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

homoe · 07-01-2017, 07:14 AM

"Light At End Of The Tunnel"

Seeing signs of hope for the future after a long period of difficulty.

homoe · 07-01-2017, 07:18 AM

" Like Putting Lipstick on A Pig"

Trying to 'dress up' something unappealing or ugly, in a vain attempt to make it look better.

Kätzchen · 07-01-2017, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by homoe

"Keep Your Shirt On!

If you tell somebody to keep their shirt on, you are asking them to calm down.

......I'd Give You The Shirt Off My Back.....

This idiom is expressive in terms of desire to give all you've got to help another person, that you'd do just about anything, including up to, proverbially, "giving the shirt off your back"....a show of love and devotion and deep concern for another.

Kätzchen · 07-01-2017, 10:26 AM

.......We're Getting Hitched.......

A couple's way of announcing to friends and family that they're getting married.

homoe · 07-01-2017, 03:22 PM

Feast Or Famine.............

Either too much or too little, too many or too few.

homoe · 07-01-2017, 03:23 PM

Doesn't Amount To A Hill Of Beans....

To be insignificant, to result in nothing.

homoe · 07-01-2017, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

.......We're Getting Hitched.......

A couple's way of announcing to friends and family that they're getting married.

People still get married in this day and age? Who knew!

homoe · 07-01-2017, 04:05 PM

"Breaking Up Housekeeping"...

AN idiom used by the last generation. It did not refer directly to a divorce, but a different type of end to a couple's life together or giving up a home by an individual. The term described the time when elderly folks could no longer maintain their own home.

homoe · 07-01-2017, 08:45 PM

"Champagne Appetite On A Beer Income''

Someone who lives above their means and likes expensive things they can't possibly afford.

07-01-2017, 10:26 AM	#4
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter & chosen friends and family.. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enjoying life @ home ツ Posts: 16,111 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,657 Thanked 33,537 Times in 10,658 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	*.......We're Getting Hitched.......* A couple's way of announcing to friends and family that they're getting married. __________________ “If you’re ever in doubt choose yourself,” — thehannahcollective.

07-01-2017, 07:14 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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Light At End Of The Tunnel" Seeing signs of hope for the future after a long period of difficulty.

07-01-2017, 07:18 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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	" Like Putting Lipstick on A Pig" Trying to 'dress up' something unappealing or ugly, in a vain attempt to make it look better.

07-01-2017, 03:22 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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	Feast Or Famine............. Either too much or too little, too many or too few.

07-01-2017, 03:23 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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	Doesn't Amount To A Hill Of Beans.... To be insignificant, to result in nothing.

07-01-2017, 04:05 PM	#8
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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Breaking Up Housekeeping"... AN idiom used by the last generation. It did not refer directly to a divorce, but a different type of end to a couple's life together or giving up a home by an individual. The term described the time when elderly folks could no longer maintain their own home.

07-01-2017, 08:45 PM	#9
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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Champagne Appetite On A Beer Income'' Someone who lives above their means and likes expensive things they can't possibly afford.