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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

Animal idioms

Started by Mad-ox, 01-Sep-2006 09:40

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probus

07-Jan-2011, 23:14
a sentence which contains all the alphabet letters

Started by gadi_sam, 13-Oct-2004 18:36

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Tdol

21-May-2010, 11:48
Idiom: What goes around comes around

Started by bmo, 03-Oct-2003 01:40

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Ripley7700

20-Jun-2010, 18:41
Stupid is as Stupid Does

Started by TomBrooklyn, 09-Dec-2005 19:32

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mfwills

08-Apr-2010, 12:10
"Most of the time" versus "most of the times"

Started by Anita B-S, 27-Jan-2009 22:31
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Charlie Bernstein

10-Feb-2009, 22:26
I'll make it up to you

Started by phalkun, 20-Sep-2004 14:24
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Casiopea

21-Sep-2004, 10:38
Starcrossed Lovers- Explain what does it mean please

Started by juliadavison12, 12-Jun-2007 16:48

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BobK

31-Aug-2009, 11:18
Teach a man to fish

Started by bmo, 11-Sep-2004 17:33

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bongbang

01-Mar-2005, 14:00
The most popular idioms or proverbs

Started by bmo, 03-Nov-2003 00:07

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Tdol

10-Aug-2004, 18:03
English Idioms and Sayings

Started by RonBee, 10-Dec-2003 19:15

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kris4real

21-May-2010, 11:07
Talk to you soon/later

Started by Antonio, 14-Aug-2004 02:13

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Delmobile

10-Jul-2007, 14:08
[Idiom] Slowly, slowly catchy monkey

Started by Bugsy, 11-Aug-2008 07:19
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VSPrasad

13-Aug-2008, 04:46
You've made your bed now lie in it saying and what does it mean

Started by juliadavison12, 25-Jun-2007 16:45
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.,,

25-Jun-2007, 21:43
"mine as well"

Started by ariel1026, 26-Feb-2009 23:46
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Charlie Bernstein

03-Mar-2009, 15:46
I couldn't agree with you more

Started by dcomest, 16-Oct-2006 08:11
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MikeNewYork

16-Oct-2006, 20:10
to feel blue

Started by zilak34, 02-Feb-2007 14:51
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VSPrasad

19-Aug-2008, 11:27
Not to mention

Started by st_hart, 03-Aug-2009 07:15
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st_hart

03-Aug-2009, 18:32
[Idiom] 'It's a shame'

Started by undeddy, 11-Feb-2009 16:28

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BobK

14-Mar-2009, 14:05
Something sucks

Started by Tomasz Klimkiewicz, 24-Sep-2004 13:32
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acslater017

01-Jun-2010, 23:36
motherhood and apple pie

Started by yeeway, 12-Mar-2007 16:15
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afree

01-Oct-2009, 04:02
in tow

Started by Anonymous, 20-Apr-2003 09:31
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MW

14-Aug-2005, 07:26
'That's the spirit!'

Started by undeddy, 07-Feb-2009 16:48

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Charlie Bernstein

09-Feb-2009, 16:20
To walk the walk and talk the talk

Started by bmayli, 02-Dec-2008 10:20

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RonBee

13-Feb-2009, 16:55
"Call it a wash"

Started by Smiling, 05-Aug-2006 02:43
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SW_SN

06-Aug-2006, 09:10
What is "between jobs"???

Started by blacknomi, 24-Apr-2004 05:12

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blacknomi

29-Jul-2004, 15:39
lying on the bed/being in bed

Started by Anonymous, 03-Mar-2004 08:55
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MikeNewYork

18-Apr-2004, 14:20
sick people

Started by pusher, 02-Nov-2006 08:57

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curmudgeon

17-Jan-2007, 01:23
Meaning of idiomatic expression?

Started by pilgrim, 18-Aug-2004 18:28
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pilgrim

22-Aug-2004, 18:53
What does "in your face" mean ?

Started by Assassin, 19-Feb-2008 07:10
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Shakespeare's brother

19-Feb-2008, 15:41
"here we go" meaning...

Started by margherita, 20-Apr-2010 15:00
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BobK

21-Apr-2010, 11:41