Cat got your tongue?

homoe · 11-17-2019, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kittygrrl

"(she) looks like death eating crackers"

...in Appalachia it means-you look terrible

I'd never heard this one Miss Kitty! In the Midwest we said "She Looks Like Death Warmed Over"...

Orema · 11-17-2019, 05:13 PM

Heard this one on the news by a voter earlier today ...

If you’re not at the table then you’re on the menu.

Meaning: Vote in order to have a say on your future.

homoe · 11-18-2019, 06:57 AM

"Forewarned Is Forearmed"......

Knowledge in advance and beforehand enables one to be prepare.

homoe · 11-18-2019, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by homoe

I'd never heard this one Miss Kitty! In the Midwest we said "She Looks Like Death Warmed Over"...

Here's a hypothesis: "Warmed over" refers to the preparation of leftover food to serve again. Leftovers are less desirable than food just now cooked, and the warming process can damage them further. They get overcooked, dry, limp where you want crispy, stiff where you want soft, charred around the edges. Sauces separate. Flavor vanishes. So "warmed over" is an intensifier.

kittygrrl · 11-18-2019, 01:42 PM

doggone (it) 1851, Amer.Eng., a "fantastic perversion of god-damned" [Weekley]. But Mencken favors the theory that it is "a blend form of dog on it; in fact it is still often used with it following. It is thus a brother to the old English phrase, 'a pox upon it,' but is considerably more decorous."

homoe · 11-18-2019, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kittygrrl

doggone (it) 1851, Amer.Eng., a "fantastic perversion of god-damned" [Weekley]. But Mencken favors the theory that it is "a blend form of dog on it; in fact it is still often used with it following. It is thus a brother to the old English phrase, 'a pox upon it,' but is considerably more decorous."

Mary's mother used this frequently as she was a devote catholic and would never swear!

homoe · 11-18-2019, 04:50 PM

"Third Time’s A Charm".....

Meaning the third time you do something it will finally work.

Sidebar: The origin of the phrase 'third time's a charm' is probably ancient, as things that come in sets of three have often been associated with good luck due to their similarity with the Holy Trinity of Christianity.

homoe · 11-18-2019, 05:33 PM

Not Born Yesterday" / "Born At Night, Just Not Last Night"........

Meaning experienced, not naive nor gullible. Not easily cheated, fooled, or deceived.

cathexis · 11-19-2019, 01:20 AM

"(person's name) is still wet behind the ears or not dry behind the ears."

"Person X is as green as a blade of grass (or a grasshopper)."

These refer to people new to a profession, trade, school of learning, etc.

It's a period before someone knows a thing or two. (becomes proficient)

11-18-2019, 01:42 PM	#5
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11-17-2019, 05:13 PM	#2
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11-18-2019, 06:57 AM	#3
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11-18-2019, 04:50 PM	#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 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474890	"Third Time’s A Charm"..... Meaning the third time you do something it will finally work. Sidebar: The origin of the phrase 'third time's a charm' is probably ancient, as things that come in sets of three have often been associated with good luck due to their similarity with the Holy Trinity of Christianity.

11-18-2019, 05:33 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 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474890	Not Born Yesterday" / "Born At Night, Just Not Last Night"........ Meaning experienced, not naive nor gullible. Not easily cheated, fooled, or deceived.