Cat got your tongue? - Page 26

C0LLETTE · 03-28-2020, 08:51 AM

"screw you"

self explanatory.

homoe · 03-28-2020, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C0LLETTE

"screw you"

self explanatory.

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homoe · 04-11-2020, 04:47 PM

"Stick Out Like A Sore Thumb / "Stand Out Like A Sore Thumb"

If someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb or stands out like a sore thumb, they are very noticeable because they are very different from the other people or things around them. To be very conspicuous; be very obvious or noticeable in an unpleasant way.

homoe · 04-21-2020, 07:52 AM

"Head And Shoulders Above"

If someone or something is head and shoulders above other people or things, he, she, or it is a lot better than them: There's no competition or contest; it's a given.

homoe · 04-21-2020, 07:55 AM

"To Be In Good Company"...

If you are in good company, other people, often respected people, are in the same situation as you.

Stone-Butch · 04-21-2020, 03:53 PM

My grandmother use to say about not so well bred person was

Bottom Drawer....... means of low character

puddin' · 04-25-2020, 09:18 AM

once in a blue moon

homoe · 05-13-2020, 06:54 AM

"Take The Wind Out Of Someone's Sails"....

To thwart or minimize someone's attempt at raising a ruckus or creating chaos.

homoe · 05-29-2020, 10:42 AM

"A Sleep At The Wheel". ...

Not doing or paying attention to that which is important or for which one is responsible. Failing to attend to one's duties; to be inattentive to that which is important or for which one is responsible.

homoe · 06-06-2020, 07:08 AM

"Gravy" / "Anything Else Is Gravy" / "The Rest Is Just Gravy"

A positive occurrence, typically beyond one's hopes or expectations; a bonus. Any additional elements will be an unexpected or unrequired bonus. Typically said of additional monetary earnings, but often applied in other ways as well

Sidebar: This originated from an Old English saying. Life, it explained, is meat and potatoes, and the luxuries are gravy.

homoe · 06-13-2020, 04:07 PM

"Loaded For Bear"....

Angry and, as a result, usually ready to argue with someone; prepared for action; also, spoiling for a fight.

homoe · 07-01-2020, 05:57 PM

"If The Shoe Fits"......

If something applies to you, accept it.

Sidebar: I may have previously posted this proverb but I can't recall. I saw it in one of the threads today so I must credit the poster. As a second sidebar, another of my favorite greeting cards has the saying on the front of the card with shoes surrounding it, on the inside it says "buy it"...LOL

homoe · 07-02-2020, 04:01 PM

"Put A Lid On It"...........

To keep something under control and stop it from increasing. To be quiet; to stop talking about something.

homoe · 07-02-2020, 04:06 PM

"Stir Up A Hornets' Nest".

Make trouble, cause a commotion. To create, provoke, or trigger a dangerous, troublesome, or complicated situation.

C0LLETTE · 07-02-2020, 07:32 PM

" Pile-on "

"to join other people in criticizing something or someone in usually an unfair way"

Websters

homoe · 07-04-2020, 09:25 AM

"Park Yourself"...

To sit; directing or ordering someone to grab a seat and sit down!

Sidebar: I doubt this is an actual idiom but my mom used to say this all the time especially when us kids were rambunctious!

C0LLETTE · 07-04-2020, 04:04 PM

"In the dark all cats are grey"

Make of that what you will lol

homoe · 09-18-2020, 09:14 AM

"Off The Cuff"..........

Casually and spontaneously; without planning or preparation.

homoe · 09-18-2020, 04:32 PM

"Slip Of The Tongue"

An error in speaking in which a word is pronounced incorrectly, or in which the speaker says something unintentionally.

homoe · 10-10-2020, 11:05 AM

"Familiarity Breeds Contempt".......

Repeated exposure to someone or something often creates a contentious relationship.

03-28-2020, 08:51 AM	#501
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04-21-2020, 03:53 PM	#506
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04-25-2020, 09:18 AM	#507
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07-02-2020, 07:32 PM	#515
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,171 Times in 4,339 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	" Pile-on " "to join other people in criticizing something or someone in usually an unfair way" Websters __________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

07-04-2020, 04:04 PM	#517
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,171 Times in 4,339 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	"In the dark all cats are grey" Make of that what you will lol __________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

04-11-2020, 04:47 PM	#503
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Stick Out Like A Sore Thumb / "Stand Out Like A Sore Thumb" If someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb or stands out like a sore thumb, they are very noticeable because they are very different from the other people or things around them. To be very conspicuous; be very obvious or noticeable in an unpleasant way.

04-21-2020, 07:52 AM	#504
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Head And Shoulders Above" If someone or something is head and shoulders above other people or things, he, she, or it is a lot better than them: There's no competition or contest; it's a given.

04-21-2020, 07:55 AM	#505
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"To Be In Good Company"... If you are in good company, other people, often respected people, are in the same situation as you.

05-13-2020, 06:54 AM	#508
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Take The Wind Out Of Someone's Sails".... To thwart or minimize someone's attempt at raising a ruckus or creating chaos.

05-29-2020, 10:42 AM	#509
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"A Sleep At The Wheel". ... Not doing or paying attention to that which is important or for which one is responsible. Failing to attend to one's duties; to be inattentive to that which is important or for which one is responsible.

06-06-2020, 07:08 AM	#510
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Gravy" / "Anything Else Is Gravy" / "The Rest Is Just Gravy" A positive occurrence, typically beyond one's hopes or expectations; a bonus. Any additional elements will be an unexpected or unrequired bonus. Typically said of additional monetary earnings, but often applied in other ways as well Sidebar: This originated from an Old English saying. Life, it explained, is meat and potatoes, and the luxuries are gravy.

06-13-2020, 04:07 PM	#511
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Loaded For Bear".... Angry and, as a result, usually ready to argue with someone; prepared for action; also, spoiling for a fight.

07-01-2020, 05:57 PM	#512
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"If The Shoe Fits"...... If something applies to you, accept it. Sidebar: I may have previously posted this proverb but I can't recall. I saw it in one of the threads today so I must credit the poster. As a second sidebar, another of my favorite greeting cards has the saying on the front of the card with shoes surrounding it, on the inside it says "buy it"...LOL

07-02-2020, 04:01 PM	#513
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Put A Lid On It"........... To keep something under control and stop it from increasing. To be quiet; to stop talking about something.

07-02-2020, 04:06 PM	#514
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Stir Up A Hornets' Nest". Make trouble, cause a commotion. To create, provoke, or trigger a dangerous, troublesome, or complicated situation.

07-04-2020, 09:25 AM	#516
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Park Yourself"... To sit; directing or ordering someone to grab a seat and sit down! Sidebar: I doubt this is an actual idiom but my mom used to say this all the time especially when us kids were rambunctious!

09-18-2020, 09:14 AM	#518
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Off The Cuff".......... Casually and spontaneously; without planning or preparation.

09-18-2020, 04:32 PM	#519
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Slip Of The Tongue" An error in speaking in which a word is pronounced incorrectly, or in which the speaker says something unintentionally.

10-10-2020, 11:05 AM	#520
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Familiarity Breeds Contempt"....... Repeated exposure to someone or something often creates a contentious relationship.