Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer
Meaning: Literal meaning.
Pork pies
Meaning: Lies. Often shortened to 'porkies'.
Shrinking violet
Meaning: A shy or modest person.
Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety
Meaning: From Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, 1606:
A knock-back
Meaning: A reversal of fortune or disappointment. Also used in a verb form as to knock-back, meaning to refuse an offer. Drinkers in a hurry may also knock back their drink, that is, gulp it down.
Cloak and dagger
Meaning: Concerned with, or characteristic of espionage or intrigue, especially in the context of drama.
In a nutshell
Meaning: In a few words; concisely stated.
Go and boil your head
Meaning: An insult, of the form go and do something bad for yourself. Other examples are, go and play in the traffic and the more recent, and vehement, eat shit and die.
Too much of a good thing
Meaning: Excess may do you harm.
Let your hair down
Meaning: Behave in a free or uninhibited manner.
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