I need your favorite expressions!

[SueBee]

I live halfway across the country from my soon-to-be 5 year old grandson. He’s pretty darned sharp, if I do say so myself. We talk on the phone nearly every day and he’s recently picked up on the expressions (idioms) I use… and he’s started using them back to me, and saying “that’s an expression”. Please share some of your favorite expressions so I can expand my repertoire!

 

[Jazzy1]

"The elephant in the room"

"A penny saved is a penny earned"

"Bite the bullet"

 

[RadishRose]

Cool beans! (good)

Crack-a-lackin' (get moving)

 

[MarkinPhx]

"Stay in your lane"

"One day at a time"

"KISS-Keep it simple stupid"

 

[Paco Dennis]

"it is better to rumble like rocks than jingle like jade."

 

[officerripley]

"On the list of the ten things I need to do in the next few minutes, that's number twelve."

 

[JBR]

Ones I find myself using...

"a tough cabbage to slice" (difficult or resistant situation or thing)
I'd, you'd, he'd "better beedle along" (move quickly)
"live and learn"
"that bus has left"
"off like a herd of turtles" getting a stow start
when someone worries aloud about dubious disaster "we'll see..."
said when something disappointing happens "oh, well"
"it pancaked" an effort or project that disappointed or failed

 

[Michael Z]

I always used to say “that’s millionaire’s ————— “ in reference to some expensive item.

 

[Knight]

like nailing jello to a tree (getting a stubborn person to cooperate)
It's as clear as water ( understanding a point)

 

[Pinky]

Cool
Awesome
No sweat

 

[jim_slim]

Common Expressions & Meanings:

• A Piece of Cake: Something very easy to do.
• Bite the Bullet: To endure a painful or difficult situation with courage.
• Break a Leg: Good luck (often said to performers).
• Hit the Nail on the Head: To be exactly right about something.
• Let the Cat Out of the Bag: To accidentally reveal a secret.
• Under the Weather: Feeling slightly ill or unwell.
• Cost an Arm and a Leg: Something very expensive.
• Speak of the Devil: Said when the person you were just talking about appears.
• The Ball is in Your Court: It's your turn to make a decision or take action.
• Once in a Blue Moon: Very rarely, almost never.
• Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining: There's a positive side to every bad situation.
• Kill Two Birds with One Stone: To accomplish two things with a single action.
• Fish Out of Water: Feeling uncomfortable in an unfamiliar situation.
• Beat Around the Bush: To avoid saying what you mean directly.
• Give the Benefit of the Doubt: To believe someone's statement without proof.
• Take it Easy: Relax or slow down.
• Cry Over Spilled Milk: To be upset about something that has already happened and can't be changed

 

[roadhogg]

 

[RambleTamble]

Some of those would make great song titles.

 

[oldman]

When I was flying, I would occasionally have a rookie with me and I would have him land the plane. Almost every rookie would take the plane too far down the runway and I would have to step in and take control of the plane and do a go around. I would explain to them not to use up so much runway without landing the plane.

After about ten new pilots doing the same thing, I would allow the new guys to still land the plane, but I would yell “Put the wheels on the runway now!”

Another expression is “Well, we made it down again. Thank you Lord.”

 

[Sunny]

That's a high class problem.

 

[Mizmo]

A young gentleman who lives in my building says...

HOLY CRAP !!!

 

[RadishRose]

Chillax

 

[StarSong]

"it is better to rumble like rocks than jingle like jade."

What does that mean?

 

[Capt Lightning]

Cabbages and kings..

 

[jujube]

"It's like herding cats."

 

[Lilac]

A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.

 

[Naturally]

TGIF

 

[roadhogg]

Hello sir ..how do you do ?

 

[Magna-Carta]

"On the list of the ten things I need to do in the next few minutes, that's number twelve."

I remember at work, a Section Manager said to one of his Group Leaders, "I have seven Group Leaders in my section. You are my eighth favourite."

 

[Aunt Bea]

Let’s get this circus on the train.

Not my circus; not my monkeys.

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