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‘bladder-pack’: meanings and origins original ↗

25 Sept 2026

‘oo-la-la land’: meaning and origin original ↗

24 Sept 2026

‘to throw out a tub to the whale’: meaning and origin original ↗

23 Sept 2026

‘to put lipstick on a pig’: meaning and origin original ↗

20 Sept 2026

‘to spit feathers’ (to be angry): early occurrences original ↗

19 Sept 2026

‘to spit feathers’ (to be parched): origin and early occurrences original ↗

17 Sept 2026

‘ice-cream headache’: meaning and origin original ↗

15 Sept 2026

‘to smoke like a chimney’: meaning and origin original ↗

14 Sept 2026

‘ice-cream van’: meaning and origin original ↗

13 Sept 2026

‘to flap one’s gums’: meaning and origin original ↗

12 Sept 2026

‘bikini body’: meanings and origin original ↗

10 Sept 2026

‘behind the bicycle-shed’: meaning and origin original ↗

8 Sept 2026

‘behind the eight ball’: meaning and origin original ↗

7 Sept 2026

‘the gift that keeps on giving’: meanings and origin original ↗

5 Sept 2026

original meaning of ‘dead man’s float’original ↗

4 Sept 2026

‘skull-bucket’: meaning and origin original ↗

1 Sept 2026

‘milk-bar cowboy’: meaning and origin original ↗

31 Aug 2026

‘fug-soccer’: meaning and origin original ↗

30 Aug 2026

‘to poison the wellspring’: meaning and origin original ↗

28 Aug 2026

‘reasonable force’: meaning and origin original ↗

26 Aug 2026