Phrase of the week
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Phrase of the week: a dark horse
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase a dark horse.
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Phrase of the week: at sixes and sevens
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase at sixes and sevens.
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Phrase of the week: Hobson's choice
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase Hobson's choice.
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Phrase of the week: to play second fiddle
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to play second fiddle.
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Phrase of the week: the graveyard shift
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase the graveyard shift.
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Phrase of the week: to face the music
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to face the music.
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Phrase of the week: to start the ball rolling
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to start the ball rolling.
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Phrase of the week: to be caught red-handed
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to be caught red-handed.
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Phrase of the week: I heard it through the grapevine
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase I heard it through the grapevine.
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Phrase of the week: to get off scot free
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to get off scot free.
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Phrase of the week: to let the cat out of the bag
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to let the cat out of the bag.
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Phrase of the week: three sheets to the wind
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase three sheets to the wind.
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Phrase of the week: to feel out of sorts
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to feel out of sorts.
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Phrase of the week: to earmark
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the term to earmark.
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Phrase of the week: to know the ropes
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to know the ropes.
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Phrase of the week: to spill the beans
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to spill the beans.
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Phrase of the week: to bite the bullet
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to bite the bullet.
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Phrase of the week: to pull someone's leg
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to pull someone's leg.
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Phrase of the week: to have a skeleton in the cupboard
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to have a skeleton in the cupboard.