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[Misc] Silly Sayings
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fosters headband
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South London and Proud
How could anyone be proud of this area?
How could anyone be proud of this area?
....as opposed to lip-synching or miming on stage ?
Sussex Nomad
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Stop your crying or I'll give you something to cry for.
Self explanatory I think.
Self explanatory I think.
Leaves me running hurriedly, surely? Especially if it's to the Grammar Police to whom you are running (hurriedly).
dingodan
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- Feb 16, 2011
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"The elephant in the room".
So, what are you saying? There is an elephant in the room but nobody can see it? Elephants are pretty big, is it hiding? When did anyone ever accidentally trip over an elephant? Or look everywhere for their elephant only to find it was on their head the whole time?
No, if you don't see an elephant in the room I'd say there is a good chance that the room is infact void of elephants.
So, what are you saying? There is an elephant in the room but nobody can see it? Elephants are pretty big, is it hiding? When did anyone ever accidentally trip over an elephant? Or look everywhere for their elephant only to find it was on their head the whole time?
No, if you don't see an elephant in the room I'd say there is a good chance that the room is infact void of elephants.
dejavuatbtn
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Got to eat a peck before you die.
When one door closes another opens.
When one door closes another opens.
The Orange Seagull
Time Traveller
If the wind changes you'll stay like that.
Has the wind ever changed for anybody
and did they stay like that?
Has the wind ever changed for anybody
and did they stay like that?
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about.
My father circa early-70's
My father circa early-70's
The Orange Seagull
Time Traveller
You'll be laughing from the other side of your face in a minute
Barham's tash
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I’ve always assumed this to mean someone willing to lay the bet would ultimately be responsible for paying off your mortgage if they lost but yes tis a bit silly...
Someone at work just doesn’t get them [idioms] and commonly mixes them up - a bit like Ron Burgundy in Anchorman.
surlyseagull
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- Aug 23, 2008
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"Give it up" as oppose to applaud ffs
el punal
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Well that’s just downright cheating the poor punter who splashed the cash to watch the act perform . . . er, . . LIVE.
Gritt23
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So "I am willing to win my mortgage being paid off", but what are you betting if you lose? To have your mortgage doubled?
This saying relates to a black and white tv sketch where two people were in a small lounge talking normally, as though nothing was out the ordinary, whilst there was an elephant in the room. The point being they were both ignoring and avoiding a very obvious talking point.
Ha. I use this all the time. Im always picking up sayings from people. A new one I use is “ah, too bad” which a number of Northern European friends use when speaking English.