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"Hallmark" designates the official stamp or mark of the Goldsmith's Co. of London to indicate the purity of gold and silver articles.
A "Banshee" is a Gaelic female fairy. Beautiful, sometimes a hag. Her appearance foretells the death of a family member says Irish folklore.
"Eat Your Words" to take back what you said. Words come out of your mouth, food goes in. To put the words back in your mouth and eat them.
It takes two to tango, from the 1920's Latin American dance the tango which takes two dancers to perform in order for it to work correctly.
The saying "Keep a Straight Face" simply means to keep from laughing. When you laugh your face moves, mouth opens, eyebrows raise.
The saying "Give Up The Ghost" means to stop living. It started in the Bible. Ghost means the soul which leaves the body when a person dies.
The saying "Hot Under The Collar" when someone gets angry, their face and neck tend to turn red. Under their collar things are getting hot.
The saying "To Sleep On It" comes from people wanting to have extra time to make up their minds about things.
The saying "In a Nutshell" means a small space where not many words can fit, clear and to the point.
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