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ridiculous sayings
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syljo | Report | 21 Feb 2005 19:44 |
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'No room to swing a cat' Who on earth wants to swing a cat???????????????? Sylvia xxx |
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♥ Katz | Report | 21 Feb 2005 19:45 |
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Not the cat certainly!!! 'Best thing since sliced bread' What was the best thing before sliced bread??? what did they say then?? best thing since.........?? Kxx |
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Unknown | Report | 21 Feb 2005 19:46 |
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But Dooley likes being spun around on the wooden hall floor. |
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Maz from Cornwall | Report | 21 Feb 2005 19:46 |
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A bed of roses!! |
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Maz from Cornwall | Report | 21 Feb 2005 19:48 |
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No room to swing a cat Meaning A small space. Origin Whether the 'cat' was a real moggy or the flail-like whip used to punish sailors in the British Navy isn't clear. |
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Maz from Cornwall | Report | 21 Feb 2005 19:49 |
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Bed of roses Meaning A pleasant or easy situation. Origin From Christopher Marlowe's The Passionate Shepherd To His Love. This was published posthumously in 1599; Marlowe died in 1593. |
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The Mad House | Report | 21 Feb 2005 19:51 |
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sleeping like a log (who ever heard a log sleep) |
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syljo | Report | 21 Feb 2005 19:52 |
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'as different as chalk and cheese' Sylvia xxx |
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syljo | Report | 21 Feb 2005 19:54 |
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My father would say: 'I'm going to see a man about a dog'. I don't know why though. Sylvia xxx |
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Maz from Cornwall | Report | 21 Feb 2005 20:06 |
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a bolt from the blue |
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Maz from Cornwall | Report | 21 Feb 2005 20:06 |
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a bun in the oven A bunny boiler!! |
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syljo | Report | 21 Feb 2005 20:09 |
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'dressed up like the cat's whiskers' Sylvia xxx |
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Maz from Cornwall | Report | 21 Feb 2005 20:09 |
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game of two halves get off of the wrong foot the bee's knees |
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Maz from Cornwall | Report | 21 Feb 2005 20:10 |
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backseat driver |
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syljo | Report | 21 Feb 2005 20:11 |
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Over the weather: 'If there is enough blue in the sky to cover an elephant's behind, then it will be fine. Sylvia xxx |
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Maz from Cornwall | Report | 21 Feb 2005 20:12 |
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paint the town red |
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Sue Lambrini Smith | Report | 21 Feb 2005 20:14 |
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feeling blue ! sue. |
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syljo | Report | 21 Feb 2005 20:14 |
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People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones Sylvia xxx |
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syljo | Report | 21 Feb 2005 20:15 |
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All dressed up like a dog's dinner Sylvia xxx |
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syljo | Report | 21 Feb 2005 20:17 |
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Turn over a new leaf The tongue is not steel but it cuts Sylvia xxx |
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