You Know That Saying ... (T/F?) - Page 46

homoe · 09-12-2017, 07:30 PM

"Rings A Bell"........

If something rings a bell, it sounds familiar or you think you've heard it before.

homoe · 09-12-2017, 07:33 PM

"Eyes Like A Hawk"............

If someone has eyes like a hawk, they have very good eyesight and they notice everything.

Gemme · 09-12-2017, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by homoe

"Could of Knocked Me Off With A Feather"..............

An expression of great or utter surprise, bewilderment, or astonishment. You're so surprised by something that it wouldn't take much to knock you over/down!

I've heard it "...knocked me over with a feather". Regional differences are interesting.

homoe · 09-13-2017, 10:34 AM

"Cook Someone's Goose"........

Ruin someone, upset someone's plans.

Sidebar: The origin of this phrase has been lost, but there are numerous fanciful theories; one concerns a besieged town that displayed a goose to show it had enough food, causing the attackers to set it on fire.

homoe · 09-13-2017, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemme

I've heard it "...knocked me over with a feather". Regional differences are interesting.

They might of been a bit rougher and tougher where I grew up in the UP of Michigan!!

homoe · 09-13-2017, 10:49 AM

"A Tall Order"...........

If you say something's a tall order, you mean that it'll be hard to do or difficult to achieve.

homoe · 09-13-2017, 11:24 AM

"Verbal Diarrhea".........

If someone has verbal diarrhea, they can't stop talking.

homoe · 09-13-2017, 11:25 AM

"Full of vim and vigor".......

If you're full of vim and vigor, you have lots of energy and enthusiasm for life.

homoe · 09-13-2017, 11:40 AM

"Vote With Your Feet"...........

If you vote with your feet, you show your opinion of something by acting in a certain way, such as by buying something if you like it, or by not buying it if you don't like it.

homoe · 09-13-2017, 12:09 PM

"It's A Woman's Prerogative To Change Her Mind"..............

Self explanatory I would think!

Sidebar: Before a certain point in history, it was not a woman’s prerogative to change her mind, or to have much of any choice at all.

Eventually some social orders became enlightened enough to “allow” women some choice over their own lives, and it was so extraordinary a concept that it bore some explaining.

Kätzchen · 09-13-2017, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by homoe

"It's A Woman's Prerogative To Change Her Mind"..............

Self explanatory I would think!

Sidebar: Before a certain point in history, it was not a woman’s prerogative to change her mind, or to have much of any choice at all.

Eventually some social orders became enlightened enough to “allow” women some choice over their own lives, and it was so extraordinary a concept that it bore some explaining.

Thank you for this, homoe! While it does seem self explanatory, I do feel it's important to remember that women, for what's seems to be since time immemorial, have not been on equal footing in American society. *thanks truly, for your post*

Kätzchen · 09-13-2017, 05:55 PM

Tip of the Tongue

That phenomenon where you fail to retrieve a word from memory, combined with partial recall and the imminent feeling that you will retrieve that word soon..... hence the saying, It's on the tip of my tongue.

homoe · 09-13-2017, 06:05 PM

"Firing On All Cylinders"..........

If you're firing on all cylinders, you're functioning as well as you possibly can.

homoe · 09-13-2017, 06:35 PM

"Doesn't have both oars in the water".............

Someone who isn't too bright! Crazy person.

homoe · 09-16-2017, 09:11 AM

"Play It By Ear"....................

To act according to the circumstances; improvise. To decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than planning how you are going to react.

Kätzchen · 09-16-2017, 09:25 AM

Play it by ear

An novel ability for any person to play an favorite song on the piano, or any musical instrument, without any formal training or ability to do so.

Side notes: I'm formally trained as an person to play the piano, but I do have an aptitude for "playing it by ear" ....

homoe · 09-16-2017, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Play it by ear

An novel ability for any person to play an favorite song on the piano, or any musical instrument, without any formal training or ability to do so.

Side notes: I'm formally trained as an person to play the piano, but I do have an aptitude for "playing it by ear" ....

We hope you won't be cutting off your ear anytime soon Miss Katz....

o 0 ( oh, wait maybe that was an artists who cut off their ear?)

Kätzchen · 09-16-2017, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by homoe

We hope you won't be cutting off your ear anytime soon Miss Katz....

o 0 ( oh, wait maybe that was an artists who cut off their ear?)

You funny bunny you!!! LOL

homoe · 09-16-2017, 09:48 AM

"Full of Piss and Vinegar"..................

To have an abundance or excessive amount of boisterous, youthful energy, enthusiasm, or rowdiness!

homoe · 09-16-2017, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

You funny bunny you!!! LOL

YES, I'm afraid I'm full of piss and vinegar today....

09-12-2017, 07:30 PM	#901
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09-12-2017, 07:33 PM	#902
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09-13-2017, 10:34 AM	#904
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	"Cook Someone's Goose"........ Ruin someone, upset someone's plans. Sidebar: The origin of this phrase has been lost, but there are numerous fanciful theories; one concerns a besieged town that displayed a goose to show it had enough food, causing the attackers to set it on fire.

09-13-2017, 10:49 AM	#906
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09-13-2017, 11:24 AM	#907
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	"Verbal Diarrhea"......... If someone has verbal diarrhea, they can't stop talking.

09-13-2017, 11:25 AM	#908
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	"Full of vim and vigor"....... If you're full of vim and vigor, you have lots of energy and enthusiasm for life.

09-13-2017, 11:40 AM	#909
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	"Vote With Your Feet"........... If you vote with your feet, you show your opinion of something by acting in a certain way, such as by buying something if you like it, or by not buying it if you don't like it.

09-13-2017, 12:09 PM	#910
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	"It's A Woman's Prerogative To Change Her Mind".............. Self explanatory I would think! Sidebar: Before a certain point in history, it was not a woman’s prerogative to change her mind, or to have much of any choice at all. Eventually some social orders became enlightened enough to “allow” women some choice over their own lives, and it was so extraordinary a concept that it bore some explaining.

09-13-2017, 05:55 PM	#912
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter and chosen family. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enjoying life @ home Posts: 16,075 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,866 Thanked 33,522 Times in 10,648 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Tip of the Tongue That phenomenon where you fail to retrieve a word from memory, combined with partial recall and the imminent feeling that you will retrieve that word soon..... hence the saying, It's on the tip of my tongue.

09-13-2017, 06:05 PM	#913
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	"Firing On All Cylinders".......... If you're firing on all cylinders, you're functioning as well as you possibly can.

09-13-2017, 06:35 PM	#914
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	"Doesn't have both oars in the water"............. Someone who isn't too bright! Crazy person.

09-16-2017, 09:11 AM	#915
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	"Play It By Ear".................... To act according to the circumstances; improvise. To decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than planning how you are going to react.

09-16-2017, 09:25 AM	#916
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter and chosen family. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enjoying life @ home Posts: 16,075 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,866 Thanked 33,522 Times in 10,648 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Play it by ear An novel ability for any person to play an favorite song on the piano, or any musical instrument, without any formal training or ability to do so. Side notes: I'm formally trained as an person to play the piano, but I do have an aptitude for "playing it by ear" ....

09-16-2017, 09:48 AM	#919
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	"Full of Piss and Vinegar".................. To have an abundance or excessive amount of boisterous, youthful energy, enthusiasm, or rowdiness!