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Not at all, look at duke's posts or the majors come to that. |
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Rivet Head
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I'd rather be an old woman's baby than a young woman's slave
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Mr Black
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What do you think are the roots of that saying? |
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Bob Dale
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A hard row to hoe -- a difficult set of circumstances
Axe to grind -- hard feelings / alterior motive |
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She's too fond of dropping her handkerchief = Lady of loose morals/promiscuous
Credited to a bitch i mean bloke i know who credits it to some Shakespearean twaddle when ladies would purposefully drop a handkerchief for a nobleman to pick up and thus start a romantic relationship. |
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Slimstraight
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I've always loved "Bob's your uncle".
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Maynard Fried-San
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"Fur coat and no knickers" - someone who may or does look classy but has loose morals
"Champagne ideas and lemonade pockets" - a poor or skint person with ideas/tastes beyond their means "Short arms and long pockets" - a tight person |
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Helixing my inner beanie
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ihatebrianwilliams
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I have always liked:
Quit going around your elbow to get to your thumb. |
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Yes that's good^
Im up and down like a bride's nightie or Im up and down like a dog at a fair (context) unreasonable demands on ones time, when folks don't allow you more than 5mins to sit on the sofa. |
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Flash
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not sure if this one is a Northern Irish thing or not
"thats all arse about face" - thats wrong or back to front
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