Cat got your tongue?

homoe · 01-19-2021, 11:24 AM

"Falling/Coming Apart At The Seams".............

To be approaching failure: to become very emotional. To become very emotional, especially with sadness or grief.

homoe · 01-25-2021, 10:49 AM

"Sit Tight"....

To wait patiently: to wait without taking any immediate action.
If you sit tight, you stay in the same place or situation and wait to see how it develops before taking any action.

Stone-Butch · 01-25-2021, 02:01 PM

I am sure you have heard it said, "hotter than the hobs of hell"

The hob of a fireplace is proverbially a black hot place, as is Hell; logically the hottest and blackest part of Hell should be its hobs. (VSD)

homoe · 01-25-2021, 09:56 PM

"You can't win for losing"

The elaboration "You can't win for losing," with its added play on logic, was around in the 1960s. It means that losing keeps you from winning; you can't win because things keep going wrong. People would say it when something unexpected or a bit of bad luck spoiled their plans.

homoe · 01-27-2021, 10:28 AM

"It takes two to tango"...

Meaning: Both parties involved in a situation or argument are responsible for it.

homoe · 01-27-2021, 10:53 AM

"Tip Of The Iceberg"......

The idiom 'tip of the iceberg' basically means the small part of a much larger situation or problem that remains hidden. Only a small, often unrepresentative portion of something much larger.

Sidebar: This comes from the fact that only the tip of an iceberg can be seen and the rest of the iceberg, which is much larger, is underneath the water and cannot be seen.

Stone-Butch · 01-27-2021, 03:04 PM

Caught between a rock and a hard place

Meaning: Making a choice between two unpleasant choices

01-25-2021, 02:01 PM	#3
Stone-Butch Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonebutch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 3,646 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,272 Thanked 9,328 Times in 3,019 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Cat got your tongue? I am sure you have heard it said, "hotter than the hobs of hell" The hob of a fireplace is proverbially a black hot place, as is Hell; logically the hottest and blackest part of Hell should be its hobs. (VSD)

01-27-2021, 03:04 PM	#7
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01-19-2021, 11:24 AM	#1
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	"Falling/Coming Apart At The Seams"............. To be approaching failure: to become very emotional. To become very emotional, especially with sadness or grief.

01-25-2021, 10:49 AM	#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: 21474889	"Sit Tight".... To wait patiently: to wait without taking any immediate action. If you sit tight, you stay in the same place or situation and wait to see how it develops before taking any action.

01-25-2021, 09:56 PM	#4
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	"You can't win for losing" The elaboration "You can't win for losing," with its added play on logic, was around in the 1960s. It means that losing keeps you from winning; you can't win because things keep going wrong. People would say it when something unexpected or a bit of bad luck spoiled their plans.

01-27-2021, 10:28 AM	#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: 21474889	"It takes two to tango"... Meaning: Both parties involved in a situation or argument are responsible for it.

01-27-2021, 10:53 AM	#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: 21474889	"Tip Of The Iceberg"...... The idiom 'tip of the iceberg' basically means the small part of a much larger situation or problem that remains hidden. Only a small, often unrepresentative portion of something much larger. Sidebar: This comes from the fact that only the tip of an iceberg can be seen and the rest of the iceberg, which is much larger, is underneath the water and cannot be seen.