bonnhåla
English translation: boonies, boondocks, Hicksville, the country, the sticks
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| 3 +1 | out in the sticks |
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| 3 | Hicksville, the country |
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| 3 | the back of beyond |
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31 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1out in the sticks Explanation: If someone lives out in the sticks, they live out in the country, a long way from any metropolitan area :o) Reference: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/out+in+the+stic... |
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Hicksville, the country Explanation: You could use either -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-07 23:03:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I guess you could also use the boondocks |
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11 hrs confidence:
the back of beyond Explanation: the sticks was great too... |
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