What is the origin of the phrase "long odds"?
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Where does the expression "long odds" come from?
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What is the origin of the expression "legislate from the bench"?
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What is the origin of the phrase ‘By the by...’?
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Where does the phrase “run code” or “run software” come from? Why “run”?
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What is the origin of the word "goodbye"?
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What are the origins of the word "nice"?
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How did "When" become the customary answer to "say when"?
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Where does the phrase "doctored" originate?
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Meaning and origin of "if you catch my drift"
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What is the etymology of the word "shanked"?
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A word for a symbol which has outlived its origin
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Is there a name for the expression "the end justifies the means?"
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Where does the phrase "Scare the Dickens out of..." originate from?
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"until something" in reported speech
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The origin of the word "Pink"
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What is the origin of the term "back to back", meaning to follow one after the other?
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Gambler's fallacy and the Law of large numbers