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I really think a lot of idioms have different meanings regions to regions which only seems logical!
Back in the Midwest, to turn on a dime meant that things can change or did change in a moments notice. I've noticed other idioms posted here that have meant different things as well. I think it's very interesting |
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"In The Blink Of An Eye"...
If something happens or is done in the blink of an eye, it happens or is done very quickly. So quickly as to seem almost imperceptible. |
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"Don't Be Such A Stick In The Mud".............
A person unwilling to participate in activities; a curmudgeon or party pooper. |
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" BLIND AS A BAT"..........
Someone who refuses to notice an obvious thing. An unwillingness to recognize problems or bad things. Sidebar: Bats are not really blind.... |
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"That sticks in my craw"
Stick in one's craw: to cause considerable or abiding resentment; rankle: She said I was pompous, and that really stuck in my craw. |
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"To Have A Burr Under My Saddle"..........
To be irritated by something or someone. Someone or something that is a constant cause of trouble or annoyance. Sidebar: Once someone told me I was a burr under their saddle, it was rather hurtful I must say......... |
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"More Power To Your Elbow"........
This is said to express praise or encouragement to someone for doing something. Acknowledging a well done job. |
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"Having A Cast Iron Stomach".......
If you can eat all sorts of food, and drink what you like, without any indigestion, discomfort or bad effects. |
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"Put Something On The Long Finger....
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"Actions Speak Louder Than Words".......................
Actions are more revealing of one's true character since it is easy to say things or make promises, but it takes effort to do things and follow through. |
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'Make Hay While The Sun Shines"...........
To take advantage of favorable conditions; to make the most of an opportunity when it is available! |
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"A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss"...............
By not staying in one stay you gather or cultivate very little if not anything. Sidebar: A rolling stone gathers no moss is an old proverb, credited to Publilius Syrus, who in his Sententiae states, people who are always moving, with no roots in one place or another, avoid responsibilities and cares. |
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Thank you for all the posts you've made about all kinds of sayings and idioms and proverbs! I appreciate you, so very much! |
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"Fait Accompli"....................
A decision that has already been made or something that has already been accomplished or completed. |
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Homoe, what about phrases of thought which are only uttered through mnemomic device ....like the hook signature melody from the movie, Jaws???
Mnemonic Device (definition): Techniques an person uses to help improve one's ability to remember. It's an memory technique to help your brain to better encode and recall important information. No words are spoken. Yet, in particular cases, the hook signature line of an orchestral arrangement, in this case it's from the movie Jaws, which invokes the signal that there is something scary going on--- something that isn't always readily seen by the human eye. |
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Horrible depressing "monkey chatter" that assaults your brain in the early morning hours when you first wake up.
Dump that crap. That's why you have a glorious happy day ahead of you.
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