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

Kätzchen · 10-07-2017, 08:02 AM

it's written all over your face

This expression is typically believed to be true, in that most always your inner feelings and emotions with manifest in non-verbal ways....in unmistakable ways.

That's what the study of nonverbal communication is primarily about....the study of nonverbal cues showing up in the environment as Body Language or in other physical forms, such as written text, style of writing, or any other number of 'bread crumbs' left behind in the proverbial 'scene of the crime'.

homoe · 10-10-2017, 04:18 AM

Bend Over Backwards......................

To exert a lot of effort towards some end. This phrase is often used to express frustration when one's efforts go unrecognized.

homoe · 10-10-2017, 04:20 AM

Head Over Heels"...........................

Completely, thoroughly.

Sidebar: This expression originated in the 1300s as heels over head and meant literally being upside down. It took its present form in the 1700s and its present meaning in the 1800s.

homoe · 10-10-2017, 04:22 AM

"Fly By The Seat Of Your Pants................

To rely on one's instinct, as opposed to acting according to a set plan. If you fly by the seat of your pants, you use your judgment and intelligence to do something that you have never done before, in a way that is risky, because you have no experience or training to rely on.

homoe · 10-10-2017, 04:27 AM

"If It Looks Like A Duck And Walks Like A Duck, It Is A Duck"......

If something has all the characteristics of a thing, it is probably that thing, regardless of what it is called or presented as.

homoe · 10-10-2017, 05:38 AM

"On The Straight And Narrow".................

If someone or something keeps you on the straight and narrow, they help you to live a good, honest life and prevent you from doing immoral or illegal things

homoe · 10-10-2017, 08:08 AM

"Not Playing With A Full Deck......."

When someone is not playing with a full deck, he/she is either mentally, psychologically or intellectually deficient. The deck referenced in not playing with a full deck is a deck of cards.

Sidebar:There is a popular story that the origin of this phrase dates back to the 1500s, when a tax was levied against decks of cards.

10-07-2017, 08:02 AM	#1
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 with my granddaughter & chosen friends and family. Posts: 16,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,737 Thanked 33,527 Times in 10,652 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	it's written all over your face This expression is typically believed to be true, in that most always your inner feelings and emotions with manifest in non-verbal ways....in unmistakable ways. That's what the study of nonverbal communication is primarily about....the study of nonverbal cues showing up in the environment as Body Language or in other physical forms, such as written text, style of writing, or any other number of 'bread crumbs' left behind in the proverbial 'scene of the crime'.

10-10-2017, 04:18 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	Bend Over Backwards...................... To exert a lot of effort towards some end. This phrase is often used to express frustration when one's efforts go unrecognized.

10-10-2017, 04:20 AM	#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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	Head Over Heels"........................... Completely, thoroughly. Sidebar: This expression originated in the 1300s as heels over head and meant literally being upside down. It took its present form in the 1700s and its present meaning in the 1800s.

10-10-2017, 04:22 AM	#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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Fly By The Seat Of Your Pants................ To rely on one's instinct, as opposed to acting according to a set plan. If you fly by the seat of your pants, you use your judgment and intelligence to do something that you have never done before, in a way that is risky, because you have no experience or training to rely on.

10-10-2017, 04:27 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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"If It Looks Like A Duck And Walks Like A Duck, It Is A Duck"...... If something has all the characteristics of a thing, it is probably that thing, regardless of what it is called or presented as.

10-10-2017, 05:38 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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"On The Straight And Narrow"................. If someone or something keeps you on the straight and narrow, they help you to live a good, honest life and prevent you from doing immoral or illegal things

10-10-2017, 08:08 AM	#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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Not Playing With A Full Deck......." When someone is not playing with a full deck, he/she is either mentally, psychologically or intellectually deficient. The deck referenced in not playing with a full deck is a deck of cards. Sidebar:There is a popular story that the origin of this phrase dates back to the 1500s, when a tax was levied against decks of cards.