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What does the expression "shiver my timbers" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the term "Indian giver" come from and What does Indian giver mean?
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What does the phrase "to change one's tune" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "Tom, Dick, and Harry" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "to put one's shoulder to the wheel" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "to take something lying down" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "to play ball with one" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "to knock the spots off one" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "on tick" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the saying "Sam Hill" come from and What does Sam Hill mean?
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What does the expression "with the tail between the legs" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "to cut a big swath" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "beside the mark" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression hocus pocus come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "on Easy Street" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the phrase "to swear like a trooper" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "on the water cart" (or wagon) mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "to bite the dust" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "to stick to one's guns" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "to add insult to injury" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "to make hay while the sun shines" mean and Where does it originate?
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What does the expression "to go up in the air" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "to splice the mainbrace" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "biggest frog (toad) in the puddle" originate and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "drunk as a fiddler" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "ish kabibble" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the term "dark horse" come from and What does dark horse mean?
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What does the term "Barmecide feast" (or banquet) mean and Where does it originate?
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What does the phrase "gosh all hemlock" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the saying "to have the goods on one" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "to warm the cockles of one's heart" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "to be a piker" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "a gone goose" (or beaver, chick) come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "to pay the piper" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the phrase "to make a mountain of a molehill" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "to make one's hair stand on end" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "a Roland for an Oliver" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "to get one's monkey up" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the term Shangri-la mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "Paul Pry" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "to keep one's hair on" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "in the lap (or on the knees) of the gods" mean and Where does it originate?
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Where does the expression "to be well heeled" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "to dislike the cut of one's jib" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "playing to the grandstand" (or gallery) mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "in one ear and out the other" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "like Hogan's goat" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "handwriting on the wall" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "to put one through a course of sprouts" mean and Where does it originate?
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Where does the expression "mad as a hatter" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "as mad as hops" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "high Finks" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "to throw a monkey wrench in the machinery" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the term "Mardi gras" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "a fish out of water" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "putting on the dog" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "not for money, marbles, nor chalk" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "to put one's foot in it" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "easy as rolling off a log" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "to get a kick (or charge) out of something" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "hoist with one's own petard" mean and Where does it originate?
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Where does the expression "to break the ice" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the saying "to take a powder" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "as proud as Satan" (sin, or Lucifer) mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "to pull a boner" mean and Where does it originate?
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What does the phrase "neat but not gaudy" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "to pile (or heap) Pelion on Ossa" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "come off your perch" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "dead man" (or soldier) mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "to take down a peg" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "Tell it to the Marines" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "Mother Carey's chicken" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "lares and penates" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "meddlesome Matty" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the phrase "plain as the nose on one's face" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "no skin off one's nose" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the saying "a hurrah's nest" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "to quarrel with one's bread and butter" mean and Where does it originate?
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What does the phrase "to the queen's taste" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "in a pretty pickle" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "to walk the plank" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "to play possum" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the phrase "without rhyme or reason" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "to raise or play hob" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "rag-tag and bobtail" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "neither head nor tail of a matter" mean and Where does it originate?
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What does the phrase "a shot in the arm" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "on the fritz" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "not to care a fiddlestick" originate and What does it mean?
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Where does the expresion "to take forty winks" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "fit as a fiddle" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "to play fast and loose" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the idiom "the fat is in the fire" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "root hog or die" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "to cut (or split) a melon" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "nip and tuck" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "Lucullian feast" (or banquet) mean and Where does it originate?
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What does the expression "to paint the lily" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the idiom "to have too many irons in the fire" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "to hang on by the eyelashes" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the saying "according to one's lights" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "to lift or pull up oneself by the bootstraps" mean and Where does it originate?
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Where does the expression "to set people together by the ears" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "time is of the essence" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "full of prunes" (or beans) mean and Where does it originate?
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What does the phrase "on the carpet" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "to gird up one's loins" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "to turn a new leaf" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "to kick against the pricks" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "on the level" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "like greased lightning" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "Main Liner" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "skeleton in the closet" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the saying "praise from Sir Hubert" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "even steven" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "a lick and a promise" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "Johnny come lately" originate and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "to dance Juba" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the term "pork barrel" come from and What does the expression mean?
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Where does the idiom "to go hog wild" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "three cheers and a tiger" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "on the cuff" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "I declare to Betsy" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "hanged, drawn, and quartered" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the phrase "deaf as an adder" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "to keep one's eyes peeled" (or skinned) mean and Where does it originate?
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Where does the term "lame duck" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "ham actor" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the saying "dead as a herring" originate and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "to be caught flat footed" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "playing with loaded dice" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "to bite off more than one can chew" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "to go to the dickens" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "anvil chorus" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the saying "every dog has his day" mean and Where does it originate?
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Where does the expression "to tilt at windmills" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the saying "to carry the ball" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the expression "love me, love my dog" mean and Where does it originate?
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What does the expression "no ifs, ans, nor buts" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the phrase "double entendre" come from and What does it mean in French?
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What does the expression "to box the compass" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "let sleeping dogs lie" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "to have up one's sleeve" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "in the doldrums" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "a stiff upper lip" mean and Where does it originate?
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Where does the expression "to take under one's wings" come from and What does it mean?
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Who said "The die is cast!" and Where did the expression come from?
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Where does the phrase "skeleton at the feast" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the idiom "rich as Croesus" originate and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "to crack a crib" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "one's cake is dough" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "to speak by the card" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "a bone to pick" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "A number one" (A No. 1) originate and What does it mean?
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Where does the expression "to strike while the iron is hot" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the saying "in the dumps" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "to call the turn" come from and What does it mean?
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How did the expression "a hair of the dog that bit you" originate and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "for crying out loud" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "a tempest in a teacup" mean and Where does it originate?
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Where does the phrase "to know chalk from cheese" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "a rift in the lute" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the saying "cute as a bug's ear" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the expression "cheek by jowl" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "to make no bones about a matter" mean and Where does it originate?
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Where does the expression "the admirable Crichton" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the term "white collar worker" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the term "Charley horse" mean and Where does the phrase come from?
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What does the saying "to cash in one's checks or chips" mean and Where does it originate?
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Where does the idiom "to chew the fat" come from and What does it mean?
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Why is Kentucky called "the dark and bloody ground" and Where did the nickname come from?
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What does the expression "to back and fill" mean and Where does it come from?
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What does the phrase "not worth a hill of beans" mean and Where does it originate?
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What does the phrase "to sit like a Stoughton bottle" mean and Where does it come from?
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Where does the expression "to play cat and mouse with one" come from and What does it mean?
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What does the phrase "to give the third degree" mean and Where does it originate?
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Where does the expression "at the eleventh hour" come from and What does it mean?
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Where does the phrase "to lead by the nose" come from and What does it mean?
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What does Juggernaut mean and Where does the word Juggernaut come from?
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Where does the term "Whig" come from and What does Whig mean?
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Where does the term "Tory" come from and What does Tory mean in Irish?
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Where does the term "toady" originate and What does toady mean?
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Where does the word "tinsel" come from and What does tinsel mean in Old French?
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How did Thursday get its name and Where does the word "Thursday" come from?
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How did the word "town" originate and What does town mean in Old English?
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Where does the word "tragedy" come from and What does tragedy mean in Greek?
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Where does the word "volume" come from and What does volume mean in Latin?
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How did Wednesday get its name and Where does the word "Wednesday" come from?
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Where does the word "tartar" come from and What does tartar mean?
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Where does the word "yacht" originate and What does yacht mean in German?
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Where does the word "Yankee" come from and What does Yankee mean?
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Where does the word "Utopia" come from and What does Utopian mean in Latin?
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Where does Valentine's Day come from and How did the word Valentine originate?
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Where does the word "vandal" come from and What does vandalize mean?
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Where does the term "urchin" come from and What does urchin mean?
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Where does the word "ultramarine" (lapis lazuli) come from and What does ultramarine mean?
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Where does the word "tawdry" come from and What does tawdry mean?
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Where does the word "tattoo" come from and What does tattoo mean in Dutch?
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How did Vaudeville get its name and Where does the word "Vaudeville" come from?
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What does treacle mean and Where does the word "treacle" come from?
