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"To Have The Midas Touch".........
To have the ability to be successful, especially the ability to make money easily. Sidebar: This idiom comes from the story of King Midas, who turned everything he touched into gold. |
"Keep Your Chin Up"..........
An expression of encouragement to someone who has to bear some emotional burdens or is dealing with a difficult situation. |
"Packed Like Sardines"...........
Describes a place or situation that’s very crowded with people or animals. |
"A Storm Is Brewing".......
There will be trouble or emotional upset in the near future. |
"Don't Change Horses In Midstream"...........
Not to make major changes to a situation or course of action that is already underway:don't alter your course of action, plan, or leader in the middle of a project, don't change your mind at an inopportune moment. |
"Do Not Cross That Bridge Until You Get To It".........
Do not needlessly worry yourself over concerns, problems, or difficulties that may or may not occur in the future. |
"Don't Cut Your Nose Off To Spite Your Face"..............
If someone cuts off their nose to spite their face, they do something to punish someone but in doing so harm themselves more than they harm the person they are punishing. |
"Make Hay While The Sun Shines"...........
Make the most of your opportunities while you have the chance. To take advantage of favorable conditions; to make the most of an opportunity when it is available. |
"For The Birds"...........
Trivial worthless only of interest to gullible people; boring, has no value, stupid, or completely undesirable. |
"Doesn't Have A Leg To Stand On".............
To have no evidence, support, or justification for one's argument or actions; in a very weak position, because one cannot prove a claim or statement they have made. |
"Read Between The Lines"....
To find meanings that are intended but that are not directly expressed in something said or written; to perceive or understand a hidden meaning. |
"Murphy's Law"............
Meaning anything that can go wrong will go wrong. In other words, if there is any possibility of something bad happening, it will. |
"I'll Give You Three Guesses And The First Two Don't Count"..
Usually said when the answer is as oblivious as the nose on one's face. |
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I fess up, the two previous posts were jogged by other posters in threads today.......:hangloose: |
" Straight From The Horse's Mouth"
Means that you heard the information from someone who has personal knowledge on the spoken matter; from an authoritative or dependable source. |
"Throw In The Towel"..........
To give up on some endeavor; to quit or abandon something; to admit defeat or failure. |
"In Pie Order"..........
In very good order; very well organized. Sidebar: The phrase may originate from the French 'nappes pliees' = neatly folded, or from 'cap-a-pie order'. There's no definitive evidence to support this and the origin remains uncertain. |
"Switch Horses In Midstream".........
Meaning to stop using one method or thing and start using another one; stop supporting one person and start supporting someone else. |
"Pass Up Something Like A Dirty Shirt"........
Meaning to avoid. |
"Short End Of The Stick" / "Wrong End Of The Stick"......
Short end of the stick refers to getting screwed by chance, but wrong end refers to a misunderstanding. |
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