You Know That Saying ... (T/F?)

[homoe]

Skeletons In The Closet..............

A secret source of shame, potentially ruinous if exposed, which a person or family makes efforts to conceal...

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"A sight for sore eyes".......

A welcome sight; someone or something you are glad to see.

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"Sorry Sight"........


A regrettable and unwelcome aspect or feature. Now also used to mean something or someone of untidy appearance.

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"A Woman Needs A Man Like A Fish Needs A Bicycle".......






A feminist slogan, humorously expressing the view that a woman can live her life perfectly well without a man.

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"Can't Fit A Word In Edgewise.........

A conversation in which another is speaking continually and leaving little opportunity for others.

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"According to Hoyle".......


In accord with the highest authority; in accord with a strict set of rules.

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"Achilles heel"..........

A weak or vulnerable factor...

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

''A chain is only as strong as its weakest link''........


I'd say this tends to be true.......

Mark Granovetter, Sociologist from University of California -Stanford, developed the sociological concept of "Weakest Link" which is a bedrock concept used in interdisciplinary ways among fields of study (Communication, Psychology, Social Psychology, etc).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark...er?wprov=sfla1

[homoe]

Originally Posted by homoe

"According to Hoyle".......


In accord with the highest authority; in accord with a strict set of rules.

Once, I heard this saying related to the Hoyle playing card people who were thought to be the utmost authority on rules!