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a boarded leaved herd other than a grass escpecially one growing in the field praire or meadow

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Does it come from Gilbert and Silivan's H.M.S. Pinnafore?

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Where did the term Peters out originate?

In the Bible, there was a man named Peter who thought he was brave and would follow Christ to His death, but he ended up denying he even knew Him. That's where the phrase came from.


When did the book buttercup's baby come out?

The book buttercup's baby doesn't actually exist the first chapter was just added at the end of The Princess Bride for literary effect. S. Morgenstern doesn't actually exist the entire book was written by William Goldman and isn't an abridgement at all and the quotes at the begening are made up. William Goldaman has thought of writing Buttercup's Baby similar to the Princess Bride but hasn' done anything yet


Where did the phrase all jacked up originate from?

it came from the fitness god jack lalane. he created jumping jacks, pullups and chinups, and many more exercises. people started calling him jacked meaning he was really muscular hence his name.


What is the phrase in Rattling and sputtering the old car that Martina had crept up the hill?

I'm not sure which phrase you are asking about. This sentence has quite a few of them. Rattling and sputtering - this is a participle phrase used as an adverb the old car - this is a noun phrase that Martina had - this is a relative clause crept up the hill - this is a verb phrase, consisting of the verb "crept" and the complement "up the hill", which is a prepositional phrase


What is the synonym of formulate?

codify, coin, compose, concoct, contrive, cook up, couch, define, detail, develop, devise, draft, draw up, dream up, evolve, express, forge, frame, give form to, hatch, indite, invent, make, make up*, map, originate, particularize, phrase, prepare, put, set down, systematize, vamp, work, work out