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

[homoe]

"Hold The Fort".............



To Stop! Hang on just a second! (Not to be confused with Hold Down The Fort)

[Kätzchen]

Jumped the gun....

Those rare occasions when you go just a bit too slow and you're not fast enough. *lol*

[homoe]

"Hold Down The Fort"...........




To watch things while the person officially in charge is away!

[homoe]

"Stick A Fork In Me, I'm Done"...........


A phrase used to indicate that one or something is finished, complete, or no longer able to continue.

[cathexis]

"Fart spaghetti clouds"

Spew lines of bullshit especially in academia.

[Kätzchen]

Save back money for a rainy day.....

This idiomatic expression means that one should save back money or anything of value for a time when money might not be easily accessible or available....

[Kätzchen]

My lips are sealed...

Notwithstanding the super cute song by The Go Go's, this social idiom is often expressed when desiring to communicate that anything discussed in confidence is kept PRIVATE. Private knowledge is kept private NOT for reasons of secrecy, but because of an agreement to keep matters confidential and private.

[homoe]

"A Ballpark Figure" .................





If you give a ballpark figure or a ballpark estimate, you give a number which you think is fairly close to the actual one.

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Save back money for a rainy day.....

This idiomatic expression means that one should save back money or anything of value for a time when money might not be easily accessible or available....

I guess this would be very similar to........

"Tighten Your Belt

If you tighten your belt, you try to spend less money. By spending less money you're actually saving money.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

I guess this would be very similar to........

"Tighten Your Belt

If you tighten your belt, you try to spend less money. By spending less money you're actually saving money.

True! Tighten up the belt: definitely a good one.

<<<<<<<~~ does NOT want to be in the proverbial "poor house".

BTW, that squirrel has not bothered me since last winter ...
thanks so very much for warning me about feeding squirrels!

[homoe]

"Run-Of-The-Mill"............






Something is run-of-the-mill if it is ordinary and nothing special.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

"A Ballpark Figure" .................


If you give a ballpark figure or a ballpark estimate, you give a number which you think is fairly close to the actual one.

I like this phrase a whole bunch! Ballpark figures are a great way to hone your ability in estimating near perfect calculations.




Pa/ What are the odds today in guessing a near perfect ballpark estimate???

[homoe]

"Take The Bull By The Horns".............




If you take the bull by the horns, you deal with a problem or a challenge in a direct and fearless way.

[homoe]

"Take With A Grain Of Salt........(or also take with a pinch of salt)



If you take what someone says with a grain of salt, or with a pinch of salt, you have doubts about the truth or accuracy of what they say.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

"Take With A Grain Of Salt........(or also take with a pinch of salt)



If you take what someone says with a grain of salt, or with a pinch of salt, you have doubts about the truth or accuracy of what they say.

I dunno.... I guess that's one way it could mean. I always understood it differently.

My dad used this idiom quite frequently. ...but not in the same context. Most often, nearly always, the context centered more upon being the recipient of an unkind gesture or even an mean-spirited gesture. My dad used to say to not take those unkind, mean-spirited actions of others to heart because it primarily is an example of the troubled personality's problematic behavioral issues.

[homoe]

"To Turn The Other Cheek"................




If you turn the other cheek when someone attacks or insults you, you do not get angry and attack or insult them but stay calm instead and walk away from either the situation or person.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

"To Turn The Other Cheek"................




If you turn the other cheek when someone attacks or insults you, you do not get angry and attack or insult them but stay calm instead and walk away from either the situation or person.

*amen*

Thank you, homoe....

[homoe]

"To Let The Moths Fly Out Of Your Purse Strings"....



It refers to a seldomly opened wallet or purse. When said to someone it often is a 'hint' that they are a cheapskate.

Sidebar: Once or twice this has been said to me! I rather think of myself as more along the lines of frugal than an tightwad or cheapskate however!

[Kätzchen]

.....Heart of Hearts .....

This particular phrase is Shakespeare by origin. Hamlet's line in the Shakespeare play was "In my heart of heart" -- the center of his heart.... where it's most tender belief or ideas about anything are said to exist. Core values, core ideas, core beliefs. Something you feel or know in your Heart of Hearts.

[C0LLETTE]

It's my understanding that the term "Elephant and Castle" ( oft used as name of Brit pubs etc) is a result of the inability of Brits to pronounce the name of the visiting Princess from Spain: the "Infanta de Castile". Gotta love-em"