You Know That Saying ... (T/F?) - Page 81

homoe · 02-20-2018, 11:02 AM

"In The Blink Of An Eye".....................

So quickly as to seem almost imperceptible, Anything done very quickly!

homoe · 02-20-2018, 07:26 PM

"Leaves A Sour Taste In One's Mouth"................

To have a persistent negative effect on someone after an offending incident has ended.

homoe · 02-20-2018, 07:27 PM

"No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk"................

You use this to say that you shouldn't worry about something that has already happened. It is no use being angry over or upset about something that has already happened and/or you cannot change.

homoe · 02-21-2018, 04:53 PM

"Couldn't Get Elected Dogcatcher"...................

So unpopular or unqualified as to be unable to be elected to even the lowliest role.

Sidebar: A hyperbolic phrase, especially since animal control officers are appointed, not elected.

homoe · 02-21-2018, 04:58 PM

"Don't Have A Dog In This Fight"....................

An old Southern idiom meaning, in essence, that you don't care about the outcome of a situation. If you have no dog in a fight, you are not concerned and will not be affected either way by the outcome of something.

homoe · 02-21-2018, 06:10 PM

"Beating Your Head Against A Brick Wall".....................

To attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish some task or achieve some goal that is ultimately hopeless.

homoe · 02-21-2018, 06:44 PM

"To Be Taken Out Behind The Woodshed"................

To reprimand or punish someone. To be punished for something you have done.

homoe · 02-21-2018, 06:53 PM

"Taken To The Cleaners"......................

Someone has taken advantage of you and taken something from you. Could be your cash or other items!

To lose all or a great deal of one's money or personal property, as through gambling or a bad investments.

homoe · 02-21-2018, 07:09 PM

"Hand Over Fist"...........

At a very fast pace. Doing something quickly.

Sidebar: This term has a nautical history. It relates to the practice of climbing a rope hand over hand. This soon became known as hand over fist, with the fist being the hand gripping the rope.

homoe · 02-22-2018, 04:56 PM

"Familiarity Breeds Contempt"...........

Repeated exposure to someone or something often creates a contentious relationship.

homoe · 02-22-2018, 04:58 PM

"On Pins And Needles"...................

To be anxious; in suspense.

homoe · 02-22-2018, 05:25 PM

"Belle Of The Ball".........................

To be the most attractive and popular woman at a party or similar event:

homoe · 02-22-2018, 06:47 PM

"One Way Or The Other"....................

Between two different possible options. Used to indicate that something is the case for any of various unspecified reasons.

homoe · 02-22-2018, 06:50 PM

"By Hook Or By Crook"....................

If you say you will do something by hook or by crook, you mean that you will find a way to do it, even if it is difficult or involves dishonest methods. By any means possible.

homoe · 02-23-2018, 04:51 PM

"Actions Speak Louder Than Words"..................

It's NOT what you say, it's what you DO that tells about your true character.

homoe · 02-23-2018, 05:13 PM

"Sticks And Stones Will Break My Bones, But Names Will Never Hurt Me....

"The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword.................

Do not think these two cancel each other out..........

The first is somewhat true, but not completely because a verbally abusive person can kill your spirit with hurtful words.

The second I believe is true because one can achieve their purpose better and more effectively through communication with words than by violence with weapons.

kittygrrl · 02-23-2018, 05:42 PM

"don't believe your lying eyes"..this comes to mind whenever my sister and i start talking about trump-(the)latest- the porn star he had an affair with-she assured me, he didn't

i love her to pieces and she is very smart...so i don't get it!!!!!!!!!!

homoe · 02-24-2018, 08:48 AM

"Utterances At Later Dates"......

This may of been something regional OR some saying that my mother made up but it was said to another adult in the presence of children so I assume it was something meant only for adults ears OR something she was afraid one of us kids might re-peat that could lead to havoc down the road.

homoe · 02-24-2018, 10:08 AM

"Part Ways"...........

To separate or depart from someone; to stop associating with someone.

homoe · 02-24-2018, 10:15 AM

"Between You, Me And The Fence-post".......(Lamp-post, Bed-post and various others have been used)

Used to show that what you are going to say next is a secret: Something that only the speaker and the listener should know and should go no further.

02-23-2018, 05:42 PM	#1617
kittygrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: je ne sais quoi Preferred Pronoun?: baby grrl Relationship Status: a few laughs Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: in the real Posts: 8,802 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,381 Thanked 21,371 Times in 6,721 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	"don't believe your lying eyes"..this comes to mind whenever my sister and i start talking about trump-(the)latest- the porn star he had an affair with-she assured me, he didn'ti love her to pieces and she is very smart...so i don't get it!!!!!!!!!! __________________ "All cruelty springs from weakness" Seneca

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02-20-2018, 11:02 AM	#1601
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"In The Blink Of An Eye"..................... So quickly as to seem almost imperceptible, Anything done very quickly!

02-20-2018, 07:26 PM	#1602
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Leaves A Sour Taste In One's Mouth"................ To have a persistent negative effect on someone after an offending incident has ended.

02-20-2018, 07:27 PM	#1603
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk"................ You use this to say that you shouldn't worry about something that has already happened. It is no use being angry over or upset about something that has already happened and/or you cannot change.

02-21-2018, 04:53 PM	#1604
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Couldn't Get Elected Dogcatcher"................... So unpopular or unqualified as to be unable to be elected to even the lowliest role. Sidebar: A hyperbolic phrase, especially since animal control officers are appointed, not elected.

02-21-2018, 04:58 PM	#1605
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Don't Have A Dog In This Fight".................... An old Southern idiom meaning, in essence, that you don't care about the outcome of a situation. If you have no dog in a fight, you are not concerned and will not be affected either way by the outcome of something.

02-21-2018, 06:10 PM	#1606
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Beating Your Head Against A Brick Wall"..................... To attempt continuously and fruitlessly to accomplish some task or achieve some goal that is ultimately hopeless.

02-21-2018, 06:44 PM	#1607
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"To Be Taken Out Behind The Woodshed"................ To reprimand or punish someone. To be punished for something you have done.

02-21-2018, 06:53 PM	#1608
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Taken To The Cleaners"...................... Someone has taken advantage of you and taken something from you. Could be your cash or other items! To lose all or a great deal of one's money or personal property, as through gambling or a bad investments.

02-21-2018, 07:09 PM	#1609
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Hand Over Fist"........... At a very fast pace. Doing something quickly. Sidebar: This term has a nautical history. It relates to the practice of climbing a rope hand over hand. This soon became known as hand over fist, with the fist being the hand gripping the rope.

02-22-2018, 04:56 PM	#1610
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Familiarity Breeds Contempt"........... Repeated exposure to someone or something often creates a contentious relationship.

02-22-2018, 04:58 PM	#1611
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"On Pins And Needles"................... To be anxious; in suspense.

02-22-2018, 05:25 PM	#1612
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Belle Of The Ball"......................... To be the most attractive and popular woman at a party or similar event:

02-22-2018, 06:47 PM	#1613
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"One Way Or The Other".................... Between two different possible options. Used to indicate that something is the case for any of various unspecified reasons.

02-22-2018, 06:50 PM	#1614
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"By Hook Or By Crook".................... If you say you will do something by hook or by crook, you mean that you will find a way to do it, even if it is difficult or involves dishonest methods. By any means possible.

02-23-2018, 04:51 PM	#1615
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Actions Speak Louder Than Words".................. It's NOT what you say, it's what you DO that tells about your true character.

02-23-2018, 05:13 PM	#1616
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Sticks And Stones Will Break My Bones, But Names Will Never Hurt Me.... "The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword................. Do not think these two cancel each other out.......... The first is somewhat true, but not completely because a verbally abusive person can kill your spirit with hurtful words. The second I believe is true because one can achieve their purpose better and more effectively through communication with words than by violence with weapons.

02-24-2018, 08:48 AM	#1618
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Utterances At Later Dates"...... This may of been something regional OR some saying that my mother made up but it was said to another adult in the presence of children so I assume it was something meant only for adults ears OR something she was afraid one of us kids might re-peat that could lead to havoc down the road.

02-24-2018, 10:08 AM	#1619
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Part Ways"........... To separate or depart from someone; to stop associating with someone.

02-24-2018, 10:15 AM	#1620
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 33,586 Times in 14,918 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Between You, Me And The Fence-post".......(Lamp-post, Bed-post and various others have been used) Used to show that what you are going to say next is a secret: Something that only the speaker and the listener should know and should go no further.