Favorite Idioms

: Prof Moriarty tries to return
: 03-05-10 @ 4:43pm
: "A round peg in a square hole" which means a misfit. It sounds hilarious. "As alike as chalk and cheese" which means highly dissimilar. "As fresh as a daisy" which means very fresh and pretty.

: Ashley
: 03-20-10 @ 2:51pm
: I like "a day late and a dollar short".

: Free_Rip
: 03-21-10 @ 4:26am
: "A chain is no stronger than it's weakest link" Pretty self-explanatory, just apply the metaphor to any group, society etc and the whole thing is no better than the worst part.

: WistyOne
: 03-21-10 @ 8:48pm
: I felt like scolding her but "I held my tongue"

: Prosperous Snow celebrating
: 03-21-10 @ 9:16pm
: “Don’t just stand there do something.” Which means take some sort of action even if the action you take doesn’t make any sense, take action anyway.

: Prosperous Snow celebrating
: 03-24-10 @ 7:01pm
: “Going to bed with the chickens” means going to bed so early it’s still daylight outside.

: CopyPaper
: 11-03-11 @ 1:15pm
: Three Dog Night (and subsequently a band's name) - So cold, you need all THREE dogs around you in bed to keep you warm. One on either side and one near your feet.

: Jennifer Strong
: 09-28-12 @ 10:27am
: 'Go out on a limb' If you go out on a limb, you state an opinion or you do something which is very different to most other people.

: glaedr
: 01-31-13 @ 10:25am
: "Put all eyes on me." In other words, rip out your eyeballs, and start handing them over!

: ☮ The Grum Of Grums
: 10-03-15 @ 8:31am
: As much use as a glass hammer

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