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

[kittygrrl]

i'm sure someone has mentioned this one..but it resonates in my life-

"If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen!"

[Kätzchen]

We Bought The Farm......


Farmers worked mortgaged land their entire lives, but could only "buy" it when they died and their insurance paid out. It wasn't neccesarily a demeaning term either. For a poor family farmer working hard to make ends meet, having the mortgage paid off often meant comparative wealth and good-times for their surviving family members. Saying someone bought the farm was a somewhat respectful way of acknowledging that their death had permitted their widow and childen to become landowners (from, Snopes).

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander...


What is good for one person ought to be good enough for anyone else.

Unless you've got serious allergies, then this most likely won't work out (I have allergies to lots of things that seem to work for geese, but not me *lol* )

Originally Posted by homoe

When the going gets tough, the tough get going............



Often, when things become difficult, people who seem weak find the strength somehow to keep going! You become tough in hard times.

I can't think of the song, but there's a song with this exact line of thought! Do you by chance know which song I'm thinking of, homoe?

Originally Posted by homoe

Winning isn't everything...


Success is not everything, what you learn in the process of becoming successful is more important.

I like this thought process a lot. There's an strand of thought that goes something like this: "Flowers do not compete with other flowers: Instead, they just bloom."

Originally Posted by homoe

You win some, you lose some, some you walk away from..........


In life, you have to expect to win and lose.

So true. Thanks for all the many ways you've added toward the body of idioms, colloquial sayings and phrase of thoughts! Some I remember, some I frequently use, and other times I've just never heard of things people say to express what's on their mind.

[homoe]

"Tighter Than Bark On A Tree"..........


A person who hangs on to their money! Someone beyond frugal! A cheapskate!

Sidebar: My train of thought is..if you have to ask how much something costs, you probably can't afford it.....stay home!

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Unless you've got serious allergies, then this most likely won't work out (I have allergies to lots of things that seem to work for geese, but not me *lol* )

I can't think of the song, but there's a song with this exact line of thought! Do you by chance know which song I'm thinking of, homoe?

I like this thought process a lot. There's an strand of thought that goes something like this: "Flowers do not compete with other flowers: Instead, they just bloom."



So true. Thanks for all the many ways you've added toward the body of idioms, colloquial sayings and phrase of thoughts! Some I remember, some I frequently use, and other times I've just never heard of things people say to express what's on their mind.

Not sure if this is the one or not but..

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
Billy Ocean?

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

Not sure if this is the one or not but..

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
Billy Ocean?

OMG, YES!!! I tried all day to remember his name and that's it, exactly!

LOL, but homoe, what movie is it from??????

[homoe]

"not my monkeys, not my zoo".............

The origin was Polish I've been told. Basically means not my problem, does not concern me.

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

OMG, YES!!! I tried all day to remember his name and that's it, exactly!

LOL, but homoe, what movie is it from??????

Are you perhaps trying to think of the Michael Douglas film The Jewel of the Nile??

[homoe]

"Go Big or Go Home"...........


An expression to encourage the listener to be extravagant, to go all the way, and do whatever you are doing to its fullest - and not flake out.

[homoe]

“Dot the i's and cross the t's.”............


The idiom has since come to mean paying attention to every little detail. In earlier days it was meant to check over any documents carefully before signing them!

[homoe]

Raining cats and dogs.”......

In Norse mythology, the dog is associated with wind and the cat with storms. This expression means it's raining very heavily.

[homoe]

Sounds like a broken record....

Repeating the same things over and over.

[homoe]

What a small world...


What a coincidence.

[homoe]

You snooze, you lose.......



Don’t hesitate to act fast, by acting slow you may lose your chance to act at all.

[homoe]

Hold your horses....



This expression means to take your time or not go so fast.

[homoe]

"Sour Grapes....................


To disparage something that you cannot obtain and have yourself.



Expression alludes to the Greek writer Aesop's famous fable about a fox that cannot reach some grapes on a high vine and announces that they are sour.



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[homoe]

"Getingt Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed".;.........


Start the day in a bad mood.

[homoe]

AWESOME............


IMHO most people not only overuse this word, but apply it to events/items that are FAR from awesome!

[homoe]

JAW DROPPING...........

This is a tricky English expression, because the way its used determines whether it means something positive or negative. A positive jaw dropping experience is one that leaves someone breathless in extreme happiness.

[homoe]

"Jump on the bandwagon.”...

Long ago, bands on the platforms of traveling wagons played music to announce a parade or political speech. To show their support, people would often jump onto the platform and join the band.


Today, this idiom usually refers to someone who hopes to benefit from supporting another person's agenda.