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Why we say: ‘mum’s the word’
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Why we say: ‘raining cats and dogs’
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Why we say: ‘shot across the bows’
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Why we say: ‘bury the hatchet’
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Why we say: ‘Close but no cigar’
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Why we say: ‘Saved by the bell’
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Why we say: ‘Tommy’
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Why we say: ‘Cock and Bull story’
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Why we say: ‘I’ll read the Riot Act’
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Why we say: ‘Beware the Greeks bearing gifts’
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Why we say: ‘Your name is mud’
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Why we say: ‘Bob’s your uncle’
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What does it mean to ‘cross the Rubicon’?
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