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Under the Color of the Law

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by Slava » Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:48 am

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"as bad of a"

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by bbeeton » Thu Jan 12, 2023 1:20 pm

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Amusing Mixed Metaphor

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by Audiendus » Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:06 am

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Sanctions

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by Slava » Wed Apr 06, 2022 3:31 pm

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Ever Heard This?

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by brogine » Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:26 pm

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Back in the day

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by Audiendus » Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:21 am

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Head over heels

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by Philip Hudson » Wed Aug 21, 2013 2:21 am

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Burn the water

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by Stargzer » Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:28 pm

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Crunchy Evidence

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by Slava » Tue Oct 23, 2018 12:33 pm

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The man on the Clapham omnibus

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by Audiendus » Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:06 am

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just like that . . .

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by brogine » Mon May 02, 2016 5:30 pm

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Definition of "stump"

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by bnjtokyo » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:56 am

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common or garden

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by Audiendus » Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:08 pm

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taking the mickey out

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by Philip Hudson » Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:41 am

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aphorisms

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by bailey66 » Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:52 am

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mangled expressions

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by bailey66 » Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:50 pm

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More on Foreign Idioms

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by Slava » Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:44 pm

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Foreign Idioms in English

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by Slava » Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:20 pm

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Grand Slam

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by Audiendus » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:38 pm

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Sports Terms

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by Slava » Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:19 am

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Hornet's Nest

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by Slava » Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:12 pm

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Go Up On Your Lines

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by Slava » Fri Aug 02, 2013 1:36 pm

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High on the hog

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by Philip Hudson » Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:42 pm

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Out of whole cloth

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by Audiendus » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:05 pm

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Fun phrases in Latin

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by scw1217 » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:07 pm
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Gaffers

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by gailr » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:39 pm
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Old-fashioned look

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by Audiendus » Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:46 pm

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If I were you…

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by eberntson » Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:36 pm

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Give someone what for

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by Audiendus » Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:30 pm

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Scibile

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by Cacasenno » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:57 pm

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Have one's cake and eat it

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by Audiendus » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:58 am

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Hay is for horses, better for cows...

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by eberntson » Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:31 am

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Noodles, etc.

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by Slava » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:40 pm
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"Damp Squib"?

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by sluggo » Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:54 am
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identical to/with

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by bnjtokyo » Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:47 am

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copacetic

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by eberntson » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:15 pm

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to-&-fro

Last post by gailr « Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:21 pm
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by eberntson » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:07 am

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Decidedly uncosmopolitan, but may be worth it

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by dsteve54 » Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:42 am
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"eating shrimp"

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by dsteve54 » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:10 pm
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Swavering

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by Perry » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:42 pm

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"Trench" as in "receive the next trench of ca

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by Bix » Wed May 23, 2007 6:06 pm

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Bad Word of the Day

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by sluggo » Thu May 31, 2007 9:59 am

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'Stand on ceremony'

Last post by sluggo « Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:44 am
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by Ferrus » Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:18 pm

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Lock & Load

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by Slava » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:32 am

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DOE

Last post by Perry « Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:13 pm
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by Iterman » Tue Apr 26, 2005 1:51 am
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"Shop" as a transitive verb meaning "offer fo

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by bnjtokyo » Thu May 25, 2006 3:17 am
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Frogs & Hailstones?

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by scw1217 » Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:21 pm
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Nothing

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by anders » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:00 pm

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TH substitution: S or T?

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by Flaminius » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:34 am
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smart cookie

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by hcbowman » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:12 am

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