Bone Up

Anyone who's ever sat an exam knows that if you want to do well at it you've got to bone up. Boning up is the term given to revising all the stuff you've already learned to make sure that it's still their in your brain and you will be able to access it on the crucial day.

But what has that got to do with bones? A pad of A4 and nice sharp pencil is usually sufficient for a good boning up session. Why would anyone want to use a bone?

There's a bag of Winalot for the best answer.

And a bone.

Matt:

It's simple. In an exam you need to 'bone up' to provide crucial entertainment to yourself, once the usual 5 minutes of trying to understand the exam paper has passed, you give up. Sit back and get an erection, then you hold your hands up and push the desk open with your erect penis. Your fellow students all quietly chuckle to themselves and you have excelled yourself in the art of 'boning up'!!!!

Phrases And Their Origins

• Taken To The Cleaners
• Minding Your P's And Q's
• Hoist By His Own Petard
• Freeze The Balls Off A Brass Monkey
• Full Of Beans
• Kettle Of Fish
• Resting On Your Laurels
• Bone Up
• The Buck Stops Here
• Forty Winks
• On Tenter Hooks
• Up The Swanee
• Not On Your Nelly
• Stick It Up Your Arse
• Cloud Nine

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