Red Sky at night, Sailor's delight;
Red Sky in morning, Sailor take warning.

I love this timeless, classic idiom! It's simply a phrase by which people can relate to, as it concerns prediction of weather... meaning that if you see a gorgeous red sky at night, then it's a strong sign that good weather will follow the next day. Shakespeare once referred to it in the play, Venus and Adonis, as well.

This Sailor's proverb is mostly true, but to learn about other interesting ideas associated with this idiom, here's a great link to discover more:

https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/myste...er-sailor.html

I had never heard of this one before now! I like it...

"Lock The Barn Door After The Horse Has Been Stolen"......



Take precautions after damage has occurred. An expressions of action that is useless because it comes too late.

"When Hell Freezes Over"...........................




If someone will do something until hell freezes over, they will do it for a very long time or for ever. Means that something will never happen.

"When Pigs Fly"......................


Very similar to idiom posted above. Something that will never occur. There is no chance of a certain thing ever happening!




Sidebar: Equating the flight of pigs with something impossible dates from the early 1600s, when several writers alleged that pigs fly with their tails forward.

"To Be All Ears"............





Meaning waiting eagerly to hear about something.

"Itchy Feet"............




To be restless and have a strong desire to travel.

"To Have A Finger In Every Pie.".............




To be involved in lots of different things.

"To Put Your Foot In It".............




To say something, usually by accident, which embarrasses or upsets someone.

" Have Your Head In The Clouds"..................



To be living in a fantasy, often used to describe people who are absentminded or impractical.

" Warms The Cockles Of Your Heart".......................


Something you see or hear that makes you feel happy because it shows that people can be kind and good.

"Knuckle Under"....



To submit to someone or something. Meaning to yield, give in to.

"Cut Off Your Nose To Spite Your Face"............



To do something, often times because you are angry, even if it is not in your best interest.

"To Jump Down Someone's throat"..........




To react angrily to something that someone says or does.

"Toe The Line"..............


To conform to certain rules or standards.

'Up To Scratch".......depending on region could also be "Up To Snuff"........




As good as what was expected, required, or demanded; satisfactory or adequate.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

That's very interesting, homoe!

In my world, growing up and even today, the saying ....
When Pigs Fly..... has always meant that something good will happen and with unusual and extraordinary good luck!

:hk28:

And this too shall pass....

You can't stop this on a dime .... or ....You can't turn this on a dime ....or ... To turn on a dime

I just espied this catch-phrase, saying, idiom in another forum thread tonight. I've heard it used many times, in fact I've used it recently, while talking with ancillary service team members about the fact that it's not easy to get everybody on the same page in a short time frame. I caught myself using this saying that "you can't turn this thing on a dime...".

What it means is that you've got multiple parties of interest participating towards achieving goals within the context of an group setting. It takes time to coordinate efforts to accomplish and complete the transactional nature of any particular given goal.

To "turn on dime" means something is readily accomplished, when in reality it takes time.

I really think a lot of idioms have different meanings regions to regions which only seems logical!

Back in the Midwest, to turn on a dime meant that things can change or did change in a moments notice. I've noticed other idioms posted here that have meant different things as well. I think it's very interesting:hangloose:

"In The Blink Of An Eye"...




If something happens or is done in the blink of an eye, it happens or is done very quickly. So quickly as to seem almost imperceptible.

"Don't Be Such A Stick In The Mud".............


A person unwilling to participate in activities; a curmudgeon or party pooper.

" BLIND AS A BAT"..........


Someone who refuses to notice an obvious thing. An unwillingness to recognize problems or bad things.


Sidebar: Bats are not really blind....:giggle:

Southern members of mY family say this, allllll the time!

<<<<<~~LQQKS @ homoe..... :eyebat: :bow: :blush: :giggle:

"To Have A Burr Under My Saddle"..........




To be irritated by something or someone. Someone or something that is a constant cause of trouble or annoyance.

Sidebar: Once someone told me I was a burr under their saddle, it was rather hurtful I must say.........

:giggle: WHY you looking at ME? You can't see anything anyways.......:giggle:

LMAO!

<<<<<<<<~~~ I see you purrfectly, so there, silly butch bunny boi! :giggle: :eyebat: :bow: :hk28:

"More Power To Your Elbow"........




This is said to express praise or encouragement to someone for doing something. Acknowledging a well done job.

"Having A Cast Iron Stomach".......



If you can eat all sorts of food, and drink what you like, without any indigestion, discomfort or bad effects.

"Put Something On The Long Finger....




If you put something on the long finger, you postpone it indefinitely.

"Actions Speak Louder Than Words".......................




Actions are more revealing of one's true character since it is easy to say things or make promises, but it takes effort to do things and follow through.

'Make Hay While The Sun Shines"...........




To take advantage of favorable conditions; to make the most of an opportunity when it is available!

"A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss"...............




By not staying in one stay you gather or cultivate very little if not anything.


Sidebar: A rolling stone gathers no moss is an old proverb, credited to Publilius Syrus, who in his Sententiae states, people who are always moving, with no roots in one place or another, avoid responsibilities and cares.

Homoe????

Thank you for all the posts you've made about all kinds of sayings and idioms and proverbs! I appreciate you, so very much! :hk28:

"Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone; For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own".
This is Wilcox's exact quote!

"Fait Accompli"....................





A decision that has already been made or something that has already been accomplished or completed.

Homoe, what about phrases of thought which are only uttered through mnemomic device ....like the hook signature melody from the movie, Jaws???

Mnemonic Device (definition): Techniques an person uses to help improve one's ability to remember. It's an memory technique to help your brain to better encode and recall important information.

No words are spoken. Yet, in particular cases, the hook signature line of an orchestral arrangement, in this case it's from the movie Jaws, which invokes the signal that there is something scary going on--- something that isn't always readily seen by the human eye.

Horrible depressing "monkey chatter" that assaults your brain in the early morning hours when you first wake up.

Dump that crap. That's why you have a glorious happy day ahead of you.