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

[homoe]

"Head And Shoulders Above the Rest"....................



Clearly superior to someone or something else, there's no competition!

[homoe]

"You're All Wet"....................



To be mistaken; wrongheaded; on the wrong track.

[Kätzchen]

A Single Sparrow in the Hand is much better than a Thousand Sparrows Flying

This idiom is much older than the "Bird in the hand" cultural idiom in modern day terms. Back in the 6th century (BCE), according to the Proverbs of Ahiquar, this phrase means that it's better to have an small certain advantage rather than an MERE POTENTIAL of many uncertain advantages.

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

A Single Sparrow in the Hand is much better than a Thousand Sparrows Flying

This idiom is much older than the "Bird in the hand" cultural idiom in modern day terms. Back in the 6th century (BCE), according to the Proverbs of Ahiquar, this phrase means that it's better to have an small certain advantage rather than an MERE POTENTIAL of many uncertain advantages.

I have never heard this idiom! I guess it is sort of the equivalent of.. A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush..........

[homoe]

"You Said A Mouth Full"............





You said exactly what needed to be said; What you said was very meaningful and had great impact! To say something true, important, etc

[homoe]

"Haste Makes Waste"................


You do not save any time by working too fast; hurrying will cause you to make mistakes, and you will have to take extra time to do the job over again.

If you try to do something quickly, without planning it, you're likely to end up spending more time, money, etc, doing it.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

A Single Sparrow in the Hand is much better than a Thousand Sparrows Flying

This idiom is much older than the "Bird in the hand" cultural idiom in modern day terms. Back in the 6th century (BCE), according to the Proverbs of Ahiquar, this phrase means that it's better to have an small certain advantage rather than an MERE POTENTIAL of many uncertain advantages.

I did a bit more of a search on this and came up with the correct time for which this happened: Ancient Egyptian Papri from Elephantine, an island off the coast of Egypt, inhabited by Jews, Syrians and Egpytians, was back in the 5th century before Christ (BCE).

Here is a set of background information to read, in order of appearance, for those interested. Check out the page about Proverbs of Ahiqar first, then all others in order as listed:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stor...ar?wprov=sfla1

 http://jewishchristianlit.com/Texts/...es/Ahiqar.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elep...ri?wprov=sfla1

 http://www.egyptianmyths.net/elephant.htm

 https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/elephantine

 http://www.elephantineblog.com/2017/...ort-story.html

[homoe]

"The whole kit and caboodle"..........


A collection of things.

Sidebar: This expression is a redundancy, for kit has meant "a collection or group" since the mid-1700s though this meaning survives only in the full idiom today, and caboodle has been used with the same meaning since the 1840s. In fact caboodle is thought to be a corruption of the phrase kit and boodle, another redundant phrase, since boodle also meant "a collection."

Regardless I rather enjoy this idiom!

[homoe]

"Be Whistling Dixie". ...........


To have an unrealistic, usually overly optimistic, view of something.

[homoe]

You Ain't Just Whistling' Dixie.............



To be right about something! Being serious, not kidding.