7. All things bright & beautiful, all creatures great & small
7. All things bright & beautiful, all creatures great & small
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi
8. Hop, skip and jump.
So far, so good, folks. Let's have an update:
Just over half solved - a couple of Nursery Rhymes still to be deciphered.Originally Posted by kasie
Last edited by kasie; 06-27-2011 at 03:40 PM. Reason: Amendments to list
4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Oh, and we've got 14.
Apologies, so you have - list duly amended. Yes, to no 4 as well.
Last edited by kasie; 06-26-2011 at 04:10 PM.
10. Highs and lows.
6. Big and little? (I suspect that's wrong)
19. Boys and girls come out to play.
Last edited by prendrelemick; 06-27-2011 at 05:22 AM.
10 I was thinking just 'High & Low' but I'll accept the plural.
6 No - it's a nautical expression that is irritatingly used wrongly in general speech.
19 - Correct.
I'll amend the list.
Ah, that'll be "By and Large" then. Something to do with wind direction ?
9 - Here, There, & Everywhere
16. All present and correct.
That's it, Mick - I think it's something to do with using an adverse wind to move forward. My old seafaring chap explained it to me and Patrick O'Brian has Jack Aubrey use it from time to time but it's all a bit to complicated for a sworn landlubber like me. How did I ever come to marry a sailor??
And yes, 9 and 16 are correct.
Just two to go - think Detective stories (possibly) and banquets......
Last edited by kasie; 06-27-2011 at 03:41 PM.
18. My lords, ladies and Gentleman.
...an open and shut case
I've never come across 1, 5, and 14 before. What are they from?
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi
1. Is a nautical term. Ships from Bristol were supposed to be more polished, looked after and properly run.
5. Is a way of saying everybody. No idea where it comes from.
14. Is a well known nursery rhyme, based on the different sounds of church bells in London.
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St Clements,
You owe me five farthings, say the bells of St Martins,
When will you pay me, say the bells of Old Bailey,
When I grow rich, say the bells of Shoreditch,
When will that be, say the bells of Stepney,
I do not know, say the great bells of Bow,
Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
And here comes the axeman to chop off your head,
Chop! Chop! off goes the next man's head.
There was a game we used to play with it as well.
Ahh memories...
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