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A Day Late And A Dollar Short..........
If something is a day late and a dollar short, it comes too late and is not good enough. |
Like A Deer Caught In The Headlights
When you are so surprised that you are momentarily confused or unable to react quickly. |
"Deliver The Goods"
If a person delivers the goods, they do what is expected of them or what they have promised to do. |
"Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea"
If you are between the devil and the deep blue sea, you are in a situation where there are two equally unacceptable alternatives. |
"Dodge A Bullet''
If you dodge a bullet, you narrowly avoid a very serious problem or a disaster. |
'In The Doghouse"
If you are in the doghouse, someone is angry with you because you have done something wrong. |
"Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures"
When faced with a difficult situation, it is sometimes necessary to take actions which in normal circumstances would appear extreme. |
''Drop Like A Hot Potato.........
If you drop someone or something like a hot potato, you leave them or immediately stop associating with them:seeingstars: |
"Dyed-In-The-Wool........
A person who has fixed, uncompromising, deep-felt beliefs to which they are committed. |
"Keep Your Shirt On!
If you tell somebody to keep their shirt on, you are asking them to calm down. |
"Keep Under Your Hat".....................
Mean to keep a secret. |
"Put The Kibosh On"
Do something to prevent a plan or activity from happening. |
"Labor Of Love"
A job or activity that is done for one's own pleasure and satisfaction. |
Saying
Not enough sense to pour out of a bucket.
Means someone is as dumb as a stump. Haha. Sayings from the South. :) |
"Last But Not Least".......
When introducing a number of people, this expression is used to assure the audience that the last person mentioned is no less important than those previously named. |
"Left Hand Doesn't Know What The Right Hand Is Doing"
Means that within a group or organisation, communication is so bad that one person doesn't know what another person is doing. |
"Less Is More"
Implying keeping things simple and smaller in size are better. |
"Light At End Of The Tunnel"
Seeing signs of hope for the future after a long period of difficulty. |
" Like Putting Lipstick on A Pig"
Trying to 'dress up' something unappealing or ugly, in a vain attempt to make it look better. |
Quote:
This idiom is expressive in terms of desire to give all you've got to help another person, that you'd do just about anything, including up to, proverbially, "giving the shirt off your back"....a show of love and devotion and deep concern for another. |
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