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

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Originally Posted by homoe

there is more than one way to skin a cat


There is more than one way to do something!


Sidebar: People who don't believe this and are so rigid in arguing, like the "correct" way to fold towels, are a pet peeve of mine!

I agree wholeheartedly homoe....

Originally Posted by kittygrrl

homoe, as long as they have been properly (folded) bleached and softened...amazing!

but I digress...this has probably been said a million times but it can't be repeated too often-

if it feels or looks to0 good to be true------------->beware

Thanks Kittygrrl for your post and the idiom of "if it looks too good to be true, beware."

There's a lot to be said about both your idiom and the idiom homoe posted.... both idioms present a particular truth, dependent on one's own experience with either idiom.

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.....A Fly On The Wall

meaning: That you want to secretly observe and hear something without anyone noticing you're there watching and hearing all that is said and done.

Mostly true, I would say.

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.....The Litmus Test.....

An not so.common idiom which illustrates an proverbial scientific notion that testing particular variables is one way to discover the effectiveness of any one thing.

Sometimes true, other times not so true.

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..... Fine Toothed Comb .....

Meaning: to examine something so carefully so that nothing is missed.

Mostly true, but results could be misleading.

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.....Make sure all your ducks are in a row .....

Meaning: to organize effectively for maximum results.

Mostly true, I would say.

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..... Worked Like A Charm.....

Meaning: something works well and produces the desired effect (s).

Mostly true.

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..... Cuts like a knife .....

While this literary device is not so much an idiom or even a double entendre, it's a simile that gives meaning to hurtful words or actions or even something as simple as very cold wind that cuts right through to the core of your body or heart.

Fairly true, I would say.