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  Phrases – By Des Kelly A subject that “I can get my teeth into”, (or something one is familiar with), as the phrase or “saying” goes, I absolutely love them, and use them wherever possible, in my writings. There are thousands of them, some ordinary everyday phrases, yet, some are cryptic, and need to be explained more fully to the reader. Also, some have been written a very long time ago, in what is termed “Olde English”.        This lot has been sent in, as interesting, for eLanka, and this is exactly what our website is looking for. Most of the phrases mentioned below, are used quite frequently, but even in so doing, have we ever stopped to try and understand where these phrases were founded ?. I guess not, so, let us now read and enjoy these special ones, as sent in to us. Desmond Kelly.   ...