You Know That Saying ... (T/F?)

[homoe]

"Sorry Sight"........


A regrettable and unwelcome aspect or feature. Now also used to mean something or someone of untidy appearance.

[homoe]

"A Woman Needs A Man Like A Fish Needs A Bicycle".......






A feminist slogan, humorously expressing the view that a woman can live her life perfectly well without a man.

[homoe]

"Can't Fit A Word In Edgewise.........

A conversation in which another is speaking continually and leaving little opportunity for others.

[homoe]

"According to Hoyle".......


In accord with the highest authority; in accord with a strict set of rules.

[homoe]

"Achilles heel"..........

A weak or vulnerable factor...

[homoe]

"Age Before Beauty"............

Older people should be given precedence over the younger and, by implication, more beautiful.

[homoe]

"Agree to Disagree"..........


Cease to argue about something because neither party will compromise or be persuaded.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

''A chain is only as strong as its weakest link''........


I'd say this tends to be true.......

Mark Granovetter, Sociologist from University of California -Stanford, developed the sociological concept of "Weakest Link" which is a bedrock concept used in interdisciplinary ways among fields of study (Communication, Psychology, Social Psychology, etc).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark...er?wprov=sfla1

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Mark Granovetter, Sociologist from University of California -Stanford, developed the sociological concept of "Weakest Link" which is a bedrock concept used in interdisciplinary ways among fields of study (Communication, Psychology, Social Psychology, etc).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark...er?wprov=sfla1

I'll safely assume he has no association with the game show then......

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

I'll safely assume he has no association with the game show then......

I knoweth nothing about any game show on TV
(That's your sovereign domain)

[homoe]

Originally Posted by homoe

"According to Hoyle".......


In accord with the highest authority; in accord with a strict set of rules.

Once, I heard this saying related to the Hoyle playing card people who were thought to be the utmost authority on rules!