'When You Lie With Dogs, Don't Be Shocked When You Get Up With Fleas"



If one spends time with untrustworthy and dubious people, one will suffer in some way; you associate with questionable or shady folks, you tend to acquire their faults.

"Paying For A Dead Horse".........



Refers to putting items on a credit card that will be used up or long gone by the time the bill arrives!

"Sour Grapes.............


If you describe someone's attitude as sour grapes, you mean that they are jealous of another person's success.

"To Have The Rug Pulled Out From Under You"....



To suddenly and unexpectedly lose help or assistance from someone; to abruptly have someone leave you during a problematic or difficult situation or time. To be upended and thrown for a loop when you least expect it!

"Grease Someone's Palm".............




To bribe one discreetly, as by slipping money into their palm; give someone money in exchange for a favor.

"Rubbing Salt Into The Wound"......



To make something that is already difficult, unpleasant, or painful even worse; to accentuate, aggravate, or intensify a negative situation, emotion, or experience for someone.

"Method To My Madness".......


A specific, rational purpose in what one is doing or planning, even though it may appear crazy or absurd to another person.

My mother used to use this. I think it also has some monetary connotation to it as well, as in you can't get money out of someone who has none!

"You Can't Make A Silk Purse Out Of A Sow's Ear"........



Meaning one is unable to turn something ugly or inferior into something attractive or of value.

“There's A Lid For Every Pot” ...................




It means that whoever you are, whatever you are like, and whatever your perceived imperfections may be, there's someone for you.

"Pull Out All The Stops"............



To do something with maximum effort or ability; to use all or the best available resources when doing something to reach desired results.

"That's Your Kettle Of Fish, I'll Let You Fry It"......



A difficult or awkward situation; a mess. Usually spoken to someone to acknowledge their sticky situation, but to let them know they are not getting involved with helping to fix it!

H...how quaint...i really love it:praying:...........but not sure i believe it:nerd:

S/he's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Meaning: Beware of something that appears too good/too sweet to be authentic.

Not to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Meaning: If someone offers you something of value, for free, don't inspect the animal very carefully as one would a racehorse.

Btw, a horses's age is measured by how far down the teeth are ground.

Be gracious, accept the item. If it doesn't fit into your family, you can re-home or regift at a later time

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Highbrow

scholarly or rarefied in taste.

I actually used that word in a sentence recently. Ha!

"You can't get money from a naked man's (or woman's) pocket"


You can't get what someone doesn't have to give.

I'd never heard this one Miss Kitty! In the Midwest we said "She Looks Like Death Warmed Over"...