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Ever wondered why it 'rains cats and dogs'? Find out here with our discussions and explanations of common, and not so common, idioms and sayings.

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coming up vs coming around

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mohsen Husseini

22-May-2013, 10:46
English Slang

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Gatcha - what is it?

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Boris Tatarenko

15-May-2013, 20:54

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"bust (someone's) chops"

Started by englishstudent, 02-Sep-2006 17:28
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riverkid

07-Sep-2006, 02:01
a saying from an Arabian wise man

Started by Meshaal, 15-Aug-2006 15:15
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englishstudent

04-Sep-2006, 05:20
"behind my back"

Started by englishstudent, 02-Sep-2006 18:24
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mykwyner

02-Sep-2006, 19:48
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
idiom

Started by water_buffalo, 22-Aug-2006 16:06
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oos

02-Sep-2006, 11:39
drive someone up a wall/the wall

Started by dean1, 02-Sep-2006 04:35
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Casiopea

02-Sep-2006, 05:06
"The Law looks out for those who look out for themselves"

Started by vive, 31-Aug-2006 00:42
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mykwyner

02-Sep-2006, 03:21
Idiom meaning

Started by Surili, 31-Aug-2006 19:01
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Surili

01-Sep-2006, 14:19
Can somebody explain to me the meaning of this idiom?

Started by Surili, 30-Aug-2006 21:44
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MrPedantic

31-Aug-2006, 22:53
What is the difference between Idiom & Slang?

Started by Mad-ox, 28-Aug-2006 11:47
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Miss_Olivia

30-Aug-2006, 20:25
"To swap war stories"

Started by englishstudent, 29-Aug-2006 22:25
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englishstudent

29-Aug-2006, 23:23
Barrel of Laughs

Started by rrickman, 28-Aug-2006 03:42
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RonBee

28-Aug-2006, 05:23
Climbing the walls..

Started by inquirer75, 25-Aug-2006 19:31
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pink dragon

27-Aug-2006, 12:10
gentleman on the road

Started by Visakha Raja, 10-May-2006 18:57
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edwin64

27-Aug-2006, 00:15
no weeds to mock

Started by Coenraedt, 20-Aug-2006 15:35
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Coenraedt

26-Aug-2006, 10:19
L7

Started by Hunch, 13-Jul-2006 13:53
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Humble

23-Aug-2006, 09:18
are there other sayings ~

Started by wml, 20-Aug-2006 19:34
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wml

21-Aug-2006, 12:54
Bonjour à tous

Started by Jean-Pierre Thibert, 18-Aug-2006 16:27
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MrPedantic

19-Aug-2006, 11:28
The expression "What time do you make it?"

Started by chisco, 18-Aug-2006 07:15
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riverkid

18-Aug-2006, 15:09
No whiz left in the cheese

Started by omarhib, 13-Aug-2006 23:37
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omarhib

17-Aug-2006, 09:07
Like "a double edged sword" but not quite.

Started by cjlhayes, 14-Aug-2006 13:48
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Humble

17-Aug-2006, 08:36
idioms

Started by jeff bento, 15-Aug-2006 16:01
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Red5

16-Aug-2006, 08:43
"just laying arund" "in counts as"

Started by michal sadeh, 14-Aug-2006 12:40
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Tdol

14-Aug-2006, 17:08
idiom expert ?

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

11-Aug-2006, 23:48
Sugar Mice

Started by czamorano, 03-Aug-2006 10:33
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czamorano

11-Aug-2006, 21:54
So there!

Started by iSergiwa, 08-Aug-2006 19:04
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Ouisch

10-Aug-2006, 03:08
How do you like them apples?

Started by Echsphilee, 02-May-2005 21:40

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mykwyner

08-Aug-2006, 22:29
i've got a tough one

Started by gxiang, 08-Aug-2006 04:02
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Tdol

08-Aug-2006, 13:56
"Call it a wash"

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

06-Aug-2006, 09:10
200-a heart idiom

Started by matilda, 05-Aug-2006 08:59
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DavyBCN

05-Aug-2006, 09:23