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‘fluffy dice’: meaning and origin

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‘sausage roll’: meaning and origin

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‘air quotes’: meaning and origin

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‘to fire on all cylinders’: meanings and origin

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‘to throw one’s toys out of the pram’: meaning and origin

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‘Titanic’: figurative uses in reference to the RMS Titanic

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