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General Category => Off the Record => Topic started by: mongers on December 01, 2014, 08:11:16 AM

Title: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: mongers on December 01, 2014, 08:11:16 AM
This thread says what does on the tin.

I quite like 'Strike while the iron is hot'
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 01, 2014, 08:19:01 AM
"Mongers and Martinus have been banned for starting retarded threads."  :P
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 01, 2014, 08:43:32 AM
Fuck you.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Brazen on December 01, 2014, 09:06:45 AM
"Je parle français come une vache espagnole" always breaks the ice among francophones.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Sheilbh on December 01, 2014, 09:08:59 AM
I learned today that the French version of 'other fish to fry' is 'other cats to whip', which I found a little alarming.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 01, 2014, 09:12:23 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on December 01, 2014, 09:08:59 AM
I learned today that the French version of 'other fish to fry' is 'other cats to whip', which I found a little alarming.

That certainly is alarming.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Pedrito on December 01, 2014, 10:27:55 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on December 01, 2014, 09:08:59 AM
I learned today that the French version of 'other fish to fry' is 'other cats to whip', which I found a little alarming.
:lol:

L.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Barrister on December 01, 2014, 10:53:35 AM
Fill your boots.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Scipio on December 01, 2014, 11:09:56 AM
If you can't say anything about anyone, don't say anything nice at all.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Brazen on December 01, 2014, 11:11:16 AM
Don't get your knickers in a twist.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Syt on December 01, 2014, 11:13:15 AM
As opposed to "Don't get your Snickers in a Twix."
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Razgovory on December 01, 2014, 11:18:40 AM
I am partial to the word, "Callipygian".
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Brazen on December 01, 2014, 11:23:44 AM
It's all gone pear-shaped.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Ideologue on December 01, 2014, 11:29:25 AM
Mine's not safe for work.  :blush:
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Josephus on December 01, 2014, 02:58:41 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 01, 2014, 11:18:40 AM
I am partial to the word, "Callipygian".

wrong thread. This is idioms, phrases and expressions.

you want words.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: The Brain on December 01, 2014, 03:20:31 PM
I don't know about favorite, but katmai is a pretty good example.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Duque de Bragança on December 01, 2014, 06:04:19 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 01, 2014, 09:12:23 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on December 01, 2014, 09:08:59 AM
I learned today that the French version of 'other fish to fry' is 'other cats to whip', which I found a little alarming.

That certainly is alarming.

C'est du menu fretin, j'ai d'autres chats à fouetter.   ;)

Originally, "Menu fretin" is small fish deemed unworthy of fishing, sent back to the sea, it's used nowadays in the meaning of small fry, if you want to stick to fish.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Savonarola on December 02, 2014, 07:34:47 AM
I came across one I liked in the Second Book of Maccabees today.  Jason, the former high priest, is described as:  "An apostate from the laws".
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Monoriu on December 02, 2014, 08:40:57 AM
All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. 
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Martinus on December 02, 2014, 08:42:38 AM
Quote from: The Brain on December 01, 2014, 03:20:31 PM
I don't know about favorite, but katmai is a pretty good example.

He said "idioMs".
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: Eddie Teach on December 02, 2014, 08:45:30 AM
Mi idioma favorita es... ingles. Naturalamente. No se algunas otras.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: lustindarkness on December 02, 2014, 09:28:34 AM
"Just another beautiful day in paradise". Which I started to say when I was in Kuwait :lol:.
Title: Re: Your Favourite Idiom, Phrase or Expression
Post by: DontSayBanana on December 02, 2014, 10:36:37 AM
"Whatever floats your goat."

Which I used long before Kain pulled the SG name from an Internet metal name generator, BTW. :contract:
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