[Misc] Silly Sayings

[Bakero]

but in what other sense would i want to have a cake?

You might want to have it tomorrow.

 

[dazzer6666]

I don't know about sayings, but using the word 'super' in front of 'friendly' or 'happy' e.g.,., I'm super happy ...

really, really p**ses me off. An american term which is creeping into general usage,

Agreed - super annoying isn't it ?

On here, the many prior references to Hughton 'earning his salt'. It's CORN.........should have been deliveries of CORN at half time, not salt. This is where it all went wrong. You EARN CORN, you're WORTH SALT (or not)

 

[Icy Gull]

It’s raining cats and dogs. WTF?

 

[The Wookiee]

It’s what they are all wearing! Who the **** are they ?

 

[Barham's tash]

So "I am willing to win my mortgage being paid off", but what are you betting if you lose? To have your mortgage doubled?

No just not having it paid off which is why it’s silly...

 

[METALMICKY]

apparently its a term from getting in the pub just after opening.

On the basis of keeping sayings in their original context can we please stop the business bullshxt of saying " by the close of play ". It's a cricket expression thanks very much!

Also not keen on the saying " it is what it is ". American nonsense that seems to have caught on here.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

I have no idea what is so good about the knees on a bee or the scrotum of a dog?

As in "bee's knees" and "dog's bo11ocks"

 

[Icy Gull]

Also not keen on the saying " it is what it is ". American nonsense that seems to have caught on here.

Guilty I’m afraid, great expression for being accepting of something that you can’t change but don’t like. I say that to my wife when she starts banging on about things we can’t change.

 

[dazzer6666]

On the basis of keeping sayings in their original context can we please stop the business bullshxt of saying " by the close of play ". It's a cricket expression thanks very much!

Also not keen on the saying " it is what it is ". American nonsense that seems to have caught on here.

We are where we are................

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Adding .... "or whatnot" onto the end of a sentence. ??

Really gets my goat that. Actually, so does that phrase. Grrrrrrr.....

 

[schmunk]

Also not keen on the saying " it is what it is ". American nonsense that seems to have caught on here.

We are where we are................

 

[Icy Gull]

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

have your cake and eat it.

what else is the point of cake?

This saying is a crucial clue in the excellent tv mini series Manhunt: The Unabomber starring Paul Bettany. Highly recommended.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5618256/

 

[Lankyseagull]

Have you had your ears lowered?

No, I've had an effing hair cut. I've not been for major surgery to move the position of my ears on my head....

 

[half time scores]

When one door closes another opens.

Having owned a British Leyland car in the eighties, I can relate to that.

 

[LowKarate]

What’s funny about that?

 

[Razzoo]

On the basis of keeping sayings in their original context can we please stop the business bullshxt of saying " by the close of play ". It's a cricket expression thanks very much!

Also not keen on the saying " it is what it is ". American nonsense that seems to have caught on here.

I ****ing hate It is what it is.

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Cheap at half the price as an indication it is cheap at the current price.

Would make more sense if it was cheap at twice the price.

The saying IS "cheap at twice the price". The "cheap at half the price" version is a kind of jokey ironic twist on it, meaning that its not cheap at all.

In fact I quote:
There has been a saying in American English: "Cheap at twice the price." This has traditionally been used to indicate that something is a great bargain. "Cheap at half the price" is a humorous reversal of this statement. It is used to express contempt for the quality or price of an item, or both.

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Personal favourites:
(1) You don't have a dog and bark yourself.
(2) Its the tail wagging the dog.
(3) If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...

 

[schmunk]

The saying IS "cheap at twice the price". The "cheap at half the price" version is a kind of jokey ironic twist on it, meaning that its not cheap at all.

In fact I quote:
There has been a saying in American English: "Cheap at twice the price." This has traditionally been used to indicate that something is a great bargain. "Cheap at half the price" is a humorous reversal of this statement. It is used to express contempt for the quality or price of an item, or both.

cf. "What can I do you for...?"