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Idioms are a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. Use [idiom-requests] if you are searching for an idiom with a particular meaning.
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Why does "Not in a month of Sundays" mean "It won't happen"?
You have explanations about the origin but there is no definitive answer as to why.
People like to create phrases such as this in order to add weight to what they are saying and simply to have fun w …
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Can I use “Etch A Sketch” as a verb to mean ‘flip flop one's words?’
I'm a Brit and also know what Etch-a-Sketch is but I would never have guessed what to 'Etch-a-Sketch' might mean.
I note that, in the quote from Romney's advisor, he added an clarification immediate …
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