"Refuse To Have A Battle Of Wits With An Unarmed Person".............




Often used to re-buff someone who wants to argue or fight about a certain topic you feel they have little to zero knowledge about.

Smokey The Bear (USFS)
 

Don't Play With Fire

It's a strongly worded phrase which people used to pay attention to. But ..... tonight..... over 10 thousand acres of centuries old Larch are nearly burned down....all of scenic Columbia River Gorge is on fire...it's so bad that Skamania lodge is in danger because the massive fires jumped the huge Columbia River. ......Eagle Creek is the scene of the ignition point....someone was playing with fire crackers. I don't know the full details, but it's like Mt St Helen's blew up. Skies are dark and filled with ash. Umpqua forest ....down by Crater Lake area....it's on fire and has spread as far as encroaching the Sisters and Bend area, I think. Breitenbush, upper Detroit lake area is evacuated..... Oregon has lost thousands and thousands of acres on forest's due to fires raging out of control over the past few days.

It's so incredibly sad tonight, for lots and lots of people.

Please.....Please: Don't Play With Fire.

.....Key.....

On its own, Key is usually thought to mean a key which has been tooled specifically to lock or unlock any door. Or Key could be used in terms of implying keys to operate and drive a car. Key is sometimes expressed as something of critical importance (i.e., key witness, key factors, key to the investigation, key concept, key components, key ideas, someone holds the key to your heart..... and so on).

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"Plenty Of Other Fish In The Sea"..............




Meaning there are many other people or possibilities, especially when one person or thing has been unsuitable or unsuccessful. This saying is often used to console a person who has lost a girlfriend or boyfriend.

"Loaded For Bear"..........................



Meaning fully prepared and eager to initiate or deal with a fight, confrontation, or trouble. Angry.

o O ....... never heard this expression before..... but I like it.

:hangloose:

"Don-t-knock-it-till-you've-tried-it"..............





Hold off judgement. Don't criticize something before having experienced it.

"Hold your cotton-pickin' horses...."

My grandmother said this often..... because certain members in our family had short tempers. :blush:

"Fly Off The Handle".......




React in a very angry way to something someone says or does. To lose one's temper.

"Blow a gasket....."

To be very upset over an very upsetting thing (issue)

I guess someone blows a gasket when they fly off the handle.......:giggle:

In some regions this is sometimes also refereed to as being a 'Wet Blanket'.

Y E S H......

:blush:

"Ruffle Feathers..........


Meaning to irritate or annoy someone.

"Ruffled My Feathers"............




Playfully and flirtatiously annoy someone to a point when (even though they're angry and aggravated) they hate to love you and can't get enough of you.

"Go For Broke"................



Meaning to wager everything.

"Sit Up And Take Notice"............




Meaning to become alert and pay attention. To suddenly give something or someone your full attention.

"Could of Knocked Me Off With A Feather"..............





An expression of great or utter surprise, bewilderment, or astonishment. You're so surprised by something that it wouldn't take much to knock you over/down!

"Skating On Thin Ice".;...........




If you're skating on thin ice, you're doing something risky, or you're in a situation that could quickly become dangerous.

"Hard To Swallow".............





Something that someone has said is hard to swallow if it's difficult to believe.