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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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"good looking to boot"?

Started by jamezdin, 23-Sep-2005 20:33
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Marylin

23-Sep-2005, 22:18
Bomb's Away

Started by romulus, 20-Sep-2005 14:07
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Tdol

22-Sep-2005, 02:05
making bets in a burning house

Started by Idiomaticus, 19-Sep-2005 01:24
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Tdol

19-Sep-2005, 04:14
To die with ones boots on

Started by gor, 11-Sep-2005 14:15
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Curious Cat

13-Sep-2005, 05:36
To be devil-may-care

Started by gor, 11-Sep-2005 19:17
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Tdol

11-Sep-2005, 20:03
By its own means

Started by oakhg, 09-Sep-2005 08:47
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Casiopea

10-Sep-2005, 00:55
What a happy accident!

Started by oakhg, 09-Sep-2005 01:21
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oakhg

09-Sep-2005, 08:48
"Check It Out"

Started by Marrisa, 06-Aug-2005 04:46
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oakhg

09-Sep-2005, 01:23
need your help to find some synonyms...

Started by springle, 02-Sep-2005 12:49
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Marylin

04-Sep-2005, 23:29
Less than perfect

Started by polly_t, 25-Aug-2005 21:56
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polly_t

27-Aug-2005, 07:08
All but bachelor thesis

Started by Baudie, 23-Aug-2005 12:18
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MW

26-Aug-2005, 23:51
Not quite a fit.

Started by Dongus, 16-Aug-2005 23:35
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MW

26-Aug-2005, 23:43
Now that's a fine how do you do!

Started by MW, 26-Aug-2005 00:26
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MW

26-Aug-2005, 11:05
Yesiree Bob!

Started by MW, 26-Aug-2005 00:25
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MW

26-Aug-2005, 11:03
Pay debt, or die

Started by polly_t, 22-Aug-2005 12:05
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Marylin

24-Aug-2005, 00:15
third wheel

Started by wml, 21-Aug-2005 01:40
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wml

22-Aug-2005, 03:20
Idiomatic Expressions.. help please!

Started by Iyaness, 16-Aug-2005 16:09
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Marylin

18-Aug-2005, 02:37
eat bananas with one's feet?

Started by wml, 16-Aug-2005 03:02
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trustM

16-Aug-2005, 20:03
cave people?

Started by wml, 12-Aug-2005 23:04
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wml

16-Aug-2005, 02:36
A proverbial Q

Started by mir12480, 14-Aug-2005 11:58
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wml

16-Aug-2005, 02:32
Achilles Heel

Started by wml, 11-Aug-2005 16:47
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wml

16-Aug-2005, 02:23
in tow

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

14-Aug-2005, 07:26
Breaking bread

Started by okok, 12-Apr-2005 10:42
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MW

14-Aug-2005, 07:24
for crying out loud...

Started by neurobotanist, 28-Jun-2005 11:51
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MW

14-Aug-2005, 07:19
What does "hold audience with oneself" mean?

Started by oscar3, 05-Jul-2005 05:49
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MW

14-Aug-2005, 07:17
what's mean "bust out the big guns"

Started by baskervilles, 09-Aug-2005 15:24
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MW

14-Aug-2005, 07:13
quiet-spoken

Started by Sandro, 08-Aug-2005 18:02
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Sandro

09-Aug-2005, 18:15
assume

Started by julio_li, 05-Aug-2005 15:33
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Tdol

05-Aug-2005, 23:56
[Vocab] Flirt / Court

Started by tot2ivn, 02-Aug-2005 08:02
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Tdol

04-Aug-2005, 23:05
help

Started by julio_li, 04-Aug-2005 20:40
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mykwyner

04-Aug-2005, 21:52