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ORIGIN and MEANING
From the behaviour of bees. When a bee finds
nectar it returns to the hive and displays to the other bees the direction of
the find. The other bees then 'make a beeline' for it. Someone who brings a hustler information on a possible mark To speak frankly without reserve Plain Truth Getting off of a habit Any crime or scheme that is easy and profitable. Healthy Cheese was formerly sold in
Cheshire moulded like a cat. The
allusion is to a grinning cheese cat. One time it was a favorite amusement to swing a cat. They
had different diversions of this game. They swung them over ropes by their
tails or from branches of trees. They through them inside leather bottles. Rhyming slang for a pair of gloves The only hope left In wine is truth It cuts both ways To the pro or con of a subject Days of inexperience When persons are very green A set up horse race
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PHRASES
Make a beeline for Bird Dog Talk turkey Cold turkey Cold turkey Duck soup In the pink Grins like a Cheshire cat. No room to swing a cat Turtle Doves The last straw The last penny In Vino Veritas Yours is a Delphic sword Salad days Boat Race |
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