Meanwhile, the research also found that saying goodbye with a cheery 'pip pip' might gain you bemused stares from 70 per cent of Brits under the age of fifty. If the captain decided to fight on this was marked by hoisting the colours on the remnants of the ship's rigging, that is, by 'nailing his colours to the mast'. If all of a ship's masts were broken the captain usually had no alternative but to surrender. It was also the custom in naval warfare to direct one's cannon fire at the opponent's ship's mast, thus disabling it. The study found the majority (71 per cent) of modern Brits have never used the saying, 'nailing your colours to the mast' to mean, declaring their beliefs openly, a phrase which dates back to the 17th century, when nautical battle colours - or flags - were lowered as a mark of submission. 'Mad as a hatter' is also on the list, and though popularised through the Mad Hatter character in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, the origin of the phrase pre-dates it The phrase went on to be repeated by some of the most renowned British writers including Shakespeare and Dickens. That verse reads: 'Geve not that which is holy to dogges nether cast ye youre pearles before swyne lest they treade them vnder their fete and ye other tourne agayne and all to rent you.' It originates from the sixth verse of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the bible, as translated by William Tyndale in 1526. Top of the list came the term casting 'pearls before swine' - meaning you are wasting your time by offering something that is helpful or valuable to someone who does not appreciate it - with 78 per cent of people saying they never use it in conversation. The national research, carried out among 2,000 adults found the top 50 expressions most at risk of never being uttered again. well-played.Some of the English language's most traditional old sayings and phrases are falling out of use, with many Britons now no longer using or even understanding then, according to a survey. the fact that what i picked up from my friend actually worked, and that i was making out with this beautiful and intelligent man…well, mission accomplished. so many emotions were running through my head. didn’t realize how much inexplicable joy i i would get as a result.
after having warmed up to him, we commenced the dancing, and then, Houston, we made contact. luckily, we eventually ended up at a club that had great music to dance to. as dubious as i felt about the whole thing, i decided to employ the only knowledge i had. what did i learn from my gf? lean in close while talking, and touch their arm excessively. need i remind you, i have no experience in picking up guys, and not really much of any dating expertise in general. i decided i needed to make out with this boy, pronto. after hanging out that night, i found out he was a really neat guy. blind dates were the stuff of nightmares in my mind, and these situations usually were awkward and strange. i mean, no one likes being fixed up with someone that was a total unknown. she said she’d never met her ex’s friend, but if i wanted, she would “hook me up with him”. she told me her ex was coming to hang for a bit, and was also bringing a friend. that’s all i could observe on the surface.Ībout a month ago, an old school-mate asked me to hang out with her. i then noticed that while she talked to these potential suitors, she always leaned in close to talk to them, and while laughing at all the right moments, touched their arm or shoulder. as much as i did feel a little bit like she was a little too frisky and possibly a little too easy at parties, there was that pang of jealousy mixed with incredulity at how she managed to do this each time without fail. i guess that’s why we were a good match for one another. she is just like me, not remarkably beautiful, but also funny, witty and sassy.
whenever we go out to parties together, she always seems to snag the guy she’s been eyeing the whole night, and the night report would tell me that she had made out with said guy, numerous times. I started at a new job a little while ago, where i met a gal who has become one of my best friends. i know i am charming, funny, witty, and sassy…so why weren’t all the desirable men lining up around the block? i still don’t know. i know i may not be super gorgeous in terms of what magazines say, but i know i am beautiful in my own unconventional way. 4 years after that ended, i never dated a single person. that ended, and i felt doomed to be forever alone. we broke up after a little while…didn’t date anyone for 4 years, then met this guy and married him shortly after.
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