Cat got your tongue?

Stone-Butch · 11-07-2020, 05:05 PM

Origin of Stick in the Mud

This expression originated in the early 1700s. The idea behind is clear, alluding to a vehicle (at the time, a horse drawn carriage) whose wheels were stuck in the mud. Someone who is a stick in the mud doesn't want to try new things.

homoe · 11-10-2020, 06:03 PM

"Packed In Like Sardines".......

If a group of people are packed like sardines, they are standing very close together because there is not enough room in an enclosed space.

Very tightly or snugly packed together, especially in a small space; pressed tightly together in a way that is uncomfortable or unpleasant.

Stone-Butch · 11-11-2020, 12:55 PM

The phrase “paint the town red” most likely owes its origin to one legendary night of drunkenness. In 1837, the Marquis of Waterford—a known lush and mischief maker—led a group of friends on a night of drinking through the English town of Melton Mowbray. The bender culminated in vandalism after Waterford and his fellow revelers knocked over flowerpots, pulled knockers off of doors and broke the windows of some of the town’s buildings. To top it all off, the mob literally painted a tollgate, the doors of several homes and a swan statue with red paint. The marquis and his pranksters later compensated Melton for the damages, but their drunken escapade is likely the reason that “paint the town red” became shorthand for a wild night out. Still yet another theory suggests the phrase was actually born out of the brothels of the American West, and referred to men behaving as though their whole town were a red-light district.

homoe · 12-28-2020, 09:59 AM

"Don 't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth"

Don't find fault with something that has been received as a gift or favor. Don't be ungrateful when you receive a present, even if it's not exactly what you wanted.

homoe · 12-28-2020, 04:15 PM

"Have Egg On Your Face".........

To be very embarrassed because of something you said or did: look foolish.

homoe · 12-28-2020, 04:45 PM

"Shoot Yourself In The Foot".....

To damage or impede one's own plans, progress, or actions through foolish actions or words. Foolishly harm one's own agenda: cause yourself trouble by being stupid.

Stone-Butch · 12-28-2020, 05:12 PM

To beat around the bush.

Not wanting to give an outright opinion of your own.

Spill the beans. OR Let the cat out of the bag.

The secret is out.

11-07-2020, 05:05 PM	#1
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11-11-2020, 12:55 PM	#3
Stone-Butch Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonebutch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 3,697 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,336 Thanked 9,394 Times in 3,060 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Cat got your tongue? The phrase “paint the town red” most likely owes its origin to one legendary night of drunkenness. In 1837, the Marquis of Waterford—a known lush and mischief maker—led a group of friends on a night of drinking through the English town of Melton Mowbray. The bender culminated in vandalism after Waterford and his fellow revelers knocked over flowerpots, pulled knockers off of doors and broke the windows of some of the town’s buildings. To top it all off, the mob literally painted a tollgate, the doors of several homes and a swan statue with red paint. The marquis and his pranksters later compensated Melton for the damages, but their drunken escapade is likely the reason that “paint the town red” became shorthand for a wild night out. Still yet another theory suggests the phrase was actually born out of the brothels of the American West, and referred to men behaving as though their whole town were a red-light district.

11-10-2020, 06:03 PM	#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 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Packed In Like Sardines"....... If a group of people are packed like sardines, they are standing very close together because there is not enough room in an enclosed space. Very tightly or snugly packed together, especially in a small space; pressed tightly together in a way that is uncomfortable or unpleasant.

12-28-2020, 09:59 AM	#4
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12-28-2020, 04:15 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 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Have Egg On Your Face"......... To be very embarrassed because of something you said or did: look foolish.

12-28-2020, 04:45 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 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Shoot Yourself In The Foot"..... To damage or impede one's own plans, progress, or actions through foolish actions or words. Foolishly harm one's own agenda: cause yourself trouble by being stupid.

12-28-2020, 05:12 PM	#7
Stone-Butch Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonebutch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 3,697 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,336 Thanked 9,394 Times in 3,060 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	To beat around the bush. Not wanting to give an outright opinion of your own. Spill the beans. OR Let the cat out of the bag. The secret is out.