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The butler did it
The butler did it.
1. Lit. The butler performed the crime. (A catchphrase.) I know who killed Lord Drax. The butler did it! I saw him!
2. Fig. It happened just the way it always happens. Of course, that's it. The butler did it. The butler always does it.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Irenka | | ee-REN-kah (Polish) | Polish, Czech |
Mattanyahu | | - | Biblical Hebrew |
Gage | | [geidʒ] | |
Freja | | FRIE-ah (Danish, German), FRAY-ah (Swedish) | Danish, Swedish, German |
Yaroslava | | yah-rah-SLAH-vah (Russian) | Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic |
Delwyn | | - | Welsh |