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Idioms and Slang Questions

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What is the meaning of the idiom 'set up'?
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What is the origin of the expression GOING BANANAS?
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What is the meaning of 'all things in good time'?
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What is the origin of the term 'love it or leave it'?
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What is the history of the idiom 'jump out of your skin'?
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What does shizzle your bizzle mean?
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What is an old-fashioned slang term for women?
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What is the meaning of the idiom on a slow boat to china?
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What is the difference between idiom and a phrase?
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Why is sadness referred to by the slang 'blue' instead of by another colour?
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What is the meaning of the idiom 'playing cards on the knuckles'?
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What are some street terms for the word fake?
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What is the English equivalent of the Spanish idiom mucha tela para cortar?
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What are some racial slang terms for German?
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What is the origin of the idiom 'The early bird catches the worm'?
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What is the meaning of the term 'pint of timber'?
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What does the British term gaol mean?
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Why do people use swear words or 'bad' words?
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Are there any colloquial English terms for the word art?
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Where did the expression I see the light come from?
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What is a wino?
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What is the coinage like chicken hawk that rather than referring to someone who publicly advocates war but has avoided fighting refers to someone who publicly advocates morality while sinning?
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What is the meaning of 'I was told' or 'I've been told'?
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What is the meaning of the slang 'uuu'?
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What is the meaning of the phrase thin black line?
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What is Female to X?
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Where did swear words evolve from?
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What does a man waxeth wiser than himself mean?
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What does the slang term 'crank dat' mean?
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What is the origin of the slang 'baby' used to describe an adult?
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Valnetine's day idioms?
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What does fobble mean?
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What are some idioms that mean confused?
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What are some idioms meaning sad?
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What does 'Watch your mouth' mean?
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Someone shouted out the word 'swastika' randomly today I was baffled what does it mean has it taken on a new meaning in today's society?
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What does scratch a liar find a thief mean?
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What is the meaning of the idiom 'on the dot'?
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What is the meaning of the idiom 'catch one eye'?
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What is the origin of the idiom 'hang in there'?
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What is the meaning of the idiom 'to tell someone off'?
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Nicknames for England?
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What is the meaning of the slang term 'spazz'?
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What are some idioms about a dot or dots?
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What is the history of the idiom rain cats and dogs?
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What does oh er misses mean?
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Why do members of relational communities create slang expressions?
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What are the different ways of saying that your coat or shirt buttons are not done up properly meaning that the button is not in the right hole?
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What does put the shine on mean?
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What is the meaning of the idiom 'you put more into it than you get out'?
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Whats a better practical phrase besides I can't do that?
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What is the slang term for a nurse who chases after doctors?
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What does the idiom going bananas mean?
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What was the name given to a large safety pin?
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What is a floozie?
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What are some idioms about friendship?
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When did it become popular in North America to use the expression or verb phrase Look To instead of Be Interested In?
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What is the meaning of gurt?
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The ways of saying goodbye?
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What does yank a cameltoe mean?
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When did the word jock originate?
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In sports slang what is a net tilt?
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In sports slang what is a paydrift?
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Where can i go to find out about slang since 2001 -2003?
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What are1990 slang words?
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What is the meaning of fave?
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Where does the slang word slick come from?
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What is the c word?
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Which type of biscuit has the same name as a woman's blouse?
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It's Henry Adams' wife again. What does this expression mean?
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