Cat got your tongue? - Page 24

homoe · 01-04-2020, 10:04 PM

"Come Late To The Party"........

Means most people became aware of something before you did; late in taking an action or adopting an idea.

homoe · 01-05-2020, 12:40 PM

"A Taste of Your Own Medicine"

Used to indicate that someone is sampling the same unpleasantness they've been dishing out to others.

homoe · 01-05-2020, 01:45 PM

"To Put A Bug In Someone's Ear"............

Means to give someone a suggestion or a hint, to impart some information that will help decide a course of action.

homoe · 01-10-2020, 10:24 AM

"Just What The Doctor Ordered"......

Exactly the thing that is or was needed to help improve something or make one feel better; exactly what is required, especially for health or comfort.

homoe · 01-14-2020, 02:53 PM

"Soup's On"........

The meal, especially dinner, is served. Refers to any food being served, not just soup.

homoe · 01-14-2020, 03:00 PM

"As Nutty As A Fruitcake"........

Crazy, idiotic person.

Sidebar: Fruitcake is also used on its own to mean a crazy or eccentric person..

homoe · 01-14-2020, 03:08 PM

"Drop Someone Like A Hot Potato"........

To suddenly stop being involved with someone, usually because you are having problems and/or because you do not like him/her/ any longer.

Sidebar: Drop here is used literally, but also in the figurative sense of end a social acquaintance with someone. A hot potato can be used independently as a metaphor for a controversial or awkward issue or problem that no one wants to deal with.

homoe · 01-14-2020, 05:37 PM

"Your Goose Is Cooked".........

Meaning you have been discovered to have done something wrong and is now in trouble, one is finished, one's chances are ruined.

cathexis · 01-15-2020, 01:24 AM

"S/he is really squirrelly."

A person is a space cadet, disorganize, and somewhat crazy.

homoe · 01-16-2020, 08:18 PM

"I'll Give You Three Guesses, And The First Two Don’t Count"

When a person says this to another they mean that they think the answer to whatever question they have asked is so obvious, that you can very easily guess and will be correct.

homoe · 01-18-2020, 08:53 AM

"Cut Someone Off At The Knees".....

"To squelch or humiliate (a person) suddenly and thoroughly!

homoe · 01-18-2020, 08:57 AM

"It's All Greek To Me"...............

That's Greek to me or it's (all) Greek to me is an idiom in English, expressing that something is difficult to understand. This might as well be a foreign language, because I don't understand it at all.

homoe · 01-21-2020, 08:20 AM

"Step Up To The Plate".........

Meaning to accept a challenge or responsibility for something; to rise to the occasion. To voluntarily assume responsibility for something go ahead and act; don’t delay.

homoe · 01-27-2020, 05:28 PM

"Crocodile Tears"............

A false, insincere, or hypocritical display of sadness or remorse.

Sidebar: Derived from an ancient anecdote that a crocodile will weep to lure in its victims, or that it weeps as it eats them.

homoe · 01-27-2020, 05:29 PM

"Eager Beaver".......

One who is industrious and enthusiastic (perhaps annoyingly so).

homoe · 01-27-2020, 05:34 PM

"Dog Days" / "Dog Days Of Summer"

The period in the summer often thought to be hottest, usually considered to be July 3 to August 11. By extension, a period of lethargy, inactivity, or stagnation.

Sidebar: In ancient times, people associated the heat during this period with the concurrent rising of Sirius, nicknamed "the dog star." The phrase is a translation of the Latin dies caniculares, meaning "dog star days."

homoe · 01-27-2020, 05:39 PM

"Early Bird"...........

Someone who is more active and alert in the early hours of the morning than later in the day; an early riser.

homoe · 01-27-2020, 05:43 PM

"Double Edged Sword".........

Something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences.

homoe · 01-28-2020, 09:11 AM

"Shrinking Violet"..........

A shrinking violet is a very shy person, someone who is an extreme introvert and does not enjoy attention or engaging with others.

Sidebar: Why the violet, a small but common shade-loving perennial, should be chosen to designate shyness is unclear. On the contrary, violets can boldly take over patches of ground, and gardeners may even find them difficult to eradicate from unwanted spaces. Nevertheless, the phrase has been used since the early 1900s.

C0LLETTE · 01-28-2020, 10:03 AM

"Less is more"

Sometimes a " lot " can drown out the "interesting less"

01-28-2020, 10:03 AM	#480
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,261 Times in 4,345 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	"Less is more" Sometimes a " lot " can drown out the "interesting less" __________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

01-04-2020, 10:04 PM	#461
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	"Come Late To The Party"........ Means most people became aware of something before you did; late in taking an action or adopting an idea.

01-05-2020, 12:40 PM	#462
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	"A Taste of Your Own Medicine" Used to indicate that someone is sampling the same unpleasantness they've been dishing out to others.

01-05-2020, 01:45 PM	#463
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 Put A Bug In Someone's Ear"............ Means to give someone a suggestion or a hint, to impart some information that will help decide a course of action.

01-10-2020, 10:24 AM	#464
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	"Just What The Doctor Ordered"...... Exactly the thing that is or was needed to help improve something or make one feel better; exactly what is required, especially for health or comfort.

01-14-2020, 02:53 PM	#465
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	"Soup's On"........ The meal, especially dinner, is served. Refers to any food being served, not just soup.

01-14-2020, 03:00 PM	#466
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	"As Nutty As A Fruitcake"........ Crazy, idiotic person. Sidebar: Fruitcake is also used on its own to mean a crazy or eccentric person..

01-14-2020, 03:08 PM	#467
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	"Drop Someone Like A Hot Potato"........ To suddenly stop being involved with someone, usually because you are having problems and/or because you do not like him/her/ any longer. Sidebar: Drop here is used literally, but also in the figurative sense of end a social acquaintance with someone. A hot potato can be used independently as a metaphor for a controversial or awkward issue or problem that no one wants to deal with.

01-14-2020, 05:37 PM	#468
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	"Your Goose Is Cooked"......... Meaning you have been discovered to have done something wrong and is now in trouble, one is finished, one's chances are ruined.

01-15-2020, 01:24 AM	#469
cathexis Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Trotskyist, Anarcho-syndicalist Preferred Pronoun?: They, Them, Their, Sir Bitch Relationship Status: open Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Great White North! Posts: 4,332 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,812 Thanked 4,710 Times in 1,603 Posts Rep Power: 21474848	"S/he is really squirrelly." A person is a space cadet, disorganize, and somewhat crazy.

01-16-2020, 08:18 PM	#470
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	"I'll Give You Three Guesses, And The First Two Don’t Count" When a person says this to another they mean that they think the answer to whatever question they have asked is so obvious, that you can very easily guess and will be correct.

01-18-2020, 08:53 AM	#471
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	"Cut Someone Off At The Knees"..... "To squelch or humiliate (a person) suddenly and thoroughly!

01-18-2020, 08:57 AM	#472
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	"It's All Greek To Me"............... That's Greek to me or it's (all) Greek to me is an idiom in English, expressing that something is difficult to understand. This might as well be a foreign language, because I don't understand it at all.

01-21-2020, 08:20 AM	#473
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	"Step Up To The Plate"......... Meaning to accept a challenge or responsibility for something; to rise to the occasion. To voluntarily assume responsibility for something go ahead and act; don’t delay.

01-27-2020, 05:28 PM	#474
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	"Crocodile Tears"............ A false, insincere, or hypocritical display of sadness or remorse. Sidebar: Derived from an ancient anecdote that a crocodile will weep to lure in its victims, or that it weeps as it eats them.

01-27-2020, 05:29 PM	#475
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	"Eager Beaver"....... One who is industrious and enthusiastic (perhaps annoyingly so).

01-27-2020, 05:34 PM	#476
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	"Dog Days" / "Dog Days Of Summer" The period in the summer often thought to be hottest, usually considered to be July 3 to August 11. By extension, a period of lethargy, inactivity, or stagnation. Sidebar: In ancient times, people associated the heat during this period with the concurrent rising of Sirius, nicknamed "the dog star." The phrase is a translation of the Latin dies caniculares, meaning "dog star days."

01-27-2020, 05:39 PM	#477
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	"Early Bird"........... Someone who is more active and alert in the early hours of the morning than later in the day; an early riser.

01-27-2020, 05:43 PM	#478
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	"Double Edged Sword"......... Something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences.

01-28-2020, 09:11 AM	#479
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	"Shrinking Violet".......... A shrinking violet is a very shy person, someone who is an extreme introvert and does not enjoy attention or engaging with others. Sidebar: Why the violet, a small but common shade-loving perennial, should be chosen to designate shyness is unclear. On the contrary, violets can boldly take over patches of ground, and gardeners may even find them difficult to eradicate from unwanted spaces. Nevertheless, the phrase has been used since the early 1900s.