Idioms on Parade

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   Jacqueline4390posted 9 years ago

   Most idioms are figures of speech that aren’t meant to be taken literally. If someone “kicks the bucket,” it means the person died—no bucket actually got kicked.  It’s fun thinking of little idioms that everyone is familiar with.
   
   Let’s see who can come up with the most idioms that have been popular throughout the ages. Here again are a few:
   
   Kicks the bucket
   A penny for your thoughts
   Back to the drawing board

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      Shinkickerposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      "Give me a Vera and Philharmonic" ..... Cockney rhyming slang for a gin and tonic

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         Jacqueline4390posted 9 years agoin reply to this

         Interesting

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   SirDentposted 9 years ago

   Put that in your pipe and smoke it!!!

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      Jacqueline4390posted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Great!

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   Sed-meposted 9 years ago

   Don't take any wooden nickels.
   
   Pushing up daisies.
   
   On pins and needles.

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      Jacqueline4390posted 9 years agoin reply to this

      You are soooo good!

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         Shinkickerposted 9 years agoin reply to this

         "As nervous as a cat in a roomful of rocking chairs" .... I think that's my all-time favourite :-)

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            Jacqueline4390posted 9 years agoin reply to this

            That's another very good one!

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   SirDentposted 9 years ago

   You're the bee's knees.
   
   Kick the bucket.
   
   It costs an arm and a leg.
   
   Barking up the wrong tree.
   
   The ball is in your court.
   
   Between a rock and a hard place.

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      Jacqueline4390posted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Those are good ones.

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   bBereanposted 9 years ago

   "A long row to hoe," which makes me think we need a thread for misquoted idioms.  This one is more often than not stated as "road to hoe," which makes no sense at all.

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   PhoenixVposted 9 years ago

   Here are two idioms
   
   If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny. - Steven Wright

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      Jacqueline4390posted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Yes

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      Jacqueline4390posted 9 years agoin reply to this

      I like that

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   MonkeyShine75posted 9 years ago

   At the drop of a hat-Meaning: without any hesitation; instantly.
   
   That's why it can be hard to understand what the bible means, because of the idioms of that day. Every generation has had idioms

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      Jacqueline4390posted 9 years agoin reply to this

      So true

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         MonkeyShine75posted 9 years agoin reply to this

         Actions speak louder than words
         People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say.

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            SirDentposted 9 years agoin reply to this

            OH YEAH!!!  put your money where your mouth is. 

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               MonkeyShine75posted 9 years agoin reply to this

               So, you're going to "Fight fire with fire", are you?
               Just don't "Hit below the belt"

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                  SirDentposted 9 years agoin reply to this

                  Now, you know, that dog don't hunt.

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   MonkeyShine75posted 9 years ago

   Cry over spilled milk-When you complain about a loss from the past

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   kndashy41posted 9 years ago

   My grandma had a zillion of them...and she used them daily to guide us in the right direction.  Here's a couple...
   
   A clenched fist receives nothing.
   
   Where there's buzzards, there's cairn.  (That's an old Cherokee code that means that "bad" girls usually have a lot of male "company" around).
   
   **Cool forum**

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    Jacqueline4390posted 9 years ago

    "One monkey don't stop the show."
    "If you lie with dogs, you are going to have fleas."

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       SirDentposted 9 years agoin reply to this

       If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

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          bBereanposted 9 years agoin reply to this

          Easy there, lest you find yourself out of the frying pan and into the fire!

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             SirDentposted 9 years agoin reply to this

             Do you want to wake a sleeping giant?

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                Jacqueline4390posted 9 years agoin reply to this

                Then don't count your chickens before they hatch!

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                   SirDentposted 9 years agoin reply to this

                   Don't bite off more than you can chew.

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    MonkeyShine75posted 9 years ago

    Fine-tooth comb

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       Jacqueline4390posted 9 years agoin reply to this

       You're definitely opening a fine can of worms.

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