook too long with the pilot light.... - Barney 08/19/00
Purple Prose? - Scott Marsden 08/18/00
Dining on ashes - Johan Norberg 08/18/00
- dining on ashes - Bruce Kahl 08/18/00
  - Mouthful of ashes? taste of ashes? - Bob 08/20/00
Gone to pot - cwm 08/18/00
Bring someone to their knees - tony 08/18/00
Cleanliness/godliness - Marge 08/17/00
- Cleanliness is next to Godliness - ESC 08/18/00
"You can't have your cake and eat it, too" - Nostromo 08/17/00
- "You can't have your cake and eat it, too" - Scott Marsden 08/17/00
Mexican Stand Off - Serdar Rifat 08/17/00
- Mexican Stand Off - ESC 08/17/00
  - Mexican Stand Off - Tom 08/18/00
....Pros from Dover - Tom 08/17/00
- Prose from Dover? - Bruce Kahl 08/17/00
Phrase meaning - sawcurma 08/17/00
- Whistlin' Dixie - ESC 08/17/00
Find phrase - Todd 08/17/00
The long arm of the law - SteveY 08/17/00
Fall through - Jess Klein 08/16/00
Naval expressions - janet agar 08/15/00
- Scroll down to your previous request - Bruce Kahl 08/15/00
Blinder - Louise Barnfield 08/15/00
"May the devil take the high note" - George 08/15/00
Etimology of "parting shot" - Sarah Capote 08/14/00
Happy Go Lucky - DL 08/14/00
- Happy Go Lucky - Bob 08/14/00
As Keen as Mustard - Colin Bell 08/14/00
- As Keen as Mustard - Bruce Kahl 08/14/00
Naval language - Janet Agar 08/14/00
- Dog Watch - Bruce Kahl 08/14/00
Where does "Put a sock in it!" come from - Chris 08/14/00
- Where does "Put a sock in it!" come from - James Briggs 08/14/00
Lock step - Kelly 08/12/00
- Lock step - Bruce Kahl 08/12/00
- Lock step - Bob 08/12/00
You bet your sweet bippy. - John Mather 08/11/00
Let the games begin - Michael Marshall 08/11/00
- Let the games begin - ESC 08/13/00
Line from what poem? - Bob Gehring, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA 08/11/00
- Mouse-Towers - Bob Gehring, Cedar Rapids, IA, US 08/16/00
- Line from what poem? - Btd 08/11/00
  - Line from what poem? - Bob 08/11/00
Origin of 'Sent to Coventry' - Dec 08/11/00
Who said "the unexamined life is not worth living"? - matthew kocvara 08/11/00
- Who said "the unexamined life is not worth living"? - Bruce Kahl 08/11/00
Letter closing - Triscia 08/11/00
His Nibs - Shelly 08/10/00
Screw the pooch - Ian Hall 08/10/00
t i t For Tat - Jack 08/10/00
Too clever by half - Frank 08/10/00
An Ethnic? joke - Bemused from Berkley 08/09/00
'Better than a finger in your eye' - Stan Chlebda 08/09/00
- Brass monkey - Ron Shy 09/16/00
- 'Better than a finger in your eye' - ESC 08/09/00
You're yanking my chain - Mike 08/09/00
Origin of "How the Cow ate the cabbage" - D 08/09/00
Meaning of Phrase - Diane 08/09/00
- The Wreck of the Hesperus - Bob 08/09/00
Punky's dilemma - bb 08/08/00
Slap Happy - Rico 08/08/00
Help!!! - Biju 08/08/00
Pork chops and applesauce - kenda fourmy 08/08/00
Rattle His Chains - Tina 08/07/00
- English for Japanese saying "Dumplings rather than blossoms" - sorrydaijin 08/08/00
  - "Dumplings rather than blossoms" - ESC 08/08/00
- Rattle His Chains - ESC 08/07/00
  - Yanking chains & rattling cages - ESC 08/08/00
Origins of "suits you to a T" - Patty 08/07/00
- Origins of "suits you to a T"--Ignore all posts below this one! - Bruce Kahl 08/07/00
  - HELP!!!!!!! who originated this phrase... - Laura 09/15/00
- Origins of "suits you to a T" - Bruce Kahl 08/07/00
- Origins of "suits you to a T" - Bruce Kahl 08/07/00
Origin of Different Strokes for Different Folks? - Larry 08/07/00
Scott Free still never addressed - Dave Davis 08/07/00
- Scott Free still never addressed - Scott Marsden 08/08/00
- Answered my own question, or am I too far out on a limb here? - Dave Davis 08/07/00
  - Scot Free - James Briggs 08/07/00
  - Answered my own question, or am I too far out on a limb here? - Gary 08/07/00
Trying to decipher an e-mail - help! - SRB 08/06/00
- Table It! - Bruce Kahl 08/06/00
Bet Your Bootie - or - Bet Your Sweet Little Bootie - or Bet Your Little Bootie - Stacie 08/06/00
Meaning of phrases - Sue Bullock 08/06/00
- Meaning of phrases - HJR 08/06/00
- Meaning of phrases - Bob 08/06/00
Smoregasboard - Bill Lovelock 08/05/00
- Smoregasboard - You gotta be kidding 08/05/00
Question - Please help! - Nat 08/05/00
- Question - Please help! - Bruce Kahl 08/05/00
  - PS - ESC 08/05/00
  - Question - Please help! - ESC 08/05/00
- Time and Tide - Bruce Kahl 08/05/00
**Colorful Words*** - Vidhya 08/04/00
US Slang!! - Vidhya 08/04/00
- US Slang!! - ESC 08/05/00
  - Fancy-schmancy - Bob 08/05/00
  - Nudge, nudge... - ESC 08/05/00
Cc: - Btd 08/03/00
- Looking for a confirmation to a game phrase - Bill 08/18/00
- Cc: - Scott Marsden 08/03/00
What a Corker! - James Briggs 08/03/00
To "get carded"?? - Patty 08/03/00
"You are what you Eat" - cassical 08/03/00
Origin of phrase "blue chip" - Fred Cosgrove 08/03/00
Phrase - Sandra 08/03/00
Suck-egg dog? - AmyC 08/02/00
- suck-egg dog? - Scott Marsden 08/03/00
- suck-egg dog? - ESC 08/02/00
Origin of phrase and meaning - Gene Knerr 08/02/00
Bird in the hand - Mehgen Delaney 08/02/00
- Bird in the hand - Bob 08/02/00
- Bird in the hand - James Briggs 08/02/00
Brass mouth/ mouth of brass - Slanter 08/02/00
- Brass mouth/ mouth of brass - Bruce Kahl 08/02/00
Expression "knock on wood" - DAVID CRAIG 08/02/00
"Origin of phrase Roger, over and out" - kAREN 08/02/00
Sods law - pat fitch 08/01/00
- brass monkey - ted fortner 08/29/00
- Sod's law - ESC 08/02/00
Shoe in - Graham 08/01/00
- Shoo In - Bruce Kahl 08/01/00
  - Shoo-in, shoo-out - ESC 08/07/00
Man about a horse. - Zachary T. Lehman 07/31/00
- Man about a horse. - James Briggs 08/01/00
- To see a man about... - ESC 08/01/00
From soup to nuts - Zachary T. Lehman 07/31/00
"No bones about it" - Brian 07/31/00
Origin of nothing ventured nothing gained - Rod 07/31/00
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained - ESC 08/01/00
Origin - Jem 07/30/00
- Liar, liar - ESC 07/30/00
Stinking badges - Gary Martin 07/29/00
I need puzzle help - Ali 07/28/00
Slim Chance and Fat Chance - Scott Marsden 07/28/00
- Slim Chance and Fat Chance - Frankie 07/28/00
Snug as a bug in a rug - Ted Wiecek 07/28/00
Resident of Alton - Mary 07/27/00
- Resident of Alton - Resident of Alton 07/28/00
Call a spade a spade - Sam McMillan 07/27/00
- call a spade a spade - Gary Martin 07/27/00
Tickle your fancy - Dan 07/27/00
- Tickle your fancy - Bruce Kahl 07/27/00
  - Tickle your fancy - ESC 07/28/00
  - Tickle your fancy - Dan 07/27/00
French letter - christophe 07/26/00
Quotes - Steven 07/26/00
Sweet Fanny Adams - Scott Marsden 07/25/00
Origin of "moonlight flit" - Marge Inglis 07/24/00
- Origin of "moonlight flit" - deer 07/25/00
- origin of "moonlight flit" - Bruce Kahl 07/25/00
Bad Moon Rising - Lois deragon 07/24/00
- ..bathroom on the right - Bruce Kahl 07/25/00
Old phrase - Kathleen Meighan 07/24/00
- Just stepped out of a bandbox... - ESC 07/24/00
Aunt Sally ?! - kts 07/24/00
- Aunt Sally ?! - colin 07/25/00
- Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally - Bruce Kahl 07/24/00
Meaning of the phrase "How long is a piece of string?" - patricia 07/24/00
- Meaning of the phrase "How long is a piece of string?" - Barney 07/24/00
  - Meaning of the phrase "How long is a piece of string?" - Bob 07/26/00
There are none so blind... - Jack 07/23/00
- There are none so blind... - Bruce Kahl 07/23/00
Cocktail - Bob 07/23/00
Irish twins & singletons - ESC 07/22/00
- Irish twins & singletons - Bob 07/22/00
  - Go to work on an egg - John Bailey 09/02/00
  - Irish twins & singletons - ESC 07/23/00
Penny - Vidhya 07/22/00
Who are you. - Mary 07/21/00
- Who are you. - Gary Martin 07/21/00
- Who are you. - Bruce Kahl 07/21/00
Meaning of "toe head" - Rick Lemansky 07/21/00
- Tow Head - Bruce Kahl 07/21/00
- meaning of "toe head" - Louise 07/21/00
Quae cun que - Becky 07/21/00
- Quae cun que - Frankie 07/21/00
  - Do you mean "Quaecumque" - Bruce Kahl 07/21/00
'all systems go' - Claudia 07/21/00
Red sky at night....... - Peter 07/21/00
- Red sky at night....... - Bob 07/21/00
Watch your P's and Q's - Michael Berry 07/20/00
Does anyone about this phrase in English? - Roberto Chabat Green 07/20/00
Holy Toledo - Ashley Jakeway 07/20/00
- Holy Toledo - Barney 07/20/00
  - Holy Toledo! - ESC 07/21/00
Wax lyrical - K Hitchen 07/20/00
Phrase meaning - Halo 07/20/00
- Stick In the Mud - Bruce Kahl 07/20/00
You're a brick! - Maggi 07/20/00
Monkey talk - Vidhya 07/19/00
Gift Horse - Joan 07/18/00
Fair to middling - John Hayden 07/18/00
Right angle - larry passey 07/18/00
- Is this right? - ESC 07/18/00
  - Is this right? - Alan 07/18/00
Phrases - Joe Frogge 07/17/00
Song and dance - Rahul Sharma 07/17/00
Origins of a phrase - Kay Moxley 07/17/00
I can't believe it! - Patty 07/17/00
Origin & meaning - Jack White 07/17/00
Green card - Betsy 07/16/00
Culture hero - daphna 07/15/00
The phrase "Coyote Ugly" - Matt Reece 07/15/00
WILL ONLY COST YOU A YANKEE DIME - JUDY BELL 07/15/00
- Yankee Dime - Bruce Kahl 07/15/00
That looks great, but who are the chefs? - Wordmadeflesh 07/14/00
- That looks great, but who are the chefs? - Laid Back 07/15/00
Goose - robin 07/14/00
Home again, home again, jiggity jig - Trish 07/14/00
- home again, home again, jiggity jig - anastasia zeglen 09/21/00
- To Market - Bruce Kahl 07/14/00
Query: weapons of mass destruction - Nina 07/13/00
- query: weapons of mass destruction - Paul Guthrie 07/15/00
- weapons of mass destruction - ESC 07/14/00
Rinky dink..anyone know what it means and it's history? - Debs 07/13/00
The Smoking Lamp is Lit - jane austin 07/13/00
KY Jelly - BTT 07/13/00
CUTE AS A BUTTON - LOU K. 07/12/00
"Smallest room in my house" - Barry Jacobs 07/12/00
- A letter from Max Reeger (1873-1916) to a critic. - Bruce Kahl 07/12/00
Redneck - mark 07/12/00
- Rednecks, poor whites & crackers - ESC 07/13/00
Someone walked over my grave - Tara McAuliff 07/12/00
- Someone walked over my grave - ESC 07/12/00
Eat it or wear it - Angoosh 07/12/00
- Eat it or wear it - Barney 07/12/00
Indian giver - angie engelhardt 07/11/00
- indian giver - Scott Marsden 07/12/00
- Indian giver - ESC 07/11/00
Clever Clogs or Hows your father - laura 07/11/00
- Hows your father - Bruce Kahl 07/11/00
- Clever Clogs - Bruce Kahl 07/11/00
Love of Mike - Marcy 07/11/00
- Love of Mike - Barney 07/11/00
Off the top of my head - Cilla Wykes 07/11/00
Naked as a Jay Bird - Paula Jakab 07/11/00
Money for old rope - Bob 07/09/00
"Gone for a Burton" - Steve Burnett 07/09/00
Railroad terms - ESC 07/08/00
Shiola? - Kevin 07/08/00
- Shinola...Rated R - ESC 07/08/00
Meaning of two phrases - Georgios P. 07/08/00
Pet peeves - Charles 07/08/00
"Know thyself" - Jason 07/08/00
"In a coon's age" - George Mason 07/07/00
Orgin of phrase? - Winn 07/07/00
- 'FULL OF THE OLD...WHAT?" - KMG 09/25/00
- Grandfathered in... - ESC 07/08/00
Put a spanner in the works - Scott Marsden 07/07/00
Additional phrases - Nelly Vishnevky 07/07/00
Double cross - Brian Shea 07/07/00
Chinese restaurant shoulder - Barney 07/06/00
Home Sweet Home - Shelly 07/06/00
- Home Sweet Home - Bob 07/07/00
  - All Things William - Bill 08/30/00
Origin of "Wake up and Smell the Coffee" - Shelly 07/06/00
- Origin of "Wake up and Smell the Coffee" - Billy Jo 07/08/00
  - Abby or Ann? - ESC 07/08/00
Racked with Pain - Brian Walden 07/06/00
Test the waters - Claire 07/06/00
ORIGIN OF THE PHRASE: DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS - Joel Rojas 07/05/00
"Bodice ripper" ... type of story?? - Patty 07/05/00
- "Bodice ripper" ... type of story?? - ESC 07/05/00
Origin of "brand spanking new" - Charlotte 07/05/00
- Origin of "brand spanking new" - Bob 07/05/00
Phrase - Bev Glass 07/04/00
It would take a blind man to notice - Deborah Kirkman 07/03/00
Sayings, terms for - ESC 07/02/00
To do a mad dog - Véronique Gigot 07/02/00
"Seeing soneone" - Jami 07/01/00
Standing on the shoulders of giants - joel 07/01/00
- Standing on the shoulders of giants - Brian Shea 07/07/00
- Pigmies placed on... - ESC 07/01/00
"The Hand writting is on the wall" - Linda 07/01/00
- "The Hand writting is on the wall" - Joseph Frogge 07/01/00
Phrases - Joseph Frogge 06/30/00
Hit the Sack - Steve 06/30/00
Correctly phrased expression - Paula 06/30/00
Swing a cat - Paul 06/30/00
Who said this ?? - andy 06/30/00
- Robert Louis Stevenson - Bruce Kahl 06/30/00
Origin/Meaning of "Pour salt on my wound" - Loren Stacy 06/30/00
- Origin/Meaning of "Pour salt on my wound" - Harold Wannamaker 06/30/00
Look, Ma, no hands - Hiroko 06/29/00
- Look, Ma, no hands - ESC 06/29/00
  - Look, Ma, no hands - Hiroko 06/30/00
Jingoism - Louise 06/29/00
Pennies - Darren G 06/29/00
Bog standard - Adrian Hawksley 06/28/00
Gravy train - Robert Handley 06/28/00
- The (New) Whole 9 Yards - Bob Vaughan 09/18/00
- The (New) Whole 9 Yards - DJB 08/30/00
- Gravy train - ESC 06/28/00
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. - Chris Berquist 06/28/00
- People in glass houses ... - ESC 06/29/00
- People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. - Anon 06/28/00
  - People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. - Roger Fuelster 07/02/00
Myth - Patricia C. Graef 06/28/00
- Naked as a Jay Bird - isabelle Murphy 09/23/00
- The family that... - ESC 06/28/00
- Myth - Anon 06/28/00
Myth: George Washington and the Cherry Tree - Patricia C. Graef 06/28/00
- Myth: George Washington and the Cherry Tree - Anon 06/28/00
Wheeler-dealer - Ann 06/27/00
- Wheeler dealer - ESC 06/27/00
Staff of life - Betsy 06/27/00
- Staff of life - ESC 06/28/00
  - [word removed in order to comply with Google's Publisher Policy] rig - ttt 09/17/00
  - [word removed in order to comply with Google's Publisher Policy] rig - Slap a Lawyer 08/13/00
Dot-com or dot.com - ESC 06/27/00
Looking for meaning of: - Kirsten Langbein 06/27/00
- catawampus - John Lawson 07/29/00
- "Riding the moon" - while we're at it, "shooting the moon" etc. - Barry Jacobs 06/27/00
Very long word lists - SEAN COLSON 06/27/00
- Very long word lists - elizabeth.a.nidhiry 09/05/00
- Very long word lists - Bob 06/28/00
Raveled sleave of care - ESC 06/27/00
- Raveled sleave of care - Pedant's Nemesis 06/27/00
Live, laugh, love - tparker 06/27/00
"Hucking" phrases revisited - joel 06/26/00
More than you can shake a stick at - John Drennan 06/26/00
- More than you can shake a stick at - Brian Shea 07/07/00
- More than you can shake a stick at - Bruce Kahl 06/26/00
  - More than you can shake a stick at - Joe Quinn 07/29/00
  - To shake a stick at - ESC 06/27/00
Misheard song lyrics - The Happy Wanderer 06/26/00
- She stoops to conquer ... origin/meaning? - Bernadette 08/23/00
- Misheard song lyrics - Dumb contributor 07/03/00
Pitchers Bullpen - Chuck Yoder 06/25/00
- She stoops to conquer ... origin/meaning? - dolphin 08/23/00
- Bull pen - ESC 06/27/00
In spades - Swan 06/25/00
Olly, olly oxen free - ESC 06/25/00
That's a crock. - Joseph Frogge 06/24/00
Brass Tacks - Gina Godbout 06/23/00
Rubber johnny - denzil thomas 06/23/00
Bargain at half the price - Ruth 06/23/00
Isoquantic shift - Bianca Cawthorne 06/23/00
Derivation of "What in the Sam Hill......" - Dave McCrabb 06/22/00
- Derivation of "What in the Sam Hill......" - Bruce Kahl 06/22/00
  - derivation of "What in the Sam Hill......" - HJR 06/26/00
Eeny meeny miny mo - Barry Jacobs 06/21/00
"It's nothing to write home about" - Barry Jacobs 06/21/00
- Nothing to write home about - ESC 06/24/00
"Loogies" and "loogers" - Barry Jacobs 06/21/00
- "loogies" and "loogers"--boogies and boogers? - Bruce Kahl 06/21/00
  - Other way around: from b to L - Bruce Kahl 06/21/00
Origin of "lucky duck" - Iridesa 06/21/00
- Origin of "lucky duck" - James Briggs 06/22/00
As naked as a jaybird - Richarell MacDonald 06/20/00
Piffy on a rock - dave 06/20/00
Tables will turn - wordmadeflesh 06/20/00
Call a spade a spade - Sean 06/20/00
- Call a spade a spade - Bob 06/20/00
  - Call a spade a spade - ESC 06/25/00
  - Call a spade a spade - ESC 06/25/00
"Egg on your face" - amy 06/20/00
Dead to Rights - LawyerChk1 06/19/00
- Dead to Rights - e zachow 06/23/00
- Dead to Rights - Bruce Kahl 06/21/00
Casting - Daniel Cohen 06/19/00
- Casting - Paul Guthrie 06/25/00
- Casting - Paul Guthrie 06/25/00
- Casting - ESC 06/24/00
Common all garden - James Game 06/19/00
- Common all garden - Barney 06/20/00
  - Common or garden - Bruce Kahl 06/20/00
Feeling at sixes and sevens - Don Sims 06/19/00
Phrases & meanings - Michelle Esquivel 06/18/00
- Alone by Lisa Loeb - Bruce Kahl 06/19/00
Help Needed on phrase meaning - Gabriel 06/18/00
Having a cow - lisa 06/17/00
- Having a cow - joel 06/18/00
  - Having a cow - lisa 06/18/00
Valid saying? - Vooijs Christiaan 06/17/00
- Remember me in your prayers - ESC 06/24/00
- Valid saying? - Billy Wrangler 06/17/00
God willing and the creek don't rise - Erwin 06/17/00
Grab the brass ring - Deepak Patney 06/16/00
- Grab the brass ring - Billy Wrangler 06/17/00
- Grab the brass ring - Bob 06/16/00
Mark Twain's Use of "[word removed in order to comply with Google's Publisher Policy] in the woodpile" - Gabriela 06/16/00
- Mark Twain's Use of "[word removed in order to comply with Google's Publisher Policy] in the woodpile" - Barry Jacobs 06/21/00
- Mark Twain's Use of "[word removed in order to comply with Google's Publisher Policy] in the woodpile" - Bob 06/16/00
  - Mark Twain's Use of "[word removed in order to comply with Google's Publisher Policy] in the woodpile" - ant 09/01/00
Pushed from pillar to post - Ian Francis 06/16/00
Live, love, laugh - tparker 06/16/00
Smart Alec - PaulB 06/16/00
Jerry-built - Ian Carter 06/16/00
In the Pink - Lisa Whiteley 06/16/00
There but for the grace of God go I - David Grace 06/16/00
These are the salad days.... - Ben 06/15/00
- These are the salad days.... - ESC 06/16/00
SPELLING & ORIGIN - RHINELANDER DISTRICY LIBRARY 06/15/00
Time is of the essence - Lewis Armstrong 06/14/00
Doe-eyed girl - joel 06/13/00
A bum steer - Michelle Calder 06/13/00
Dollars to Donuts/Doughnuts - jennifer 06/13/00
- Dollars to Donuts/Doughnuts - Bob 06/13/00
  - Dollars to Donuts/Buttons/Dumplings/Cobwebs - ESC 06/14/00
Phrase: Blowing someone off - John Bailey 06/13/00
- Dutch - Garrett eddington 09/17/00
- Phrase: Blowing someone off - Gary Martin 06/13/00
- Phrase: Blowing someone off - Bob 06/13/00
  - Phrase: Blowing someone off - John Bailey 06/14/00
  - Page on down... - ESC 06/13/00
Word & phrase origin books - ESC 06/12/00
- Word & phrase origin books - Bob 06/13/00
Adam's house cat - tparker 06/12/00
Gild the lily - Frankie 06/12/00
Sawbuck - nmatte 06/12/00
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue - stephanie 06/11/00
- Wedding custom - ESC 06/12/00
  - Something blue - ESC 06/12/00
Origin of Curates Egg - Tony 06/10/00
Loosing my religion - Jeanette Sjaaheim 06/10/00
Origin of Glass Ceiling - Berta Riley 06/10/00
Curiosity Killed the Cat - Rosie Sermeno 06/09/00
Get one's dander up. - Andy Sabl 06/09/00
Phrase - paula jackson 06/09/00
Phrase - PaulB 06/09/00
- Flog (or beat) a dead horse - ESC 06/10/00
NEED TO KNOW - PInder 06/09/00
Origin - martha 06/08/00
- If at first you don't succeed... - ESC 06/08/00
What does this mean? - Vanessa Wilkinson 06/08/00
- Bated breath - ESC 06/08/00
Egg on Your Face - Steve Connor 06/08/00
- Egg on Your Face - e 06/24/00
- Egg on Your Face - e zachow 06/23/00
- Egg on Your Face - ezachow 06/23/00
- Egg on Your Face - ESC 06/10/00
Horses for courses and more???? - mandy 06/08/00
- Horses, devil and the sea, threshold - ESC 06/08/00
Worms - Abby 06/07/00
- Opening a can of worms - ESC 06/07/00
Raining Cats & Dogs - LawyerChk1 06/07/00
- Life in the 1500s - ESC 06/07/00
  - Life in the 1500s - ESC 06/07/00
Dry as a bone - MADDOG 06/07/00
Whistle down the wind - James Hearn 06/07/00
Heavens to Mergatroyd - Shilah 06/07/00
- Heavens to Mergatroyd - The Silver Surfer 06/07/00
  - Heavens to Mergatroyd - ESC 06/07/00
State of the art - Chad 06/07/00
Huck = to throw? (Hucking phrases) - Patty 06/06/00
- Heuker: to bend over or stoop - Bruce Kahl 06/07/00
Carpe diem - doesn't matter 06/06/00
- carpe diem - ESC 06/06/00
  - carpe diem - Charlie Patel 09/08/00
  - Quintus Horatius Flaccus a.k.a "Horace" - Bruce Kahl 06/07/00
I'll break him from sucking eggs - MADDOG 06/06/00
- Egg sucking - ESC 06/06/00
  - Egg sucking - Kim Schrick 06/21/00
  - Egg sucking - ESC 06/07/00
Banana problem - ESC 06/06/00
Origin of Kangaroo Court and Frick and Frack - Andrea Field 06/06/00
- Kangaroo Court - Bruce Kahl 06/06/00
- Frick and Frack - Bruce Kahl 06/06/00
  - PS: Frick and Frack - ESC 06/06/00
- Frick and Frack - Frick and Frack 06/06/00
Yada yada yada! - Glenn 06/06/00
Them apples - Phil Kirrage 06/06/00
- Them apples - ESC 06/06/00
  - Them apples by ESC - Bruce Kahl 06/06/00
DAD GUM! - mark patray 06/06/00
See you anon - Joanna 06/06/00
- See you anon - Bruce Kahl 06/06/00
Meaning of Phrase - Chris Meyer 06/06/00
Meaning of :1. in the small hours 2. down in the mouth - fishy 06/05/00
Caught Red Handed Derviation? - Josje 06/04/00
- Caught Red Handed Derviation? - The Silver Surfer 06/05/00
  - Caught Red Handed Derviation? - Josje Andmore 06/16/00
Salad days - Todd Eagle 06/04/00
- Antony and Cleo. - Bruce Kahl 06/04/00
Meanwhile, back at the ranch - Valda Lance 06/04/00
Neck of the Woods - Carol Kinney 06/03/00
Queen Of Hearts - Mchael Sheridan 06/03/00
Word Please - Suryakiran 06/02/00
Walking, moving. "gingerly" - HJR 06/02/00
- origin of "noblesse oblige" - A. D. Gaston 08/30/00
- Gingerly - ESC 06/02/00
Slang - Sweetin 06/02/00
Wild Goose Chase - Tony 06/02/00
What manner of man is this? - Gretchen Lewis 06/02/00
- Matt. 8:23-27 - Bruce Kahl 06/02/00
You weren't born in a barn... - Laura 06/02/00
To gain the upper hand - Paul Guthrie 06/02/00
- To gain the upper hand - ESC 06/02/00
  - The upper hand - Paul Guthrie 06/03/00
Seventh inning stretch - michael sheridan 06/02/00
Giving the mitten - Amanda Lovell 06/01/00
- Giving the mitten - James Briggs 06/01/00
  - Mexican Stand-off - Serdar Rifat 08/17/00
  - Mitto mittere misi missum - Bruce Kahl 06/02/00
Caught Red Handed -- Derivation/Meaning? - Josje Andmore 06/01/00
- English Sayings & Idioms - david kidd 09/03/00
- Caught Red Handed -- Derivation/Meaning? - Daniel Cohen 06/01/00
Sweating Bullets - DanielCohen 06/01/00
- Sweating Bullets - ESC 06/02/00
  - Sweating Bullets - Gary Martin 06/07/00
Derivative of "To tear off a strip" - Sue Williams 06/01/00
Powder your nose - Adam 06/01/00
Hucking nails - Patty 06/01/00
- Hucking nails - ESC 06/01/00
  - Huck = Hook?? - Bruce Kahl 06/01/00
Cheap at half the price - Richard Jones 05/31/00
Fill in the blank - Russ 05/31/00
Origin of Proof is in the Pudding - cathi barrett 05/30/00
US Phrases from 05-22-00 - Frankie 05/30/00
Scared the Willies - Daniel Cohen 05/30/00
Phrase "To a T" or "To a tee" or "To a tea" - tracy 05/30/00
- Phrase "To a T" - Bruce Kahl 05/31/00
  - Phrase "To a T" . Aggreement with, and addition to Bruce - James Briggs 05/31/00
Origin of Proof is in the Pudding - cathi barrett 05/30/00
- The proof is in the tasting, not the pudding - cds 06/09/00
- origin of Proof is in the Pudding - Bob 05/30/00
And how - Steve 05/30/00
Hang of it - Ramaji 05/30/00
- Don't take any wooden nickels - Magnus 08/10/00
- Hang of it - ESC 05/30/00
Meanings - j b rodrigues 05/29/00
Derivation?? - Simon 05/29/00
- With bells on - ESC 05/30/00
Baseball? Cricket! - Bob 05/29/00
- Baseball? Cricket! - Bruce Kahl 05/29/00
  - Baseball? Cricket! - Barney 05/29/00
Fingers Crossed - Andrew Brand 05/29/00
Save the Liver - Dwain 05/29/00
"...at sixes and sevens." - Brooke 05/28/00
- "...at sixes and sevens." - Bruce Kahl 05/29/00
  - "...at sixes and sevens." Another version - James Briggs 05/29/00
P's & Q's - Nolan 05/28/00
- P's & Q's - James Briggs 05/28/00
  - More P's & Q's Theories - Bruce Kahl 05/28/00
Skate - VC 05/28/00
What does Au contraire mean - Bea 05/28/00
I'll fix your wagon - Jamie 05/27/00
Law firms - ESC 05/27/00
"Betweenity" - James Briggs 05/27/00
- "Betweenity" - James Briggs 05/28/00
- "Betweenity" - ESC 05/27/00
Meaning and Origin - Randolph Herr 05/27/00
Heavens to Betsy - Sherre' Hafermann 05/27/00
Cat's got your tongue - Michael Sheridan 05/26/00
- Has the cat got your tongue? - ESC 05/27/00
  - Has the cat got your tongue? - michael sheridan 05/31/00
Wood - jessica kite 05/25/00
- Knock on wood - ESC 05/26/00
Blow Him Off - John Bailey 05/25/00
"Man of the cloth" - Linda 05/25/00
Cover your bases - Brad Forester 05/25/00
Champing/chomping at the bit - Kim Arthurs 05/25/00
- Champing/chomping at the bit - ESC 05/25/00
Champing/chomping at the bit - Kim Arthurs 05/25/00
- Champing/chomping at the bit - R Drachman 05/25/00
- Champing/chomping at the bit - R Drachman 05/25/00
Walking on water - Raj 05/24/00
- Sports fans? - jester 06/06/00
- walking on water - ESC 05/25/00
  - Fearless Leader - super momma dud with abig joe on my mommas fat horse who went pee on our dog 08/18/00
Bigger Than a Breadbasket - Keith 05/24/00
- Breadbox - ESC 05/24/00
Dr Mudd, a President and a Prime Minister - James Briggs 05/24/00
She - Dylan 05/24/00
Origin of "kindest cut" - Susan Griffin 05/24/00
86'ed - Michael Sheridan 05/24/00
Mother nature - Carol Neal 05/24/00
Lot in life - ARACELY JIMENEZ 05/23/00
Origins of "Waiting with baited breath'. - Debbie Raschko 05/23/00
- Origins of "Waiting with baited breath'. - Bruce Kahl 05/23/00
Origins of "up the duff" - Audrey Blair 05/23/00
GRASPING AT STRAWS - ERIN MAGILL 05/22/00
- A drowning man... - ESC 05/24/00
Can of Corn - Sue Cap 05/22/00
"Rubbing your nose in it" - Barney 05/22/00
US phrases - Gary Martin 05/22/00
His name is Mudd! - Raymond D Brackett 05/22/00
- His name is Mudd! - James Briggs 05/23/00
  - Maybe Not! - Bruce Kahl 05/23/00

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