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push a wheelchair down a...

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BobK

11-Jun-2013, 12:33
English Slang

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Gatcha - what is it?

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probus

14-Jun-2013, 05:02

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Important: Our Free Idioms Dictionary!

Started by Red5, 04-May-2007 20:15
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Red5

04-May-2007, 20:15
Important: Test your idioms

Started by Tdol, 31-Mar-2005 03:52
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Tdol

31-Mar-2005, 03:52

Nose.1

Started by 10000kbps, 28-Jun-2006 08:06
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Ouisch

28-Jun-2006, 21:33
What's this mean?

Started by 10000kbps, 28-Jun-2006 07:44
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sheena55ro

07-Jul-2006, 19:02
Eat.1

Started by 10000kbps, 28-Jun-2006 07:48
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Ouisch

28-Jun-2006, 21:37
Eat.2

Started by 10000kbps, 28-Jun-2006 07:55
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Ouisch

28-Jun-2006, 21:34
Nose.2

Started by 10000kbps, 28-Jun-2006 08:09
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Ouisch

28-Jun-2006, 21:19
jack-of-all-trades

Started by 10000kbps, 28-Jun-2006 08:11
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AlainK

01-Jul-2006, 13:55
[Idiom] Please help me on this one

Started by 123Anon123, 27-May-2013 13:10
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Raymott

27-May-2013, 14:54
[Essay] Could you explain?

Started by 5larry5, 07-Sep-2010 07:58
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pinkmast3ritza

14-Sep-2010, 14:01
Full of pork?

Started by 5lood, 05-Mar-2009 10:47
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5lood

05-Mar-2009, 19:59
idiom expert ?

Started by 860124, 11-Aug-2006 09:35
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MrPedantic

11-Aug-2006, 23:48
To do a thing that one has never done before.

Started by aachu, 01-Feb-2012 17:43
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TheParser

02-Feb-2012, 15:06
I broke out in a cold sweat.

Started by aaooq, 02-Sep-2006 14:42
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mykwyner

02-Sep-2006, 14:57
ask a left-handed cooking question

Started by Aav 13, 03-Aug-2012 09:16
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5jj

06-Aug-2012, 12:17
"like Compton"

Started by Aav 13, 13-Sep-2012 07:58
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Tdol

13-Sep-2012, 09:20
Play the Power Card

Started by abi21, 17-Nov-2011 13:19
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5jj

17-Nov-2011, 14:07
[Idiom] Idioms

Started by ablinsag, 08-Nov-2012 08:56
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Grumpy

08-Nov-2012, 23:43
do a snow job

Started by ackeiyword, 16-Oct-2010 02:31
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nin_elle

17-Oct-2010, 10:39
"hold water"

Started by ackeiyword, 16-Oct-2010 02:32
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shoaib 1

16-Oct-2010, 15:12
economic/al

Started by ackeiyword, 30-Oct-2010 02:17
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ieltsonly

03-Nov-2010, 16:21
in a jiffy

Started by ackeiyword, 30-Oct-2010 02:19
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Eden Darien

04-Nov-2010, 12:36
Caress VS fondle

Started by ackeiyword, 11-Dec-2010 01:23
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Tdol

20-Dec-2010, 07:18
Holder of agreement

Started by ackeiyword, 11-Dec-2010 01:33
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birdeen's call

12-Dec-2010, 09:02
why??

Started by acornman, 09-Feb-2012 21:04
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5jj

10-Feb-2012, 08:17
Your blood will be on your own head

Started by Adam Cruge, 24-Apr-2010 12:35
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BobK

26-Apr-2010, 12:54
Alice in Wonderland

Started by Adam Cruge, 24-Apr-2010 12:20
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Tdol

08-May-2010, 13:53
difficult sentence

Started by adel87, 16-Jun-2009 23:02
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Emily.zh

23-Jul-2009, 05:45
[General] meaning of "lift off"

Started by adel87, 17-Jun-2009 18:33
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Ouisch

14-Jul-2009, 20:54
difficult sentence

Started by adel87, 18-Jun-2009 17:25
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sarat_106

19-Jun-2009, 11:10
ask for information

Started by adel87, 25-Oct-2009 21:30
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EBIW

25-Oct-2009, 21:46
Sayings

Started by adiy, 23-Aug-2010 03:00
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davidbendtner

28-Aug-2010, 13:56