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Meaning not to care in the slightest about the issue under consideration, is originally American from c. 1950, presumably because a rat’s arse is insi...
The original expression was that something or other was not worth a Continental Dollar. The expression was first coined during the American War of Ind...
To give someone the time of day is to greet or exchange salutations and dates from the 1500s. These days it is more usually expressed in the negative...
Exclamation of approbation or enthusiasm that is certainly not half-hearted, dates from c. 1905 and is thought to be of London Cockney origin.
see Stomach
see In my book
see Miss a trick
see Cop/copper/cop it
A British English expression, usually in the form of an exclamation that means 'not likely' or 'not on your life'. Eric Partridge maintains the origin...
see Out of the woods
see It’s not over till the fat lady sings
This expression is from the 16th century and describes a harmless, timid person. It is sometimes expressed as would not say ‘shoo’ to a goose. Apparen...
see Cup of tea
As a general rule, no one tolerates fools and, ethically speaking, this general rule might not appear to be very Christian. The source, nonetheless, i...
see Have not the foggiest idea/notion