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

Mel C. · 09-19-2017, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeanPaul

"you cannot have your cake and eat it to," I just cannot understand if it is my cake then why can I not eat it....I mean I know what message they are trying to convey but the analogy seems so weak unless there is some history that i am missing

According to wikipedia, having your cake means keeping it. You can't eat your cake and keep it at the same time. See this

homoe · 09-20-2017, 02:54 PM

"Don't Spit Up Into The Air, It's Comes Right Back In Your Face"...........

Spitting in the air mean it is gonna come right back at you. Be careful of what you say and do it will come right back at you!

homoe · 09-20-2017, 04:02 PM

"Painting My Face".................

I have no idea if this is an idiom or what, but it tickles me & just makes me giggle every time I hear it!

It means putting on makeup btw..

Kätzchen · 09-20-2017, 07:33 PM

Rule of thumb...

An broadly accurate guide or principle, based upon experience or practice, rather than theory.

homoe · 09-20-2017, 07:35 PM

It is often claimed that the term rule of thumb is derived from a law that limited the maximum thickness of a stick with which it was permissible for a man to beat his wife. ..

homoe · 09-20-2017, 08:08 PM

"Put Your Big-Girl Pants On".......................

A euphemism for being old or mature enough to do something as an adult woman or as an adult woman should.

homoe · 09-20-2017, 08:11 PM

"Another String To Your Bow".........

If you have another string to your bow, you have another way of making a living.

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09-20-2017, 02:54 PM	#2
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: 21474890	"Don't Spit Up Into The Air, It's Comes Right Back In Your Face"........... Spitting in the air mean it is gonna come right back at you. Be careful of what you say and do it will come right back at you!

09-20-2017, 04:02 PM	#3
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: 21474890	"Painting My Face"................. I have no idea if this is an idiom or what, but it tickles me & just makes me giggle every time I hear it! It means putting on makeup btw..

09-20-2017, 07:33 PM	#4
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Relationship Status: Busy dating a special someone here at home Join Date: May 2010 Location: In a small community Posts: 16,265 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,369 Thanked 33,633 Times in 10,725 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Rule of thumb... An broadly accurate guide or principle, based upon experience or practice, rather than theory.

09-20-2017, 07:35 PM	#5
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: 21474890	It is often claimed that the term rule of thumb is derived from a law that limited the maximum thickness of a stick with which it was permissible for a man to beat his wife. ..

09-20-2017, 08:08 PM	#6
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: 21474890	"Put Your Big-Girl Pants On"....................... A euphemism for being old or mature enough to do something as an adult woman or as an adult woman should.

09-20-2017, 08:11 PM	#7
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: 21474890	"Another String To Your Bow"......... If you have another string to your bow, you have another way of making a living.