Reading Between The Lines............

Look for or discover a meaning that is hidden or implied rather than explicitly stated.

Sometimes this can lead to disaster though! If one is unsure, I think one should come right out and ask!

Some People Would Complain If They Were Hung With A New Rope......

Said as a mild admonishment to somebody who is always complaining.

My mom always said this............

I guess it's true a sure thing IS better than a hedge of something better.....

Well this sort of leads back to "Beauty Is In The EYE Of The Behold" wouldn't you agree?

It takes one to know one------------>have issues with this as it's been my experience that seldom are mean people self aware. They think they are great and enjoy other great people like themselves (ie Trump--->Putin) j/s

Everything Happens For A Reason.....

I used to think that this was the dumbest idiom ever, but .... I've since come to see that as simple sounding as it is, that it is true. It's true, that 'everything happens for a reason'.... it doesn't always imply bad JuJu, and it's doesn't necessarily imply that it's good JuJu. It's just .... well.... a simple truth, I think.

.......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

Play it by ear....

Listen and make sure before you respond or act upon......

I think it's good advice:cigar2:

In Great Company.........

Being in with like minded folks..........

I'm All Ears..........

Giving someone or something you undivided attention.........

The Icing On The Cake -


Something additional that turns good into great..:hangloose:

Like A Fish Out Of Water -


Being somewhere you don’t feel you belong or place that makes one uncomfortable....

"I Have Bigger Fish To Fry"....

Not having the time to worry about something small and inconsequential......

*finer than a hair on a snakes belly*

When someone asks you how you are-

"You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks" -

False... I don't necessarily think it's harder for older people to learn new things, just may take a bit longer and more patience's..............

"Bee In Her Bonnet" -



Any Female that is upset...

"Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned" ...


All depends on the Woman and reason she's been scorned I would have to say......

Your Goose Is Cooked..............


One of my favorites.. LOL

Meaning one is in Deep Trouble

"Like A Bull In China Shop" -


Someone who is very clumsy and not well coordinated................

But A Bug In Someone's Ear............


Make a suggestion to someone....................

Combination of two............
 

Curiosity Killed The Cat" "But Satisfaction Brought It Back".

Someone is curious about something and dying to know and when they find the answer they are satisfied and come back to life ......

'Busy As A Bee"...........


To be constantly busy doing one thing or another.......

I'm not sure if bees are all that busy or not to be honest so I have no idea if this is true or false............

"To Run Around Like A Headless Chicken"

Sometimes if a chicken has its head cut off, it may still run around for a while, but of course, without being able to see or know where it is going.

The idiom, means to do things very quickly without really thinking properly or having any direction.

"To Have A Lot On One’s Plate"......

It basically means to have a lot of tasks or problems under your responsibility.

homoe??? Was this idiom born out of filmdom???
It seems like it's some kind of movie line..... (I'm curious).

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Funny you should ask!

My mother used this often and she meant that if a man broke a woman's heart they'd be hell to pay.

Then once someone said they had thought it was a bible verse.

I am not sure if it's every been used in a movie but it may well of been.

......Light At The End Of The Tunnel......

This idiom is expressed when one has been working on specific projects or assignments, which often carry some sort of deadline expectation for completion of duties. When you reach a certain point toward completion, it's often an expression connotating that the end is nearing toward project completion. (f)

"EVEN A BROKEN/STOPPED CLOCK IS RIGHT TWICE A DAY"



Refers to when people get lucky but don’t deserve it, or are undeservedly successful....

No, no, no,,,,, you silly goose!!! *LOL* :giggle:

You're in really BIG TROUBLE when your full name rolls off the lips of the person you're in big trouble with... lol... (your mom, or someone of equal or bigger importance). ;)

"Chief Cook And Bottle Washer".

To be the person who is responsible for everything...

Jill of all trades mistress of none.

A person that is competent with many skills but is not outstanding in any particular one.

IMHO this always comes off as a backhanded compliment to my way of thinking!

Jesus, how the hair would stand up on the back of my neck when I would hear my mother utter the words Candice _____ ________:seeingstars:

Sidebar: I have a middle name that sort of sounds like two separate names so I'd hear 4 names actually!

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My mother had the same effect too.
I'm guessing my son's might say the same thing about me, as well. :giggle:

Laughing All The Way To The Bank.


To make lot of money very easily, often because someone else has been stupid.

"Go For Broke"

To risk everything in order to achieve the result you want.

If I had to narrow any one saying down to my ALL TIME favorite expression,, ,,,, ,,,,, then, it's this one. I say it so often. :balloon:

I'd say it's more like ..... lack of vision? Planning? Or, maybe even Dumb Luck??? But it's completely possible that it might be because of some factor of unforeseen level of stupidity.

What do you think???

I always thought myself it referred to dumb luck !

Yup I enjoy this one as well! When one really wants something BAD why not take a leap of faith and risk it all........nothing ventured nothing gainned :fastdraq:

"The Flip Side Of A Coin"



The opposite view of any issue.