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My first thought was that there had to be a connection to the term "bric a brac" but I don't see that anywhere.

I just about spewed a nosefull of coffee on my keyboard when I read Steve's question and then I felt kind of bad for having such a twisted mind...I felt better after reading Bob's comment. Who's going to explain it when Steven asks "what's going on?"

I always wondered about a "half-arsed effort". I don't ever recall any of my coaches winding us up with a pregame pep-talk about going out there and giving our full arse...

A period walks into a bar and makes a full stop.

An infinitive walks into a bar and then splits.

Because a fragment walked into a bar.

I am only familiar with the ones in Mexico. There, they are called "palapas".

Good one, Bob. The "asked" theory didn't make much sense to me because I'd never heard the expression "couldn't be asked" before. I just now realized how it works... "I wouldn't do it, even if I was asked ".

I read, this morning about a fellow who “couldn’t be arsed to change the music.” Canadian English is an odd mix of British and American English, so I am familiar with the word “arse”. This was new to me, though. I thought perhaps it was a typo for “asked” but that really didn’t seem to make much sen...

I am currently laid in bed, wondering if I could be layed in bed. You know I'm not lying.

Thanks all. I think I'm getting it. There seems to be more of a "sense of purpose". Being stood or sat feels a bit like being posed or placed. You're making a statement...you are doing more than just sitting or standing.

I read the following post today, on line: “I'm currently sat drinking tea and eating biccies” I’ve never heard this construction before. Is it legit? She would have been previously sat or currently sitting (or seated). Can she be currently sat? Somehow, it almost sounds OK…but maybe that’s because I...

Steve, your kite analogy is pretty close to the mark. I would use verbs that convey the idea of "going up". His or her career is soaring, rising, flying high, taking off...

That therapy is considered as "alternative medicine" or "pseudoscience", in the west. The second photo shows hot cupping. Judging by the first photo, the technique seems to have been modernized with pumps creating the suction rather than the heating and cooling of air inside the cup.

...maybe he's asking to have the ruler slid to him...he wants the pass made while the ruler stays in contact with the table

In fact, they are so "not popular" where I live I don't think they even have an English name. They go by various other names, depending upon where you are. I have probably heard the term "tuk-tuk" used more than any other.

I'd write it as loath (rhymes with "both"). I always read Bob's
example with a different pronunciation and a different meaning.