"The Tail Wagging The Dog"............




The smallest or least important part of something in control of the larger or more important elements; a reversal of typical roles or dynamics of power.

People talk about the tail wagging the dog to describe a situation where an unimportant part of something or an unimportant person or group involved in something has too much influence over it.

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lol homoe what a mental image lol

now the idiom........"Running Around Like A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off" THAT is a mental visual my dear! :giggle:

My mom was a very wise woman when it came to affairs of the heart!! She used to say this idiom to my hetero sister when she was breaking up with one of her many beau's, something to the effect of................

"It's Better To Cut Off The Dog's Tail In One Clean Swift Stroke"


I think it meant to end things abruptly and not to go back then try and end it things once again.

Sidebar: You never realize how smart your parents really were till you get older!

I think it's wise to enforce clean breaks. I've never heard of your mother's saying, but it seems very wise to me! :hangloose:

"Some Gets Their Just Desserts".............



They get paid back for dirty deeds they have committed.

Just waitin' for the Robert E. Lee.

southern saying

Means sitting around waiting for no particular reason and in no hurry to do anything.
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Walking in tall cotton.

also southern saying

Means that one has had a good crop this year. Plans to make more money than usual come harvest time.

"Park Yourself"...............

Sit down


To be honest I have no idea if this is an idiom or just something either my mom or myself just made up......:giggle:

"Why Buy The Cow When You Can Get The Milk Free".............




As I recall this has something to do with men getting premarital sex then they wouldn't marry the woman or something to that effect!

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FREE MILK ~ thank god i'm lactose intolerant

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I can hear the backup sounds now and see'ing 2 guys w/those thingys backing that thing up LOLOL oy u crack me up lol

It's been SO LONG since I have had "milk" I've forgot how it "tasted"! wiggling eyebrows

"Go To Bad For"...........................





To lend support to somebody or some project.

I like that idiomatic expression Go To Bat For (f)

It's interesting to me how the game of Baseball is connected to many social expressions!

For example: First Base....

This fragment of an baseball term is used when articulating how one gets to the first base on anything (An job interview, getting an job, or even how to get to first base on getting a date).

"Cover All Your Bases"....................



Leave nothing to chance! Make sure you consider all the options and plan ahead for anything that could go wrong.


Sidebar: Yes many idioms do derive from baseball terms indeed Miss Katz :hangloose:

"Strike Out".........................



To not succeed at something!

"Hit A Home Run"..................:




To succeed at something.

A Ball Park Figure"................




An estimate or guess at how much something may cost!

"Throw A Curve Ball"........................





To surprise someone with something.

"Touch Base".........................




To talk briefly to someone.