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

homoe · 10-10-2017, 04:27 AM

"If It Looks Like A Duck And Walks Like A Duck, It Is A Duck"......

If something has all the characteristics of a thing, it is probably that thing, regardless of what it is called or presented as.

homoe · 10-10-2017, 05:38 AM

"On The Straight And Narrow".................

If someone or something keeps you on the straight and narrow, they help you to live a good, honest life and prevent you from doing immoral or illegal things

homoe · 10-10-2017, 08:08 AM

"Not Playing With A Full Deck......."

When someone is not playing with a full deck, he/she is either mentally, psychologically or intellectually deficient. The deck referenced in not playing with a full deck is a deck of cards.

Sidebar:There is a popular story that the origin of this phrase dates back to the 1500s, when a tax was levied against decks of cards.

Kätzchen · 10-10-2017, 08:27 AM

Oh mY, You've been banging those Wonder Woman bracelets of yours, again! It's like you read my mind, posting all these great idioms! Well done, well done!

I like it very much when you explain how certain idioms came into existence....im.always fascinated by this kind of stuff.

Baseball was a great venue for the spread of idioms, right?

<<<<<~~ homoe deserves a big prize for hir herculean efforts to help me list all these sayings (idioms)!

homoe · 10-10-2017, 08:31 AM

"Chasing Your Tail"....................

To chase your tail means to spend a lot of time and energy doing a lot of things but achieving very little. To take action that is ineffectual and does not lead to progress.

Kätzchen · 10-10-2017, 10:18 PM

To Cast One's Bread Upon The Water

To act in generous ways because it's the right thing to do, and not because you think you'll earn an reward. To be generous, kind and loving in the face of opposition, because it's the right thing to do.

Kätzchen · 10-10-2017, 10:27 PM

The best thing since sliced bread

Otto Rohwedder devised a machine to.sluce bread, back in 1928, which revolutionized the way bread was wrapped and marketed as an service product of convenience. And because of this turn of events, which was an welcome feat of convenience in modern inventions of the early 20th century, people coined the phrase to carry broader meaning for depth and appreciation for ease of consumption or ease of delivery which soon became an catch-phrase to describe ease and enjoyment of quality relationships. (Source: wikipedia).

homoe · 10-11-2017, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

To Cast One's Bread Upon The Water

To act in generous ways because it's the right thing to do, and not because you think you'll earn an reward. To be generous, kind and loving in the face of opposition, because it's the right thing to do.

I had never heard of this one before now! I like it...

10-10-2017, 04:27 AM	#1
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474890	"If It Looks Like A Duck And Walks Like A Duck, It Is A Duck"...... If something has all the characteristics of a thing, it is probably that thing, regardless of what it is called or presented as.

10-10-2017, 05:38 AM	#2
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474890	"On The Straight And Narrow"................. If someone or something keeps you on the straight and narrow, they help you to live a good, honest life and prevent you from doing immoral or illegal things

10-10-2017, 08:08 AM	#3
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474890	"Not Playing With A Full Deck......." When someone is not playing with a full deck, he/she is either mentally, psychologically or intellectually deficient. The deck referenced in not playing with a full deck is a deck of cards. Sidebar:There is a popular story that the origin of this phrase dates back to the 1500s, when a tax was levied against decks of cards.

10-10-2017, 08:27 AM	#4
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sailing in a wooden shoe with Wynken, Blinkyn, and Nod. Posts: 16,252 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,404 Thanked 33,625 Times in 10,718 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Oh mY, You've been banging those Wonder Woman bracelets of yours, again! It's like you read my mind, posting all these great idioms! Well done, well done! I like it very much when you explain how certain idioms came into existence....im.always fascinated by this kind of stuff. Baseball was a great venue for the spread of idioms, right? <<<<<~~ homoe deserves a big prize for hir herculean efforts to help me list all these sayings (idioms)!

10-10-2017, 08:31 AM	#5
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474890	"Chasing Your Tail".................... To chase your tail means to spend a lot of time and energy doing a lot of things but achieving very little. To take action that is ineffectual and does not lead to progress.

10-10-2017, 10:18 PM	#6
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sailing in a wooden shoe with Wynken, Blinkyn, and Nod. Posts: 16,252 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,404 Thanked 33,625 Times in 10,718 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	To Cast One's Bread Upon The Water To act in generous ways because it's the right thing to do, and not because you think you'll earn an reward. To be generous, kind and loving in the face of opposition, because it's the right thing to do.

10-10-2017, 10:27 PM	#7
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sailing in a wooden shoe with Wynken, Blinkyn, and Nod. Posts: 16,252 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,404 Thanked 33,625 Times in 10,718 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	The best thing since sliced bread Otto Rohwedder devised a machine to.sluce bread, back in 1928, which revolutionized the way bread was wrapped and marketed as an service product of convenience. And because of this turn of events, which was an welcome feat of convenience in modern inventions of the early 20th century, people coined the phrase to carry broader meaning for depth and appreciation for ease of consumption or ease of delivery which soon became an catch-phrase to describe ease and enjoyment of quality relationships. (Source: wikipedia).