"Let Your Freak Flag Fly" .........:



To let others see your uniqueness. Show off the wild side of you most never see!

STICK TO YOUR GUNS..................


To refuse to compromise or change your mind.

"___got a bone to pick with you."

We 'got' an issue! We NEED to talk.

...Right On The Money.....

Meaning: It infer's that someone is exactly correct about x, y or z.

"If you play with fire you are going to get burnt"..........



When someone is playing with fire they are doing something that will result in them being harmed. It's true for sure without a doubt....:hangloose:

"You can't get blood out of a turnip".........


You can only get from people what they are willing or able to give! It's impossible to get from someone what they do not have!

.....Knock On Wood.....

Used by people rapping their knuckles on wood to stave off bad luck. Or,,,,, it's said tongue-in-cheek for when someone's had a ton of good luck, and as a way to avoid bad luck.

(I don't think it's either true or false)

.....Riding into the Sunset.....

Meaning: Typically seen at the end of certain movies as a way to indicate that a happy life is taking place after the end of the story.

..... Sharp as a Tack .....

Refers to describing someone as very clever, extremely witty, incomparably smart, to have a keen cutting edge.....

.....Clean as a Whistle .....

This idiom refers to the 'whistling' sound a sword makes as it moves though space. It's also a descriptor for referring to leaving spaces clean. And, to also indicate that surfaces are clean beyond a trace, spotless.

"Locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen"


Take precautions after damage has occurred.

"That's The Way the Cookie Crumbles".............


That's just the way it goes. Just the way things happen;that's life.

"Waste Not Want Not".............


Meaning, if you use a commodity or resource carefully and without extravagance, you will never be in need.

"They've Lived A Charmed Life"....


A life characterized or seemingly protected by marked good fortune or luck, without (or rarely) encountering trouble, danger.

"Bet Your Bottom Dollar"..........


If you say you can bet your bottom dollar that something will happen or is true, you mean you are completely certain it is or will.

"Join The Club"............

An expression indicating that the person spoken to is in the same, or a similar, unfortunate situation.

'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all".


Proverb. Love is such an important experience that even the pain of losing someone you love is better than not having loved that person.


Sidebar:A line from Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem, "In Memoriam A. H. H."

"Welcome To My World"...........

Personally I love using this when someone experiences the same problem I have.

"Like Looking For A Needle In A Haystack"..............


Looking for something extremely hard to find. Something that is impossible or extremely difficult to find, especially because the area you have to search is so large.

Whenever I hear this phrase, I think of the song "Tomorrow"... as sung by Annie, in the movie Annie (1986). :balloon:



And....:balloon: .... every time I hear this turn of phrase, I hear Jim Reeves, in his classic song titled Welcome to My World



And..... :giggle: .... every time I hear this phrase, I think of Vera (The Feminine Chicken) in the Gary Larson sketch about being in the Hay Bar.

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.....Leap Of Faith .....

Meaning: The act of believing in or attempting something whose existence or outcome cannot be proved.

****Kind of like the horse who exercised a "leap of faith" by escaping the prison of hard life on the carousel, giving children free rides (proverbially) for life

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"Neither here nor there".............




Cliché of no consequence or meaning; irrelevant and immaterial.

Now you're cooking with gas".........


A phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach.

"My Way Or The Highway".......




If you do not do things the way I do,want done or the way I require, then you can just leave or not participate.

"You've Got This".........



Relatively new idiom meaning you can do or handle any situation at hand!

"Always Darkest Before The Dawn"........


Proverb meaning when things are extremely bad, it may signal that they are about to get much better.

"To Be Smitten"..........



Meaning being strongly influenced by or feelings of affection for someone!

"Patience Is A Virtue".......................



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Meaning the ability to accept delay, suffering, or annoyance without complaining or becoming angry.

"Everything In Moderation"............



Said to advise someone that it is best not to go overboard or overdo a particular thing.




Sidebar:Oscar Wilde quote “Everything in moderation, including moderation.”

"Let The Chips Fall Where They May"............




Originally this idiom came from the world of logging. When you chop down a tree using an axe, every time you hit the tree, pieces of wood (chips) scattered.

Currently meaning is to allow events to unfold naturally; to accept what occurs without prejudice, worry, or regret.

"It Is What It Is".......... (what the hell else would it be!!!)


An idiomatic phrase, indicating the immutable nature of an object or circumstance. This is commonly used in American culture as a response of acceptance to something so why go on about it and make yourself feel worse!

If I may just interject .....this idiom irritates me to no end! Why I even posted it is beyond me ....:blink:

"No Problem"...............



Another relatively new idiom used mainly by the younger crowd meaning a

casual "you're welcome." As in "there's no need for thanks, it wasn't a hassle."

I totally get this one but I often see older folks writing in to Dear Abby bitching about not getting a 'proper' thank you!

"Pitching A Hissy Fit".......................




A sudden outburst of temper, often used to describe anger at something trivial.

"As Plain As The Nose On Your Face:............


Meaning something very obvious and clear.

"Like Taking Candy From A Baby"..................




Meaning something that's very easy to do , extremely easily done.

"An Open Book"...................


Meaning someone or an item easy to understand. A person who claims transparency. Something or someone that can be readily examined or understood.

"Pitching Woo"..........................



The act or process of flattering and period of courting.

"Slip Of The Tongue"...............




An accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking.

"Throwing A Pity Party"............



An episode of indulgent in self-pity!

"A Bump In The Road".............(similar to A Fly In The Ointment)




A problem or setback.