"A Real Stuffed Shirt"............




Someone uptight! Very rigid. Unwilling to bend. Plays by the rules always and mostly doesn't have a sense of adventure or humor!

"Let Sleeping Dogs Lie"....................




To avoid restarting a conflict. Keep one's mouth shut and not bring up a subject that once caused grief or hard feelings!

" A Loose Cannon"...................................





Someone who is unpredictable and can cause damage if not kept in check.

"Rome Was Not Built In One Day":............




If you want something to be completely properly, then its going to take time.

I love this saying!

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Me too Chad, I just wished I used it more.......

Besides using it for a dance reference I could use it to get Mary to move a bit faster when we're heading out someplace........SHE TAKES FOREVER....

"Variety Is The Spice Of Life"........................


I think this is SO true...........

The more experiences you try the more exciting life can be.

"Wild and Woolly"..........


Uncultured and unrefined.

"Butter One's Bread On Both Sides".....



To benefit or profit from two or more separate and often contradictory or incompatible things or sources. Also to live comfortably, especially wastefully or in lavish, indulgent excess.

"Cut To The Chase"........................




To get to the point, leaving out all of the unnecessary details.

Sidebar: I am constantly using this idiom whenever Mary attempts to tell me a story on some thing or another! Story telling is not her forte!

"Hitch Your Wagon To A Star"...................



Do not set pessimistic goals aim high and for the stars!

Sidebar: This phrase was used by the American philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1870 in the context of idealistic aspiration; modern usage generally has the more cynical implication of attaching yourself to someone successful or famous in order to profit from the association.

"No Time Like The Present"...................



Do not put things off! Do it now and get it over and done with.

"Hot Of The Presses".....................



Newly-circulating, as of a bit of news or gossip.

"There Are Always Two Sides To Every Story"............




Often two people tell different stories of the same event. Remain objective until you hear both sides of a story! Don't make a rash decision until you get both person's sides of an event or story.

"Sent On A Wild Goose Chase"..........................



Futilely pursuing something that will never be attainable.

"An Elephant Never Forgets"..............





Refers to a person who has a good memory. Someone who remembers and perhaps lets things fester until they reaching a boiling point!

"Playing Possum".............






Pretending to be dead, or to be deceitful about something.

"Play One's Cards Close To One's Chest"..................




To keep one's plans, intentions, or tactics secret from everyone else.


Also refers to holding one's playing cards close to one's chest in a card game, so as not to allow other players to see one's hand.

"I Need That Like A Hole In My Head".....................



Nobody needs a hole in their head!

This is something you don't need or want!

"In Two Shakes Of A Lamb's Tail"...




In a very short time; very quickly.