Cat got your tongue?

[homoe]

"At A Drop Of A Hat"..........


To do something at the drop of a hat means to do it immediately, without delay and at the slightest provocation; on the slightest signal or at urging.


Sidebar: This idiom may have come from the American Old West, when various fights, contests, and duels began with a signal consisting of a man grabbing his hat and thrusting it toward the ground.

[homoe]

"The Cat's Meow"


Something or someone highly enjoyable, desirable, or impressive, especially in a fancy or elaborate way. Often used as a term of endearment.

[homoe]

"Get The Lay of The Land".............


By extension, the particular state, arrangement, or condition of something; the way a situation exists or has developed. Finding out or investigating how a situation is handled before making a commitment.

[puddin']

bob's your uncle

Robert Cecil (Bob) gave his nephew the job of the Chief Secretary when he was the Prime Minister which gave rise to the expression. It was used enviously for someone who achieved something in a simple manner without having to work hard for it. The phrase is used informally. The meaning is now only to point at something that can be achieved easily and the sarcasm from the phrase is no longer in use. This idiomatic expression is mainly used in Great Britain and Australia.

[homoe]

"Falling/Coming Apart At The Seams".............



To be approaching failure: to become very emotional. To become very emotional, especially with sadness or grief.

[homoe]

"Sit Tight"....




To wait patiently: to wait without taking any immediate action.
If you sit tight, you stay in the same place or situation and wait to see how it develops before taking any action.

[Stone-Butch]

I am sure you have heard it said, "hotter than the hobs of hell"

The hob of a fireplace is proverbially a black hot place, as is Hell; logically the hottest and blackest part of Hell should be its hobs. (VSD)

[homoe]

"You can't win for losing"




The elaboration "You can't win for losing," with its added play on logic, was around in the 1960s. It means that losing keeps you from winning; you can't win because things keep going wrong. People would say it when something unexpected or a bit of bad luck spoiled their plans.

[homoe]

"It takes two to tango"...



Meaning: Both parties involved in a situation or argument are responsible for it.

[homoe]

"Tip Of The Iceberg"......


The idiom 'tip of the iceberg' basically means the small part of a much larger situation or problem that remains hidden. Only a small, often unrepresentative portion of something much larger.

Sidebar: This comes from the fact that only the tip of an iceberg can be seen and the rest of the iceberg, which is much larger, is underneath the water and cannot be seen.

[Stone-Butch]

Caught between a rock and a hard place

Meaning: Making a choice between two unpleasant choices

[homoe]

"There's Never A Road So Long Without A Curve"



Tho things so smoothly for a time, at some point there will be an upset.

[Stone-Butch]

He knew that she had 'flown the coup"----- Left


"Poor as a church mouse"------ really poor

[homoe]

"A Feather In Your Cap"............

An accomplishment or achievement that one takes pride in:


Sidebar: The term a feather in your cap is an English idiomatic phrase believed to have derived from the general custom in some cultures of a warrior adding a new feather to their head-gear for every enemy slain, or in other cases from the custom of establishing the success of a hunter as being the first to bag a game bird by plucking off the feathers of that prey and placing them in the hat band. The phrase today has altered to a more peaceful allusion, where it is used to refer to any laudable success or achievement by an individual that may help that person in the future.

[homoe]

"Bought-the-farm"

To have died.


Sidebar: It comes from a 1950s-era Air Force term meaning “to crash” or “to be killed in action,” and refers to the desire of many wartime pilots to stop flying, return home, buy a farm, and live peaceably ever after.

[homoe]

"Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush"........


A sure thing is always better than a maybe!

[Stone-Butch]

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

Where one sees beauty another may not.

[homoe]

"Putting The Cart Before The Horse".......

The expression cart before the horse is an idiom used to suggest something is done contrary to a convention or culturally expected order or relationship. A cart is a vehicle that is ordinarily pulled by a horse, so to put the cart before the horse is an analogy for doing things in the wrong order.

To have things confused and mixed up.

[homoe]

"Play Your Cards Right".....

To act adeptly and with good judgement; to make the best and most effective use of the resources at one's disposal: to make the most advantageous use of one’s opportunities.

Sidebar: Card-playing was popular in England from the mid-sixteenth century on, and terms from card games soon began to be transferred to other activities. This one appeared in print in Samuel Foote’s The Englishman in Paris (1753): “If Lucinda plays her cards well, we have not much to fear.”

[homoe]

"Sticking It" to someone...


To intensely confront, punish, or retaliate against someone, perhaps vindictively or with unnecessary severity.