We know that already. Where you lay your cards?
We know that already. Where you lay your cards?
On a sticky wicket
On ones own coattails...apparently from the 17 Century meaning at one's own expense.
Now used as riding someone's coattails meaning to obtain success on the back of another's achievements.
Not sure where the wickets are in the op....
Birdbrain
So what's the current count? 29?
Walking on eggshells
1800's usage, probably from the imagery that eggshells are easily broken. The origin of the idiom is a matter of dispute, but the general consensus is that walking on eggshells came from the same place as other cautionary actions, such as walking on thin ice or broken glass.
Cat got your tongue
Thin as a beanpole...
Apparently the saying originated in Germany.
Sick as a parrot
Mouth like the bottom of a parrot's cage
^ & ^^ Hmm . . . can't see either of those
What about the shadow? It doesn't seem to follow the picture
^ You're clevererer than Butterfly looks
As thick as two short planks
^ Have you looked at the picture in the first post of the thread?
(That's what the thread is about)
This one ...
There is something to do with the shadow being in the shape of a woman but I can't think of it...behind every great man or something similar.
Also his fingers are pinching the cat's tail...
at a pinch
Or something similar
i also think there must be a saying related to winklepickers...
The shoe is on the other foot
This idiom originated in the 1800s. Initially, the exact wording was a little different: the boot is on the other leg. The idea behind this was related to the feeling of discomfort you would have if you put your left shoe on your right foot, and vice versa
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