Is it to put a flea in ones ear, but that looks like a worm
Is it to put a flea in ones ear, but that looks like a worm
There's more than one way to crack an egg?
A piece of cake
The idea of cake being “easy” originated in the 1870's when cakes were given out as prizes for winning competitions. In particular, there was a tradition in the US slavery states where slaves would circle around a cake at a gathering. The most “graceful” pair would win the cake the in middle.
A shadow of your former self
"If someone or something is a shadow of their former self, they are very much less powerful or impressive than they used to be."
Pull your socks up
From the start of a race where everyone used to pull up their socks in preparation.
Cat got your tongue?
Self explanatory
As bald as a coot
Coots are water birds whose heads have the appearance of baldness. This doesn't refer to the lack of feathers on the bird's head, but to their white markings. 'Bald' has several meanings, one of which is 'streaked or marked with white'. That's the meaning here, as in 'piebald', used to describe the black and white markings of a horse or other animal
Spill the beans
Give away private information.
Walking on pins and needles
Feeling uncomfortable and/or fearful in a certain environment or around a particular person. When you literally picture walking on pins and needles you kind of know that is going to hurt! People use this phrase when talking about dealing with an abusive spouse, a difficult boss, etc.
One for Mr Dillinger ...
Quit "Cold Turkey"?
"It may be that the original cold turkey was a combination of cold ("straightforward, matter-of-fact") and the earlier talk turkey, which dates back to the early 1800s and refers to speaking plainly. "
"Didn't trouble the scorer" ... made little impact on the outcome or achieved less then what was expected.
On indulgence ...
Not to be confused with "didn't measure up" and not referring to anyone of this Board
^ not to be confused with the op picture either
derail
obstruct (a process) by diverting it from its intended course.
So, England need 7 runs to win the test match.
The spin bowler arrives at the pitch, faces 1 ball, blocks and the strike is rotated to the other batsman who hits the winning runs in the subsequent over.
The spin bowler "didn't trouble the scorer" but, by being last drop, kept their wicket intact had an impact on the game, but "didn't trouble the scorer"
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cyrille, your correction "didn't measure up"
The joker in the pack...
Don^t know the origin but means something or someone unpredictable like the weather...or coronavirus.
There's the queen of hearts and jack of spades there too
With a cherry on top.
Origin unknown
The whole contention that someone who is out first ball makes no work for the scorer is, of course, completely erroneous.
I was going to c+p this but it's way too boring, even for me.
No, you did trouble the scorer | ESPNcricinfo.com
Please tell me this isn't another sad excuse for a befuddled acronym thread. Funk may as well go back to decoding if half you funks will live.
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