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apr 29 at 18:31
Why do we “beat seven bells out of” someone?
apr 22 at 11:08
Why are people from Sunderland called “mackems”?
apr 9 at 11:47
What is the etymology of “bugger-lugs”?
mar 15 at 18:23
Why is “liquorice” pronounced (or spelt) so strangely?
mar 13 at 13:10
Why do we “paint the town red”?
feb 20 at 23:04
Why does someone “pull my leg”?
feb 6 at 16:20
What is the origin of “Couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo”?
jan 26 at 22:07
Origin of “I see, said the blind man, as he waved his wooden leg”
jan 20 at 13:00
Why “off his rocker”?
jan 20 at 0:15
What is the origin of the phrase “when push comes to shove”?
nov 29 at 10:07
Why does one “stand there like a lemon”?
nov 24 at 15:59
Where did “You know what thought did!” come from?
nov 5 at 7:51
What is a female ass called?
oct 3 at 18:31
Why does one run around like a blue-arsed fly?
aug 4 at 23:38
What is etymology of the term “right up the Wazoo”?
jul 19 at 0:00
Word meaning “the act of intending to do nothing”
dec 5 '11 at 3:32
What is meant by “don't piss on my boots and tell me it's raining”?

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