Idiom's idiosyncrasies

Just for shytes & giggles

A thought just occurred in reoccurring succession's space

obsessing in the recurrent currents of long detested idioms

this too shall pass, not a chance in hell...

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,

 now that's just freaking perverse

a leopard can't change his spots, 

it is what it is, till it ain't...

they've never seen doubting Thomas fly the coop

a taste of your own medicine is a piece of cake,

when you spit up in the air and it hits you in the face

if you slap me on the wrists, you're going 

to add fuel to the fire, end up against the clock

all bark and no bite...

& if we're all in the same boat, why

are you high as a kite

you just can't cut the mustard

when you cry over spilt milk

cut to the chase, curiosity killed the cat

too bad he was a devil's advocate dark horse

dead ringer of a doozy, down to the wire

you could drive someone up the wall

if you drink like a fish,

unless they're dropping like flies

then eighty-six their a*s, they say

every cloud has a silver lining

If this goes down like a lead balloon, get over yourself,

unless you're a great Samaritan and great minds think alike

then I have a gut feeling, you'll meet me in the green room

for some sympathy & tea in your face,

or they'll be hell to pay in a hand-basket, 

in the heat of the moment, it takes two to tango

especially if it's a small world

knock on wood, now you're talking, only if you're lucky

& let the cat out of the bag,

there's a method to my madness

in all this mumbo jumbo,

if you're the new kid on the block

never bite the hand that feeds you

unless you're off the hook & not playing with a full deck

you can pull the plug and pass the buck,

or the rule of thumb, is take a rain check

when you run out of steam,

unless you have a sixth sense 

and smell something fishy

don't worry, the bigger they are, the harder they fall

it's only water under the bridge when pigs fly,

you can't judge a book by its cover

unless x marks the spot

your guess is good as mine

still,  you can't take it with you

if you have zero tolerance

consider you are what you eat,

wild and woolly 

close but no cigar,

Elvis has already left the building

welease the Quackin!...... 

If you got this far and tossed your cookies after reading,

 I get why you lost the plot, enjoy the rest of your weekend anywho. ;)

Author's Note

Reviews

[redflutterby]

Well I think you about covered them all...ha! And I see you used my song...between that and your clever snappy lines who wouldn't smile. Plus theres a lot of truth in this one...and also some that make you wonder how the heck anyone could know for sure. Do they do studies on that s**t?? Ha.. x

[Frieda P]

How could I not, it was a brilliant idea for this menagerie of nonsense! Ha...thanks so much Red. x

[NoelHC]

Good lord, so many cliches, so little time. Funny, and sassy, and still managed to make sense at the same time.

[Tom]

A clever, creative, cacophony of loveable, locutions and lyrics that when analysed, add up to an affirming allegory !

A fabulous fable Frieda !

[Frieda P]

Love the alliteration in your glowing review, thanks so much coach, this too shall pass. ;)

[Rita L. Sev]

Haha! Beware the overflowing platitudes! Of course I got as far as the end, Frieda - I couldn't stop reading this fun frolic! Happy Labor Day!

[Frieda P]

Oh you know how I love them so, thank Rita, how'd school go?

[Rita L. Sev]

My head is spinning from the first days, but all went well. It's going to be an active year!

[Frieda P]

Oh eesh a sign of what's to come...get out the hair dye. haha

[TL Boehm]

ah the krakin - this was hilarious.

[Frieda P]

Was one of those days, again.....haha

[Beccy]

Loved this, such great fun. 'Unless X marks the spot, your guess is as good as mine.' Priceless.

Beccy.

[Frieda P]

Jazz'd you enjoyed, thanks Beccy....

[Woody]

now this is right up my alley. love this and I'm sure you knew it.
masterfully crafted, m'lady.

[Frieda P]

That's cause you're quackers Woody. :) Thanks so much...

[Woody]

takes one to know one, eh? :)

[Frieda P]

Exactly.....! :)

[Mark]

I only just came across this and it is already the end of my weekend, so just saying, I got through this and am smiling:) because my cookies are still hot and steaming;)

no way am I about to throw them away

god you make me laugh!! a perfect way for me to end my day :)

[Frieda P]

Ha I'm not even gonna touch your hot and steaming cookies, just happy you got a laugh out of it, thanks Mark! :)

[Mark]

still smiling frieda and waiting for those cookies to cool, when you want to say something you tend to turn your grill to full ;)

[Frieda P]

Haha you know what we say in joisey, go BIG or go home.... ;)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I think 'you made your point' my Lady. 'This must have been a b***h' to put together. But 'pray tell' 'what the hell' is eighty-six their a*s?

[Frieda P]

It's like deep-six, throw them overboard, get rid of them...you've never heard that on the other side of the pond, it's definitely the great divide when it come to language....

[redflutterby]

from what ive heard "86" comes from the prohibition era. There was a speakeasy in New York at 86 Bedford Street. It had two entrances...and if the cops were about to raid the place the bartenders would yell out "eighty six everyone" meaning you were to run out the exit door on the 86 side. After that the term was used in bars and other service places to signal you are cut off and thrown out.

[Frieda P]

You know what they say, don't believe everything you read or thing, I read that it derives from British merchant shipping, in which the standard crew was 85, so that the 86th man was left behind; that 86 was the number of a US law that forbade bartenders to serve a person who was drunk...ha same difference I guess.

[redflutterby]

Lmao....well the second part makes sense. My highschool sweetheart worked in his dads restaurant as a barback then bartender, they used to talk about having to eighty six customers. so may have been a law or the speak easy thing.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Anyway I think the adjudicators should give you a weeks ban for subjecting us to that tune!

[Frieda P]

I know, it is quite annoying, but it was Red's idea, blame her, she's the culprit ;)

[redflutterby]

Excuse me John....thats classic disco!! Haha...

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Disco? What is that?

[Frieda P]

You're such a snob John!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I know; and you are a Lady!

[Frieda P]

Somehow, I don't think you meant that as a compliment sir...lol

[redflutterby]

I don't take Lady as a compliment myself....too many bs romanticized connotations to that. I'll stick with "tawdry b***h that knows how to take care of her own s**t" instead. lmao...

[Frieda P]

LOL I just spit my coffee out!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Decorum ladies pleeeeses!

[Frieda P]

Seriously, don't even go there!

[redflutterby]

Decorum...what's that??? Hmm.... ha

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I think it is a Roman term for a threesome?

[redflutterby]

I'm not into decorum so guess we are all out of luck!! Ha....

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Hey and I'm not itallian lol!

[Frieda P]

We all have our crosses to bear John. lol OH another idiom!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I know I'm not very bright lol!

[Frieda P]

Yeah that too haha

[Simran Kewlani]

This was hilarious. I don't understand where you get such lovely ideas.

[Frieda P]

Jazz'd you were entertained Simran, mostly you have to be insane. :) Thanks muchly...