"living on borrowed time"

aren't we all.....

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:goodpost:..

"It's Always Darkest Just Before The Dawn"


The worst part of an experience or period usually happens just before things get better.

"Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention".....



Creative solutions are often produced in response to difficulties or hardships that need to be overcome.

"Like A Bull In A China Shop"..........



Behaving recklessly and clumsily in a place or situation where one is likely to cause damage or injury.

"None So Blind As Those Who Will Not See"../ "None So Deaf As Those Who Will Not Hear".......


This idiom is used when people refuse to accept something that clearly evident. You cannot make someone pay attention to something that he or she does not want to notice.

"Lost In The Shuffle"......


Lost, ignored, or forgotten amid a confusing mix of things or during a chaotic time or situation.

Sidebar: This was used in a response to a question in one of the threads today!

"All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go"...........



An idiom that means one is ready to tackle a project and then finds that it doesn't occur or to attend an event that ultimately, doesn't happen.

"If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It"............


Don't change or try to improve on something that is working just fine the way it already is! LEAVE well enough alone!

"Fight Fire With Fire".......


Use the weapons or tactics of one's enemy or opponent, even if one finds them distasteful.

"The Worm Has Turned".....


You say the worm has turned if someone who has accepted a lot of bad treatment from other people without complaining suddenly decides that they are not going to accept the situation any longer: someone previously downtrodden gets his revenge; an unfavorable situation is reversed.

"Between A Rock And A Hard Place"......


If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action.



Sidebar: Someone jogged my memory on this one.

"The Bum's Rush"


Getting rid of an unwanted situation or person fast.




Sidebar: The “classical” bum's rush was a bartender or bouncer lifting the deadbeat or intruder by the back of his shirt or jacket collar and the seat of his pants and then throwing him through the tavern door. The phrase, which came into vogue around the turn of the 20th century, survives in its “throw the bum out!” incarnation.

" To Have (one's) Name Written All Over It"



To be a perfect match for someone's interests or tastes.

" You Can Take-That-To-The-Bank".



Said to emphasize that something is known for sure. To depend on the truthfulness of a statement: that it's not counterfeit or bogus.

"Bite Your Tongue".............



To bite one's tongue means to hold back from speaking, to refrain from saying something that will annoy, hurt or rile the listener.

Sidebar: The idea is to hold the tongue between one's teeth to stop the words from escaping one's mouth.

"Hook, Line and Sinker"........



All in. Completely, totally; without reservation.


Sidebar: This phrase is a fishing metaphor: all three are items attached to a fishing rod and likely to be gulped down by a greedy fish. The phrase has been in use since the mid 19th century.

"Let The Chips Fall Where They May"



To let a situation unfold without worrying about the consequences.