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Originally posted by oomslokop oomslokop wrote:

(does it have to be english?)


Not at all, look at duke's posts or the majors come to that.
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I'd rather be an old woman's baby than a young woman's slave
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Originally posted by oomslokop oomslokop wrote:

this is not english (does it have to be english?) but in batavia (colonial tempo doeloe name for jakarta) the indos (halfbloods/mestizo) used to say "let's write a letter in english" and make a writing gesture with their hands when they wanted to take an afternoon nap. Sleepy


What do you think are the roots of that saying?
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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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I've always loved "Bob's your uncle".
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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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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

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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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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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