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Anybody fancy a quiz?

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Pat Kendrick

Pat Kendrick Report 13 Nov 2010 13:52

Update Answers Now

Pat Kendrick

Pat Kendrick Report 13 Nov 2010 13:53

1. As H A Nails
2. All T G I N Gold
3. G B T God
4. Let T C O O T Bag
5. A T O Frost
6. Just W T Doctor O
7. T P O T Opera
8. D A H Bargain
9. B Hook O B C
10. H D A Holidays
11. K O Fingers C
12. C Hell O H W
13. B O O Trumpet
14. B A Apple P
15. If T C Fits W I
16. T B F O Boots
17. K T B W O Stone
18. R O O Laurels
19. C O T Cob
20. B B O Toast
21. Talk T H L O A D
22. M D A Lamb
23. O O O Depth
24. P F Y Thoughts
25. O C R
26. P A Spoke I T W
27. Spring T O F
28. Storm I A T
29. I T T O A Eye
30. T White C O D
31. R T R Act
32. R O T Mill
33. N F L O M
34. T A S I T Works
35. T Tales O O S
36. T O Weight A
37. V I T S O Life
38. W R O Reason
39. W A Leg T S O
40. Wide O T M
41. B A Hole I O P
42. I T N O Time
43. O T Tip O O T
44. Hold O T O B
45. T H T Jack B
46. F Heart N W F L
47. M M T Man
48. S U F Colours
49. P O H I order
50. K O Eye O T B
51. B A B*
52. O O Word O H
53. A W I E port
54. M T Best O A B J
55. U T next T


B A B*

• Not
• Bread & butter, Bed & breakfast, Bright & beautiful, Bigger & better, Bag & baggage, Betwixt & Between
• Black & blue, Bring & buy, Brolly & bowler, By and by, Bold as brass, Bric a brac, Bright & breezy, Bat & ball or Bradford & Bingley

Phyll

Phyll Report 13 Nov 2010 14:03

51. Battered and Bruised

Pat Kendrick

Pat Kendrick Report 13 Nov 2010 14:08

Phyllis
No but it's a good answer.

Answers next week

Valerie

Valerie Report 13 Nov 2010 14:09

1. As hard as nails.
2. All that glitters is not gold.

TootyFruity

TootyFruity Report 13 Nov 2010 14:20

5. A Touch of Frost

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 13 Nov 2010 15:17

3 - thanks be to God
5 - Touch of Frost
7 - The Phantom of the opera
8 - drive a hard bargain
9 - by hook or by crook
15 - if the cap fits wear it

Wend

Wend Report 13 Nov 2010 15:18

6. Just What the Doctor Ordered
15. If the Cap Fits, Wear It
24. Penny For Your Thoughts
28. Storm in a Teacup
32. Run of the Mill
40. Wide of the Mark

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 13 Nov 2010 16:18

1 as hard as nails
2 all that glistens is not gld
6 Just what the doctor ordered
7 the phantom of the opera
13 blow our own trunpet
15 If the cap fits wear it
18 rest on our laurels
23 Out of our depth
24 penny for your thoughts
28 storm in a teacup
29 in the twinkle of an eye
40 wide of the mark
42 in the nick of time
45 the house that Jack built
46 Faint heart never won fair love
49 Put our house in order

Rambling

Rambling Report 13 Nov 2010 17:31

2 All that glisters is not gold

17 kill two birds with one stone

21 Talk the hind legs off a donkey

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 13 Nov 2010 17:38

51 Bold as Brass?

Choccy

Choccy Report 13 Nov 2010 18:11

??

10. High days and holidays
22. Mutton dressed as lamb
36. Throw one's weight about
48. Sail under false colours
51. Bits and bobs



Pat Kendrick

Pat Kendrick Report 18 Nov 2010 17:21

Thought I'd give it a nudge in case some people want a go and as it's nearly the weekend.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 18 Nov 2010 19:53

I wanna Blue Peter badge if my Bold as Brass is correct Pat!! :>))

Pat Kendrick

Pat Kendrick Report 20 Nov 2010 08:23

Answers
1. As hard as nails
2. All that Glistens/glitters is not gold
3. Glory be to god
4. Let the cat out of the bag
5. A touch of frost
6. Just what the Doctor ordered
7. The Phantom of the opera
8. Drive a hard bargain
9. By hook or by crook
10. High days & holidays
11. Keep /keeping our fingers clean
12. Come hell or high water
13. Blow our own trumpet
14. Blackberry and apple pie
15. If the cap fits wear it
16. Too big for our boots
17. Kill two birds with one stone
18. Rest one one’s laurels
19. Corn on the cob
20. Baked beans on toast
21. Talk the hind leg off a donkey
22. Mutton dressed as lamb
23. Out of one’s depth
24. Penny for your thoughts
25. Play our cards right
26. Put a spoke in the wheel
27. Spring to one’s feet
28. Storm in a teacup
29. In the twinkle of an eye
30. The white cliffs of Dover
31. Read the riot act
32. Run of the mill
33. Not for love or money
34. Throw a spanner in the works
35. Tell tales out of school
36. Take of weight again
37. Variety is the spice of life
38. Without rhyme or reason
39. Without a leg to stand on
40. Wide off the mark
41. Burn a hole in one’s pocket
42. In the nick of time
43. On the tip of one’s tongue
44. Hold onto one’s belief
45. The house that Jack built
46. Faint heart never won fair lady
47. Manners maketh the man
48. Sail under false colours
49. Put/putting our house in order
50. Keep/keeping one’s eye on the ball
51. Better and better or Bill and Ben
52. On our word of honour
53. A woman in every port
54. Make the best of a bad job
55. Until the next time

Pat Kendrick

Pat Kendrick Report 20 Nov 2010 08:27

Mowtown Girl
WELL DONE (Gold star)

AND WELL DONE TO ALL THE OTHERS.

Some interesting answers and some I thought were better.

Pat Kendrick

Pat Kendrick Report 20 Nov 2010 10:51

Maddie you deserve it. Can't believe how quick you did it.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 20 Nov 2010 10:58

Bill and Ben!! Huh! Sticks thumb in mouth and stomps off for a bit of a sulk! :>))