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homoe 02-12-2018 12:28 PM

"Get On One's Soapbox".................


To share one's opinions in an impassioned, impromptu manner, often to others' annoyance.


Sidebar: A soapbox is sort of like or was like a wooden crate. Soapboxes were once commonly used as makeshift platforms for speeches.

homoe 02-13-2018 08:28 PM

"Same Difference"...............................


Making no actual difference; the same or essentially the same.


“Same difference” is an idiom, a fixed phrase used in casual conversation. It doesn't have to make sense, because idioms often don't make literal sense.

~ocean 02-13-2018 08:47 PM

From your mouth~ to God's ear :)

homoe 02-13-2018 09:08 PM

“Fall Between The Cracks,”



Meaning that something or someone gets lost or overlooked.

homoe 02-13-2018 09:12 PM

"Day Late And A Dollar Short"




Not only late but ill-prepared!

homoe 02-14-2018 04:40 AM

"Look Like The Cat That Swallowed The Canary"...........



Meaning to appear as if one had just had a great success.

~ocean 02-14-2018 06:14 AM

Think before you speak !

~ocean 02-14-2018 06:18 AM

As I Live and Breath

homoe 02-15-2018 10:00 AM

"A Good Egg"....................



Someone who is known to be trustworthy and kind. Also someone who is dependable!

homoe 02-15-2018 10:28 AM

"Something Up My Sleeve"......................



To have a secret plan, idea, or advantage that can be utilized if and when it is required.




Sidebar: Was a reference at one time to cheating at a card game by hiding a favorable card up one's sleeve.

homoe 02-15-2018 08:20 PM

'Like A Moth To A Flame"........................



Eagerly drawn or attracted to something. With intense and immediate interest.


Sidebar: This is a simple allusion to the well-known attraction that moths have to bright lights. The word moth was used the the 17th century to mean someone who was apt to be tempted by something that would lead to their downfall.

homoe 02-15-2018 08:27 PM

"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished".................



Due to the cruelty, ignorance, or selfishness of the world or others, one's good deeds or good intentions will often result in more trouble than they are worth. Beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met if they are appreciated, and often lead to additional requests.


Sidebar: I guess this is more of a quote than a idiom attributed to Oscar Wilde

homoe 02-15-2018 08:41 PM

"Cash Cow"............................



This idioms refers to someone or something that generates a steady return of profits; a moneymaker.


Sidebar: The term cash cow is a metaphor for a "dairy cow" used on farms to produce milk, offering a steady stream of income with little maintenance.

homoe 02-15-2018 09:26 PM

"Put Lipstick On A Pig"....




To make some superficial or cosmetic change to something so that it seems more attractive, appealing, or successful than it really is.

homoe 02-16-2018 09:43 AM

"Put One's Thinking Cap On"..............




To begin thinking very hard about something, especially a solution to a problem.

homoe 02-16-2018 09:46 AM

"The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions"...........




Good intentions do not matter if a person's actions lead to bad outcomes.

homoe 02-16-2018 01:13 PM

"Got Caught With Your Hand In The Cookie Jar"...................



To have been caught in the act or attempt of some wrongdoing, especially one involving bribery or the illicit exploitation of one's position of power or authority.

homoe 02-17-2018 08:57 AM

"Your Days Are Numbered"..................


Said when someone or something is soon to die or end. Often used hyperbolically or humorously when referring to people.

homoe 02-19-2018 09:49 AM

"On The Fence"..............



Is a common idiom used in English to describe one's neutrality or hesitance to choose between two sides in an argument or a competition, or inability to decide due to lack of courage.

homoe 02-19-2018 10:21 AM

"Like A Dog With A Bone".........................




To be fixated on a particular topic. Persistently insistent.


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