- Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.
- Lord willing and the creek don't rise.
- A day late and a dollar short.
- There's method to my madness (and madness to my method).
- Doesn't know his/her ass from a hole in the ground.
- Like a horse on the way back to the barn.
- Hear it straight from the horse's mouth.
- Don't have a dog in that fight.
- Barking up the wrong tree.
- A picture paints a thousand words.
- Fall on your sword.
- Take one for the team.
- Bite the bullet.
- All show and no go.
- Snake in the grass.
- Kill two birds with one stone.
- Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- Got too big for his/her/your/my britches.
- Penny for your thoughts.
- We'll cross that bridge when we get there.
- Can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.
- Barndoor is open and the horses are out.
- Like putting lipstick on a pig.
- The ball is in your court.
- Jumping on the bandwagon.
- Throw him/her under the bus.
- Steal his/her/your/my thunder.
- Pissed in your cornflakes.
- Elephant in the room.
Friday, July 29, 2016
My Top Thirty Favorite Idioms
These are my favorite idioms (in no specific order) and I do use them all in my own speech. It is worth noting that a disproportionate percentage of these originate from south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Yes, my family (my mom's side) comes from the South.
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