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#1
Not my monkey, not my circus.
37points
#2
A stick in the a**e doesn't replace a spine
(Hiding behind rules to compensate the lack of courage)
(Hiding behind rules to compensate the lack of courage)
34points
#3
i like this combination: i’ll burn that bridge when i get to it
32points
#4
"Whatever floats your boat" (i.e. whatever makes you happy), to which I add "so long as it doesn't sink mine."
31points
#5
"As sharp as a marble" is my favorite
28points
#6
My dad had a ton of these he would say all the time, my all time favorite is.
"Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug."
26points
#7
“Inside every old person there’s a young person wondering what happened.” - not an idiom, but a Pratchett quote that should be.
25points
#8
I just heard somebody say 'this is so beautiful I want to decompose here' and honestly I am going to start saying that now I LOVE IT
18points
#9
The one about "crossing that bridge".
I don't remember it right now but I'll look it up as soon as I need it.
I don't remember it right now but I'll look it up as soon as I need it.
14points
#10
Bob's your uncle
13points
#11
I'm from Texas and if you've every talked with any Texans for any length of time you KNOW we have idioms to die for.
My all time favorite though is....
Wait for it...
"Don't that just make yur butt pucker?!"
Other personal favs...
"Well slap me silly n call me a monkey!"
"I'm as happy as a fat tick on a lazy dog!"
13points
#12
Just because ya been doin somethin for 30 years don't mean ya been doin it right!
13points
#13
If somebody does something stupid:
"Lord, let it rain brains! Or bricks, as long as you just hit" (A german one)
"Lord, let it rain brains! Or bricks, as long as you just hit" (A german one)
13points
#14
A strange one but: To "kick the bucket" means "to die", which is interesting... lol
12points
#15
Chew the fat. Meaning to have a lengthy conversation.
9points
#16
"The wise mongoose never follows the snake into it's hole" -Riki Tiki Tavi. Because the snake knows all the twists and turns. but the mongoose goes in blind.
I say this a lot when we watch action movies, and the heroes inevitably get blindsided because the bad guys know where the blind corners are.
I say this a lot when we watch action movies, and the heroes inevitably get blindsided because the bad guys know where the blind corners are.
9points
#17
I think I saw this one on Bored Panda:
If that makes me effeminate, then slap my ass and call me Sally!
9points
#18
A couple of idioms which are spin offs from my profession:
He's not firing on all cylinders.
He blew a gasket.
It's using so much gas you'd think you were pushing a barn door down the highway.
8points
#19
Always be happy with who YOU are and be true to yourself. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
8points
#20
Idioms usually don't translate well, but if you live in a multilingual society, the meaning can often be understood by your peers. Here are two of my favorites, directly translated from Afrikaans to English (linguists/purists would turn in their graves):
Don't fetch the baboon behind the mountain (don't go looking for problems)
If it's raining porridge, just get your ladle (when opportunity knocks, open)
If it's raining porridge, just get your ladle (when opportunity knocks, open)
8points