27 Figures of Speech

**panama hat** · 23-03-2020, 02:24 AM

Saw this the other day and thought it may be fun . . .

Name one figure of speech per post:

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I'll start:

1) Screw Loose

**fishlocker** · 23-03-2020, 02:43 AM

Ace up his sleeve?

**Latindancer** · 23-03-2020, 03:58 AM

As mad as a hatter.

Oh....sorry. That's you, isn't it ?

**nidhogg** · 23-03-2020, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by Latindancer

As mad as a hatter.

For more interest, lets add origin where known. This phrase derives from the fact that 19th century hatters (people who made hats) used liquid mercury in the felt hat making process. Mercury poisoning leads to dementia, which can manifest as madness, and many hatters did indeed go mad.

**panama hat** · 23-03-2020, 03:59 AM

Originally Posted by Latindancer

As mad as a hatter.

Oh....sorry. That's you, isn't it ?

Funny, but I'll give you that

**Troy** · 23-03-2020, 07:36 AM

That's a tough nut to crack

**AntRobertson** · 23-03-2020, 07:52 AM

Kicked the bucket.

**AntRobertson** · 23-03-2020, 08:14 AM

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

**lom** · 23-03-2020, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by lom

Red herring

and big cheese

Originally Posted by panama hat

rather looked at the platter as one entity.

all

served on a silver platter

**fishlocker** · 23-03-2020, 09:02 AM

I had a couple milk duds when I walked into this shit show.

**Dillinger** · 23-03-2020, 09:08 AM

Is it to put a flea in ones ear, but that looks like a worm

**Troy** · 23-03-2020, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Is it to put a flea in ones ear, but that looks like a worm

My nan used to say that eating apple pips will make worms grow out of your ears...but I can't find the origin to that

**Dillinger** · 23-03-2020, 09:10 AM

There's more than one way to crack an egg?

**lom** · 23-03-2020, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by fishlocker

Ace up his sleeve?

yes and
play your cards close to your chest

**Luigi** · 23-03-2020, 08:47 AM

Time flies.

Spill the beans

**kmart** · 23-03-2020, 08:49 AM

Silver spoon (born with; in the mouth).

**Gallowspole** · 23-03-2020, 08:50 AM

Rags to riches

No one is really certain when or where the term ‘from rags to riches’ originated, however the concept is one that has been repeated throughout history, with such famous figures as Genghis Khan and the Roman Emperor Diocletian being born in poverty and suddenly finding themselves elevated to positions of wealth and power.

**bsnub** · 23-03-2020, 08:51 AM

Going to hell in a handbasket.

**Dillinger** · 23-03-2020, 08:54 AM

Spilling the beans
Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
Having an Ace up one's sleeve
The cherry on the cake
Time flies when you're having fun

**panama hat** · 23-03-2020, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by nidhogg

For more interest, lets add origin where known

Excellent idea.

Mine: Screw loose, to have a; This idiom originates from the cotton industry and goes back to the 1780s, when textiles began to be mass produced during the industrial revolution. ... Any machine that stopped working or produced faulty cloth was deemed to “have a screw loose” somewhere.

**lom** · 23-03-2020, 08:55 AM

Red herring

**Gallowspole** · 23-03-2020, 08:55 AM

Not enough room to swing a cat

This expression, first recorded in 1771, is thought to allude to the cat-o'-nine-tails, or “cat,” a whip with nine lashes widely used to punish offenders in the British military.

**panama hat** · 23-03-2020, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Spilling the beans
................................

Add 'blind as a a bat' for you . . .

Originally Posted by panama hat

Name one figure of speech per post:

**panama hat** · 23-03-2020, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by lom

Red herring

Ah, that's one I hadn't seen, rather looked at the platter as one entity. Nicely done

**Luigi** · 23-03-2020, 09:00 AM

The cat's got your tongue.

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