Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Share the idioms which annoy you. Some I don't like include: The apple of my eye A chip on your shoulder Go out on a limb Brain child Eat your heart out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I don't know what they mean. :disappointed: But I love idioms, generally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 They annoy me more for the images they conjure up. I like idioms generally, but there are plenty I dislike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imke Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Pot meets kettle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Spitting image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Long in the tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imke Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 There's one in German that always confused me, don't know if it exists in the same form in English: having hair on your teeth = someone who talks a lot. :wtf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 We don't have that one. Sounds eww. Keep your eyes peeled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 There's one in German that always confused me, don't know if it exists in the same form in English: having hair on your teeth = someone who talks a lot. :wtf: Hahaha :wtf: We don't have it in french either. I don't understand the other ones you and Greg posted. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumbersGirl Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Spitting image. I've used this plenty of times before, but now that I think about it I don't understand the spitting reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Keep your eyes peeled, means stay vigilant, or keep looking as something will happen, or you need to find something. You peel a tangerine or a banana. Take the skin off it. Long in the tooth means old. I just imagine a really long tooth. Spitting image means looks exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 I've used this plenty of times before, but now that I think about it I don't understand the spitting reference. Maybe reflection in the spit? Yeah, I've used these before, it's only when you think about them do you dislike them, if I'm honest haha. Then again, that's true with absolutely anything when it comes to language or none physical contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 I could eat a horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Spitting image means looks exactly the same. Or a successful TV series which featured famous people in "puppet" form.:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Or a successful TV series which featured famous people in "puppet" form.:P Good contribution Mark. You are a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Paying through the nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Good contribution Mark. You are a hero. I wouldn't go that far, but thanks anyway.:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Thank you for explaining ! You forgot one though :P : Pot meets kettle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Pot calls the kettle black (and other variants) - used if somebody is hypocritical (the kettle and pot are both black in this scenario). For example if I lambasted somebody for being too beautiful and amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumbersGirl Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 saying a person 'eats like a bird' That implies they don't eat much. Which is funny to me, because the birds that come to my birdfeeder eat incessantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Probably not an actual idiom, more just a phrase but: Eating pussy. Always feel weird saying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumbersGirl Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 :lol: although I feel like I shouldn't be laughing hey coincidentally guess what's on random on my iTunes right now "you'll go to hell, for..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 saying a person 'eats like a bird' That implies they don't eat much. Which is funny to me, because the birds that come to my birdfeeder eat incessantly. It's weird, really, as there's also "eats like a gannet", which is the opposite.:dozey: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Pot calls the kettle black (and other variants) - used if somebody is hypocritical (the kettle and pot are both black in this scenario). For example if I lambasted somebody for being too beautiful and amazing. I don't see how that example applies. :tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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