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

homoe · 02-02-2018, 02:45 PM

"Take The Bull By The Horns"................

To forcefully attack a difficult situation. Deal bravely and decisively with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation.

homoe · 02-02-2018, 03:22 PM

"jump the ˈgun".....

To do something before the right time.

homoe · 02-02-2018, 03:26 PM

"Go fly a kite". ..

An informal old-fashioned term used to tell someone who is being annoying to go away.

homoe · 02-02-2018, 04:24 PM

"The early bird gets the worm"...........

Someone who is very active and alert in the early hours of the morning is apt to find success.

Also someone looking to snag something like a concert ticket or something similar, may have a better shot if they start sooner rather than later!

homoe · 02-03-2018, 12:14 PM

"Everything From Soup To Nuts"...

Is an American English idiom that conveys the meaning of "from beginning to end". It is derived from the description of a full course dinner, in which courses progress from soup to a dessert of nuts.

homoe · 02-10-2018, 08:19 AM

"Right Up My Alley"......................

In one's specialty, to one's taste. Ideally suited to one's interests.

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.

02-02-2018, 02:45 PM	#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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Take The Bull By The Horns"................ To forcefully attack a difficult situation. Deal bravely and decisively with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation.

02-02-2018, 03:22 PM	#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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"jump the ˈgun"..... To do something before the right time.

02-02-2018, 03:26 PM	#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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Go fly a kite". .. An informal old-fashioned term used to tell someone who is being annoying to go away.

02-02-2018, 04:24 PM	#4
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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"The early bird gets the worm"........... Someone who is very active and alert in the early hours of the morning is apt to find success. Also someone looking to snag something like a concert ticket or something similar, may have a better shot if they start sooner rather than later!

02-03-2018, 12:14 PM	#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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Everything From Soup To Nuts"... Is an American English idiom that conveys the meaning of "from beginning to end". It is derived from the description of a full course dinner, in which courses progress from soup to a dessert of nuts.

02-10-2018, 08:19 AM	#6
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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"Right Up My Alley"...................... In one's specialty, to one's taste. Ideally suited to one's interests.

02-12-2018, 12:28 PM	#7
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 33,549 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	"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.