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Posted by Jenny The Great ⭐ some time ago

What is the difference between doing hard work and working hard?

Posted by Rollie some time ago

Has anyone heard the term "Ugly American"? To what does it refer? If everyone loved us before Iraq why was this term coined, etc.?

Posted by Linda Joy some time ago

Do you believe the truth shall set you free?

Posted by peanut some time ago

What do you think the meaning of the quote ;When fate hands you lemons make lemonade

Posted by Blackope-Knowledge is Power some time ago

Does anyone know where the old adage, "You have been weighed, measured and found wanting" come from?

Posted by Anonymous some time ago

What is the origin of the phrase "the gift that keeps on giving"?

Posted by Egao No Genki some time ago

How is “Think Outside The Box” translated in other languages?

Posted by pooglie some time ago

Where does the phrase "waxing poetic" come from?

Posted by SCRRBC some time ago

What is the origin of the phrase "you're a good egg"?

Posted by Terry some time ago

What does "waiting with baited breath" mean and where did it originate?

Posted by Webdrum007 some time ago

What is the origin of - and what is meant by - "the bee's knees"? We acknowledge that is means "something really good or likable" - but what's the origin and/or reference all about? Thanks. Webdrum007

Posted by RyleeGirl some time ago

Where does the phrase "to ponder one's navel" come from?

Posted by Egao No Genki some time ago

What is the origin of saying "you're fired" to terminate employment?

Posted by Anonymous some time ago

What dose the qoute "you must do the thing you think you cannot do" mean

Posted by Jodie44 some time ago

Who said, "Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake."?

Posted by Doggie S some time ago

What does "uptown girl" mean?

Posted by SCRRBC some time ago

What is the origin of the phrase "take a step back"?

Posted by Doggie S some time ago

What is the origin of the phrase "under the weather"?

Posted by Anonymous some time ago

What does an upside down Y mean?

Posted by Daydreamer some time ago

What's the origin of the phrase "you've got the wrong end of the stick"?

Posted by Anonymous some time ago

What is the origin of the common phrase "the guilty dog barks first" ?

Posted by Anonymous some time ago

What is the origin of the phrase "Wear it in good health?"

Posted by AntigoneRising some time ago

What is, "Veni vidi vici," and from whom does the phrase originate?

Posted by Squiggy some time ago

Where does the saying "there's more than one way to skin a cat" come from?

Posted by Kewl Guy - has gone 360 some time ago

Where did the term " that's the way the cookie crumbles" come from?

Posted by Jodie44 some time ago

Where did the phrase, "What am I - chopped liver?" come from?

Posted by BenjaminMiller some time ago

What is a tramp stamp and why is it called this?

Posted by Cotton101 some time ago

What does this old saying mean to you, "when it rains it pours?"

Posted by Singingismystyle some time ago

Are you in agreement with this verse, "you reap what you sow"?

Posted by Phillis - Zacks little sister some time ago

Who said, "There is no time like the present"? That person deserves a medal!

Posted by -NUNYA-- some time ago

Takes one to know one! Did you ever hear or use that while you were young?

Posted by Azlotto some time ago

What goes up and down?

Posted by Suby the Coat some time ago

What does the phrase 'Tiger by the tail' really mean?

Posted by Max Power some time ago

What is the origin of the phrase "useless tit"?

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