MySpace http://blog.myspace.com/cmrprof http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/50/m_d2280b6c238f5aaaa07bde5db8eb9aca.jpg http://blog.myspace.com/cmrprof en-US Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:19:27 GMT http://myspace.com blog.myspace.com 60 192499309 Why do we say . . . that we are head over heels in love when we are completely, blissfully, irreversibly, helplessly in the sway of that emotion? Surely we all go about our daily affairs, however mund... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=427749838 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=427749838 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:43:00 GMT Why do we say . . . that someone who has everything and does whatever he chooses is leading the life of Reilly? I used the expression in my last posting ("the dog who is fed [Gravy Train] presumably l... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=417516926 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=417516926 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:29:00 GMT Why do we say . . . all and sundry to mean everybody? asks Sally Noonan of Perth, Ontario. Is the phrase not rather repetitious? Why not just say everybody and be done with it? The phrase is indeed re... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=411586364 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=411586364 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:29:00 GMT Why do we say . . . (new series, 16) (tongue in cheek) Why do we say . . . that something that is spoken sarcastically, ironically, or facetiously is spoken with tongue in cheek? Have you ever tried s... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=407756990 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=407756990 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:50:00 GMT  Why do we say . . . (new series, 15) (first water) Why do we say . . . that a person who is a stirling example of whatever it is that he or she does well (usually something good or admirable) is... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=404602470 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=404602470 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:32:00 GMT Why do we say . . . that an unexpected event or development throws a monkey wrench (or, in British English a spanner, or, sometimes, just a wrench) into the works? This one is not too hard to explain:... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=395304949 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=395304949 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:50:00 GMT Why do we say . . . that somebody who is playfully trying to make us believe something that is not true is pulling our leg? Once again, as with so many expressions that have become engrained in the la... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=379060832 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=379060832 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:23:00 GMT Why do we say that a person who is flamboyantly or impressively dressed is dressed to the nines? This is yet another of those common expressions that everybody has heard and many have used, and yet n... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=373101755 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=373101755 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:13:00 GMT Why do we say . . . that an all-out fight, a no-holds-barred knock-’em-down-drag-’em-out free-for-all, is a donnybrook? I had a vague recollection of having once heard that the word was s... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=369087740 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=369087740 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:17:00 GMT Why do we say that somebody who is with it, has a keen sense of what is going on, is competent and up to date, etc. is on the ball or has a lot on the ball? In consulting my usual sources for this, I ... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=365730782 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192499309&blogId=365730782 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:52:00 GMT