This is thread to discuss idioms and their meanings.
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Idioms
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The old woodcutter spoke again. “It is impossible to talk with you. You always draw conclusions. Life is so vast, yet you judge all of life with one page or one word. You see only a fragment. Unless you know the whole story, how can you judge?"
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Re: Idioms
Shoot From the Hip
"to speak or react impulsively or recklessly without thinking"
What other idioms or expressions could be used instead of Shoot From the Hip?
"to speak or react impulsively or recklessly without thinking"
What other idioms or expressions could be used instead of Shoot From the Hip?
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The old woodcutter spoke again. “It is impossible to talk with you. You always draw conclusions. Life is so vast, yet you judge all of life with one page or one word. You see only a fragment. Unless you know the whole story, how can you judge?"
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Re: Idioms
Shoot from the lip
Speak in haste, repent at leisure.
Speak in haste, repent at leisure.
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Mt 24:35
Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding but only in revealing his own mind.
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God
Mt 24:35
Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding but only in revealing his own mind.
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God
Re: Idioms
Slick as snot on a brass door knob (works well or extremely slippery)
Ugly as a mud fence (unattractive but functional)
Ugly as homemade sin (even uglier than a mud fence)
Handy like a pocket on a shirt (industrious, clever or convenient)
Crooked as a dog's hind leg (untrustworthy or not straight)
Tight as Dick's hat band (stingy)
Quick as greased lightning (very fast)
Like water off a duck's back (criticism that doesn't stick)
Grinnin' like a mule eatin' briars (showy, overly enthusiastic)
Ugly as a mud fence (unattractive but functional)
Ugly as homemade sin (even uglier than a mud fence)
Handy like a pocket on a shirt (industrious, clever or convenient)
Crooked as a dog's hind leg (untrustworthy or not straight)
Tight as Dick's hat band (stingy)
Quick as greased lightning (very fast)
Like water off a duck's back (criticism that doesn't stick)
Grinnin' like a mule eatin' briars (showy, overly enthusiastic)
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Re: Idioms
-Kill two birds with one stone. (being resourceful)
-It is raining cats and dogs. (raining like crazy)
-No skin off my back. (no harm done)
-Walk on eggshells. (being careful around certain sensitive people)
-Bite the bullet. (take a chance)
-Break a leg. ( get it done)
-Beat around the bush. (not answering questions directly, but going down a bunny trail)
-Stick to your guns. (stick to your principals)
-Elephant in the room. (evading a glaring issue)
-Catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar. ( on using a sweet tone to persuade someone)
-Beating a dead horse.... (LOL something that happens her on Mennonet at times, when discussing politics)
-When your ship comes in. ( Had a friend whose family really struggled financially. Her Dad said his ship never came in because it was the Titanic.)
-It is raining cats and dogs. (raining like crazy)
-No skin off my back. (no harm done)
-Walk on eggshells. (being careful around certain sensitive people)
-Bite the bullet. (take a chance)
-Break a leg. ( get it done)
-Beat around the bush. (not answering questions directly, but going down a bunny trail)
-Stick to your guns. (stick to your principals)
-Elephant in the room. (evading a glaring issue)
-Catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar. ( on using a sweet tone to persuade someone)
-Beating a dead horse.... (LOL something that happens her on Mennonet at times, when discussing politics)
-When your ship comes in. ( Had a friend whose family really struggled financially. Her Dad said his ship never came in because it was the Titanic.)
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Re: Idioms
You're about as useful as teats on a bullfrog.
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Re: Idioms
— slicker ‘n a pig in the mud! (kids hard to keep an eye on.)
— nuttier than a fruitcake.
— don’t care if it hair lips granny. (don’t care who it offends.)
— nuttier than a fruitcake.
— don’t care if it hair lips granny. (don’t care who it offends.)
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Re: Idioms
When someone asks you "do you have a minute" typically means they want to talk in private.
Abnother: "New shoes always feel good." In plain circles it means someone changed churches, typically a step more progressive, and everything is great to them.... for a while.
Abnother: "New shoes always feel good." In plain circles it means someone changed churches, typically a step more progressive, and everything is great to them.... for a while.
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Re: Idioms
I'm going to catch a bus.
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Is it biblical? Is it Christlike? Is it loving? Is it true? How can I find out?