Cat got your tongue? - Page 4

homoe · 07-07-2018, 06:27 PM

"A Watched Pot Never Boils"

Something we wait for with impatient attention seems to take forever.

homoe · 07-07-2018, 06:30 PM

"One Hand Washes The Other"/" You Scratch My Back I'll Scratch Yours"

Meaning mutual favors exchanged help both parties achieve favorable outcomes.

homoe · 07-07-2018, 06:34 PM

"Curiosity Killed The Cat"

Being inquisitive about other people's comings and goings. Inquisitiveness can lead one into dangerous situations before finding the results one is seeking.

homoe · 07-07-2018, 06:41 PM

"Familiarity Breeds Contempt"...

Repeated exposure to someone or something often creates a contentious relationship. Things that didn't necessarily irritate you about someone or something begin to the longer you are exposed to them.

homoe · 07-07-2018, 06:44 PM

"What Goes Around Comes Around"....

The results of things that one has done will someday have an effect on the person who started the events.

homoe · 07-07-2018, 06:47 PM

"A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush"

Having something for certain is better than the possibility of getting something maybe.

homoe · 07-07-2018, 06:50 PM

"The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions"/"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"

One's good deeds or good intentions will often result in more trouble than they are worth.

homoe · 07-07-2018, 06:55 PM

"Be Careful What You Wish For, You Might Just get It"

If you get things that you "wished for", there may be unexpected and unpleasant consequences.

homoe · 07-07-2018, 06:58 PM

"Bend Over Backwards"

To work very hard to accomplish something for someone; to go out of one's way.

homoe · 07-07-2018, 07:00 PM

"Head Over Heels"

Completely enamored of someone, typically a new romantic partner.

homoe · 07-07-2018, 07:03 PM

"Where There's Smoke There's Fire"

Used to say that if people are saying that someone has done something wrong there is usually a good reason for what is being said.

homoe · 07-08-2018, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *Anya*

muckety-muck

I was going to write in another thread that my GF was home from another business trip. I was going to write that she was a muckety-muck in her company and then thought: where the heck did muckety-muck come from?

high muckamuck also high muckety-muck
n. Slang

An important, often overbearing person.

[From Chinook Jargon hayo makamak, plenty to eat.]

Word History: One might not immediately associate the word high muckamuck with fur traders and Native Americans, but it seems that English borrowed the term from Chinook Jargon, a pidgin language combining words from English, French, Nootka, Chinook, and the Salishan languages that was formerly used by them in the Pacific Northwest. In this language hayo makamak meant "plenty to eat" and is recorded in that sense in English contexts, the first one dated 1853, in which the phrase is spelled Hiou Muckamuck.

In 1856 we find the first recorded instance of the word meaning "pompous person, person of importance," in the Democratic State Journal published in Sacramento: "The professors the high 'Muck-a-Mucks' tried fusion, and produced confusion."

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

I had always thought it was mucky muck, but perhaps again it could be regional as many idioms tend to be!

homoe · 07-08-2018, 07:12 PM

"Lined Up Like Cord-wood"/Stacked Up Like Cord-wood

A vast amount of something!

Origin: In fall people who use primary wood stoves for heat will chop or buy cords of wood and then pile it neatly up for easy access. They tend to buy or chop vast amounts to carry them thru the cold weather season!

homoe · 07-10-2018, 05:41 AM

"Can Count On The Fingers Of One Hand & Have Plenty Of Fingers Left Over....

A phrase used to emphasize that something happens rarely. Something or some event that exists in very small numbers.

homoe · 07-11-2018, 09:04 AM

Tighten/ Loosen The Purse Strings......

To restrict (or increase) the amount of money available to be spent.

homoe · 07-13-2018, 07:45 PM

"Know Which Side Of One's Bread Is Buttered"...

To be aware of where your money comes from; to be loyal to the person or thing that will benefit you the most. To know who to be nice to or what to do in order to gain advantages for yourself.

charley · 07-14-2018, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homoe

"Know Which Side Of One's Bread Is Buttered"...

To be aware of where your money comes from; to be loyal to the person or thing that will benefit you the most. To know who to be nice to or what to do in order to gain advantages for yourself.

My cousin used to say that one must treat everyone the same; for myself, have always been the same with everyone (I think I may have gotten that understanding from my mom, not sure, don't remember). I distrust people who take sides... big red flag for me.

homoe · 07-14-2018, 10:28 AM

"To Bite One's Tongue"

To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.

homoe · 07-14-2018, 07:20 PM

"All's Well That Ends Well".........

An event that has a good ending is good even if some things went wrong along the way.

Although this phrase is the title of a Shakespeare play, it likely predates it.

homoe · 07-16-2018, 08:10 AM

There's Never A Road So Long Without A Curve...

Things may be flowing smoothly now, but in time problems arise so be prepared.

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07-07-2018, 06:27 PM	#61
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07-07-2018, 06:30 PM	#62
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07-07-2018, 06:34 PM	#63
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	"Curiosity Killed The Cat" Being inquisitive about other people's comings and goings. Inquisitiveness can lead one into dangerous situations before finding the results one is seeking.

07-07-2018, 06:41 PM	#64
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. Things that didn't necessarily irritate you about someone or something begin to the longer you are exposed to them.

07-07-2018, 06:44 PM	#65
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	"What Goes Around Comes Around".... The results of things that one has done will someday have an effect on the person who started the events.

07-07-2018, 06:47 PM	#66
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 Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush" Having something for certain is better than the possibility of getting something maybe.

07-07-2018, 06:50 PM	#67
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	"The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions"/"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" One's good deeds or good intentions will often result in more trouble than they are worth.

07-07-2018, 06:55 PM	#68
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	"Be Careful What You Wish For, You Might Just get It" If you get things that you "wished for", there may be unexpected and unpleasant consequences.

07-07-2018, 06:58 PM	#69
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	"Bend Over Backwards" To work very hard to accomplish something for someone; to go out of one's way.

07-07-2018, 07:00 PM	#70
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 Over Heels" Completely enamored of someone, typically a new romantic partner.

07-07-2018, 07:03 PM	#71
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	"Where There's Smoke There's Fire" Used to say that if people are saying that someone has done something wrong there is usually a good reason for what is being said.

07-08-2018, 07:12 PM	#73
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	"Lined Up Like Cord-wood"/Stacked Up Like Cord-wood A vast amount of something! Origin: In fall people who use primary wood stoves for heat will chop or buy cords of wood and then pile it neatly up for easy access. They tend to buy or chop vast amounts to carry them thru the cold weather season!

07-10-2018, 05:41 AM	#74
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	"Can Count On The Fingers Of One Hand & Have Plenty Of Fingers Left Over.... A phrase used to emphasize that something happens rarely. Something or some event that exists in very small numbers.

07-11-2018, 09:04 AM	#75
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	Tighten/ Loosen The Purse Strings...... To restrict (or increase) the amount of money available to be spent.

07-13-2018, 07:45 PM	#76
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	"Know Which Side Of One's Bread Is Buttered"... To be aware of where your money comes from; to be loyal to the person or thing that will benefit you the most. To know who to be nice to or what to do in order to gain advantages for yourself.

07-14-2018, 10:28 AM	#78
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 Bite One's Tongue" To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.

07-14-2018, 07:20 PM	#79
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	"All's Well That Ends Well"......... An event that has a good ending is good even if some things went wrong along the way. Although this phrase is the title of a Shakespeare play, it likely predates it.

07-16-2018, 08:10 AM	#80
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	There's Never A Road So Long Without A Curve... Things may be flowing smoothly now, but in time problems arise so be prepared.