"living on borrowed time"

aren't we all.....

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"It's Always Darkest Just Before The Dawn"


The worst part of an experience or period usually happens just before things get better.

"Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention".....



Creative solutions are often produced in response to difficulties or hardships that need to be overcome.

"Like A Bull In A China Shop"..........



Behaving recklessly and clumsily in a place or situation where one is likely to cause damage or injury.

"None So Blind As Those Who Will Not See"../ "None So Deaf As Those Who Will Not Hear".......


This idiom is used when people refuse to accept something that clearly evident. You cannot make someone pay attention to something that he or she does not want to notice.

"Lost In The Shuffle"......


Lost, ignored, or forgotten amid a confusing mix of things or during a chaotic time or situation.

Sidebar: This was used in a response to a question in one of the threads today!

"All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go"...........



An idiom that means one is ready to tackle a project and then finds that it doesn't occur or to attend an event that ultimately, doesn't happen.

"If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It"............


Don't change or try to improve on something that is working just fine the way it already is! LEAVE well enough alone!

"Fight Fire With Fire".......


Use the weapons or tactics of one's enemy or opponent, even if one finds them distasteful.

"The Worm Has Turned".....


You say the worm has turned if someone who has accepted a lot of bad treatment from other people without complaining suddenly decides that they are not going to accept the situation any longer: someone previously downtrodden gets his revenge; an unfavorable situation is reversed.

"Between A Rock And A Hard Place"......


If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action.



Sidebar: Someone jogged my memory on this one.

"The Bum's Rush"


Getting rid of an unwanted situation or person fast.




Sidebar: The “classical” bum's rush was a bartender or bouncer lifting the deadbeat or intruder by the back of his shirt or jacket collar and the seat of his pants and then throwing him through the tavern door. The phrase, which came into vogue around the turn of the 20th century, survives in its “throw the bum out!” incarnation.

" To Have (one's) Name Written All Over It"



To be a perfect match for someone's interests or tastes.

" You Can Take-That-To-The-Bank".



Said to emphasize that something is known for sure. To depend on the truthfulness of a statement: that it's not counterfeit or bogus.

"Bite Your Tongue".............



To bite one's tongue means to hold back from speaking, to refrain from saying something that will annoy, hurt or rile the listener.

Sidebar: The idea is to hold the tongue between one's teeth to stop the words from escaping one's mouth.

"Hook, Line and Sinker"........



All in. Completely, totally; without reservation.


Sidebar: This phrase is a fishing metaphor: all three are items attached to a fishing rod and likely to be gulped down by a greedy fish. The phrase has been in use since the mid 19th century.

"Let The Chips Fall Where They May"



To let a situation unfold without worrying about the consequences.

"screw you"


self explanatory.

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"Stick Out Like A Sore Thumb / "Stand Out Like A Sore Thumb"


If someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb or stands out like a sore thumb, they are very noticeable because they are very different from the other people or things around them. To be very conspicuous; be very obvious or noticeable in an unpleasant way.

"Head And Shoulders Above"


If someone or something is head and shoulders above other people or things, he, she, or it is a lot better than them: There's no competition or contest; it's a given.

"To Be In Good Company"...



If you are in good company, other people, often respected people, are in the same situation as you.

Cat got your tongue?
 

My grandmother use to say about not so well bred person was

Bottom Drawer....... means of low character

not too often
 

"Take The Wind Out Of Someone's Sails"....


To thwart or minimize someone's attempt at raising a ruckus or creating chaos.

"A Sleep At The Wheel". ...


Not doing or paying attention to that which is important or for which one is responsible. Failing to attend to one's duties; to be inattentive to that which is important or for which one is responsible.

"Gravy" / "Anything Else Is Gravy" / "The Rest Is Just Gravy"


A positive occurrence, typically beyond one's hopes or expectations; a bonus. Any additional elements will be an unexpected or unrequired bonus. Typically said of additional monetary earnings, but often applied in other ways as well



Sidebar: This originated from an Old English saying. Life, it explained, is meat and potatoes, and the luxuries are gravy.

"Loaded For Bear"....




Angry and, as a result, usually ready to argue with someone; prepared for action; also, spoiling for a fight.

"If The Shoe Fits"......


If something applies to you, accept it.


Sidebar: I may have previously posted this proverb but I can't recall. I saw it in one of the threads today so I must credit the poster. As a second sidebar, another of my favorite greeting cards has the saying on the front of the card with shoes surrounding it, on the inside it says "buy it"...LOL

"Put A Lid On It"...........



To keep something under control and stop it from increasing. To be quiet; to stop talking about something.

"Stir Up A Hornets' Nest".


Make trouble, cause a commotion. To create, provoke, or trigger a dangerous, troublesome, or complicated situation.

" Pile-on "

"to join other people in criticizing something or someone in usually an unfair way"

Websters

"Park Yourself"...


To sit; directing or ordering someone to grab a seat and sit down!


Sidebar: I doubt this is an actual idiom but my mom used to say this all the time especially when us kids were rambunctious!

"In the dark all cats are grey"

Make of that what you will lol

"Off The Cuff"..........


Casually and spontaneously; without planning or preparation.

"Slip Of The Tongue"


An error in speaking in which a word is pronounced incorrectly, or in which the speaker says something unintentionally.

"Familiarity Breeds Contempt".......



Repeated exposure to someone or something often creates a contentious relationship.