phrases that puzzle me
12-11-2009, 06:46 AM
#415
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"You can't swing a dead cat without hitting [whatever]."
I said this once and an Egyptian guy I worked with was appalled! It's a way of expressing that you are being overrun with something, usually something unwelcome.
I have never swung, and will never, actually SWING, a dead cat -the idea makes me wince - and I still use the term from time to time.
I said this once and an Egyptian guy I worked with was appalled! It's a way of expressing that you are being overrun with something, usually something unwelcome.
I have never swung, and will never, actually SWING, a dead cat -the idea makes me wince - and I still use the term from time to time.
12-11-2009, 06:55 AM
#416
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"Ups-a-daisy" and it's various forms.
"An exclamation made when encouraging a child to get up after a fall or when lifting a child into the air. ... The 'daisy' part is a fanciful extension of 'day', perhaps alluding to the child being on the ground amongst the daisies. Of course, the name daisy itself derives from 'day' - the flower, which closes at night and exposes its yellow centre in sunlight, was thought of as the day's eye."
Egads! I'm learning too much here.
"An exclamation made when encouraging a child to get up after a fall or when lifting a child into the air. ... The 'daisy' part is a fanciful extension of 'day', perhaps alluding to the child being on the ground amongst the daisies. Of course, the name daisy itself derives from 'day' - the flower, which closes at night and exposes its yellow centre in sunlight, was thought of as the day's eye."
Egads! I'm learning too much here.
12-11-2009, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
that was interesting about "catch my drift"
"kicked the bucket"
"pushing up daisies"
People sure seem to avoid using the words "dead" and "died"
"kicked the bucket"
"pushing up daisies"
People sure seem to avoid using the words "dead" and "died"
That should take care of that, eh? Edie
12-11-2009, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by QBeth
Thanks. That's my Squeaky. She's a cutey!
We lost our cat a few months ago and I do miss her but I don't miss the litter box!
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