"To Go To Bat For Someone"...............





You support or help someone when they need it.

.....Cream of the Crop.....

Cream rises to the top of milk, which always fascinated me as a young girl because milking cows on our dairy farm took up early morning and late afternoon's, which didn't leave much time for anything else. BUT,,,,,, the idiom cream of the crop largely refers to the best of the best ..... Crème de la Crème.

C'est la vie...ok, but does it really have to be that way?

I have NO idea, but it appears to occur quite often, lol. :balloon:

must be deja vu

.....Dèjá Vu......

Very similar to the lyrics of an song popularized by Dionne Warwick, the phrase Dèjá Vu is typically associated with unusual psychological phenomena pertaining to something currently happening, which was experienced in the past in nearly the same way (an recollection of memory).

Ran into this saying at my Partner's brother's house. It was said to a dog who was misbehaving. Had never heard it before, and laughed myself crazy.

He is a redhead and so am I.

"I'm going to beat you like a redheaded stepchild if you don't stop doing that right now."

"Beat you like a redheaded stepchild" is apparently a regionalism here in the NY North Country.

"Strike While The Iron Is Hot"..............



To act on an opportunity promptly while favorable conditions exist; to avoid waiting.

"Safety In Numbers"...................




If you say that there is safety in numbers, you mean that you are safer doing something if there are a lot of people doing it rather than doing it alone. The idea that one is less likely to be harmed while in a group than by oneself.

"Opening A Can Of Worms"...............



A situation that, once started, is likely to become problematic. To attempt to solve one problem, or to do something, that creates a whole litany of other problems that were not there in the first place.

That's definitely an journalistic writing cliché, for sure!
Kind of like "Pandora's Box".... which finds its mythological roots in the same vein as Aesop fables, I imagine! :hangloose:

"You Make A Better Door Than You Do A Window"....




Someone is playfully or politely trying to tell you that you are blocking or obstructing their view.

"Now You're Cooking With Gas".....................



Generally referring to someone going from average mental output to a better, more genius level of thought.

Sidebar:
Gas cookers began to replace wood-burners around 1915, and the actual phrase was used by Hollywood radio comedians around December 1939, and then appropriated by gas companies to promote gas cooking from around 1941 onwards. The phrase has been attributed to Deke Houlgate, who after working in the gas industry, wrote the line for Bob Hope

"Putting Your Best Foot Forward



Meaning to act or appear at one's best; to try to make a good impression.

"Stick To Your Guns"................




To refuse to compromise or change your mind. To remain determined, resolute, or steadfast in one's opinion, belief, or perspective; to refuse to be persuaded by someone else into believing or doing something one does not agree with.

"If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out Of The Kitchen"..........



If you can't cope with or handle the pressure in a given situation, you should remove yourself from that situation. Typically used to imply that the one being addressed is weak or unsuited for such a demand.

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



If you have an opportunity to do something, do it before the opportunity expires.

"Fish Or Cut Bait"......................



Work productively on something or give up.

"Having A Field Day".....................


Meaning to experience freedom from one's usual work schedule; to have a very enjoyable time.

A great time or a great deal to do; sometimes at somebody else's expense.

"How Do You Like Them Apples".......................



A phrase used to draw attention to one's cleverness or superiority to the one being addressed, especially after a recent triumph!

Sidebar: One of the best uses of this idiom was in the movie Good Will Hunting IMHO