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"Dumpster Fire"..............

slang A complete and utter disaster or a completely chaotic situation, likened to a fire in a dumpster, which quickly becomes uncontrollable. The phrase can be applied to both situations and people.

" To fire someone up".........

To motivate someone; to make someone enthusiastic.

'Go through fire and water".........

To face many challenges in the process of doing or accomplishing something.

"A ball of fire"...........

An ambitious and enthusiastic person.

"Heap coals of fire on one's head"..............

To make a special effort to induce feelings of guilt or remorse in another person.

"If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck".

This implies that a person can identify an unknown subject by observing that subject's habitual characteristics.

Clean as a whistle

Indicating that any surface area is very very clean.

Bells and Whistles

An common expression which indicates that an car, for example, comes with extra features that add toward convenience or is an luxury item.

Tuesday reflections....

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen (Post 1151684)

Once in a Blue Moon..... :moonstars:

I like this expression because it's true that "Blue Moon's" don't happen all that often. Maybe once a year? One time, in a recent calendar year, there were two occasions of an "Blue Moon."

So, if one uses this particular expression and you know that the person rarely does x, y or z and they use this particular way of describing their situation, then I think it's reasonable to believe that it was truly an 'Once in a Blue Moon' experience.

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen (Post 1152465)

.......On a Wing and a Prayer.......

The above social expression finds it roots as an English proverb, born out of an WWII film, starring John Wayne, called The Flying Tigers. (1942, Black and White war propoganda film).

In the film, pilots of planes, nearly on their proverbial last breath, would say that they hoped they could make it back, "on a wing and a prayer."

Sometimes, people will say this phrase when saying goodbye to someone they love and care about too...... "I'll let you fly on a wing and a prayer" ..... which i think is a very very sweet way to say goodbye....... :stillheart:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyi...29?wprov=sfla1

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen (Post 1152819)

......I'd Give You The Shirt Off My Back.....

This idiom is expressive in terms of desire to give all you've got to help another person, that you'd do just about anything, including up to, proverbially, "giving the shirt off your back"....a show of love and devotion and deep concern for another.

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen (Post 1155715)

..... The Sky Is Blushing .....

..............*ahem* :giggle: ..........

This particular turn of phrase is *not* expressed nearly as often as it should be, but that is because it's kind of rare when it happens. It's usually expressed when two things happen: The sky at sundown is brilliantly pink; the sky at sunrise is aglow in Pink. Hence..... The Sky Is Blushing. :blush:

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen (Post 1156438)

....Bench Press A Buick...

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German philosopher Friedrich Nietzche coined the phrase "What does not kill me makes me stronger.

BUT being strong (er) is relative: Some people are strong because they exercise their muscles, whole others are strong because they exercise their 'faith' on either spiritual or personal practical ways.

Therefore: IF a person survives a potential life threatening situation, people generally believe the experience leaves them stronger.

Hence, saying that one can Bench press a Buick is often synonymous to overcoming traumatic life's issues by one's own ability to be 'strong'.

.....on a few idioms I posted last summer....

I like all.of them, as far as idiomatic expressions go. :rrose:

My FAVORITE was "bench-press a buick"..............:giggle:

"Bite Off More Than You Can Chew"...............

Taking on more than you can handle or deal with.

"Chip Off The Old Block".............

An expression used of people who closely resemble their parents in some way.

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Originally Posted by homoe (Post 1186803)

My FAVORITE was "bench-press a buick"..............:giggle:

LMAO!!!!! :giggle:

Great minds think alike! ;)

"Take With A Grain of Salt"...............

To consider or evaluate something, such as a statement, while keeping in mind that it may not be completely true or accurate, typically due to the unreliability of the source.

"Right Up My Alley".........................

If something is right up your alley, it is the kind of thing you like or know about. It's one's specialty, to one's taste,

"I Might of Been Born at Night, But Just Not Last Night"...............

Don't confuse me with being stupid or a fool.

"A Lightning Rod"...........

Something or someone that becomes the focus of others' criticism or blame.

"Capture Lightning In A Bottle".................

To achieve or succeed at doing something that is incredibly difficult, unlikely, and/or elusive.

"Lightning Doesn't Strike Twice".......

Something that's very extraordinary and unlikely to happen will never happen to the same person twice.

"Chasing Rainbows"................

To constantly pursue things that are unrealistic or unlikely to happen.

“Green-Eyed Monster"...............

Jealousy!

Sidebar: The phrase was used by, and possibly coined by, Shakespeare to denote jealousy, in The Merchant of Venice, 1596

“Green With Envy” ..................

Full of desire for someone's possessions or advantages; extremely covetous.

"To give someone the green light"..............

To give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen:to grant someone to proceed with some action or task.

“Blue Collar”

Characteristic of the working class, especially manual laborers.

Sidebar: Connotes people who work at a trade or as laborers, because such workers at one time commonly wore durable shirts made of blue cotton (as opposed to “white collar,” referring to dress shirts worn by professionals and office workers.

"Talking Up A Blue Streak"...................

Talking a lot and very fast.

“Not A Shrinking Violet”

To refer to someone who is anything but shy.

"Talk Until One Is Blue In The Face................

For a great or unending length of time; until one has done it to exhaustion.

“Seeing Red” ................

Being so angry that one’s vision is blurred. To fall into a state of extreme anger.

"Go Beat Red In The Face"........................

Beet red is to be embarrassed.

"Comparing Apples to Oranges".................

Unrelated subjects or issues,” to emphasize irrelevance.

"Yellow Journalism".....................

Reporting which is sensational and/or biased.

Sidebar: Yellow journalism, based on an early comic strip character named the Yellow Kid,

“True Blue,”.............

Meaning someone who is loyal.

“Silence Is Golden"...............

It is often better to say nothing than to talk Silence is often a good and desirable trait.

Sidebar: Although this precise phrase was first recorded only in 1848, it is part of a much older proverb, "Speech is silver and silence is golden."

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Originally Posted by homoe (Post 1186927)

“True Blue,”.............

Meaning someone who is loyal.

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Originally Posted by homoe (Post 1186929)

Two favorite idioms, for sure! Thanks homoe. ... :balloon:

"Your Scratch My Back, I'll Scratch Yours"................

"Return The Favor".......

To do a good deed for someone who has done a good deed for you.

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Originally Posted by homoe (Post 1187155)

"Your Scratch My Back, I'll Scratch Yours"................

What this idiom means is to help someone out with the assumption that they will return the favor in the future!

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Fall out of favor with someone/ Lose favor with someone"...............

To lose someone's approval or acceptance.

‘To add insult to injury’ ....................

To make a situation worse.

"Hot To Trot...............

Sexually avid, lascivious.