”Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.”
Today is windy. It will be in the high 40’s. The sun and the blue sky will be around all day. I have some errands, and I think I’ll take a ride. The chickadees are back and have joined the titmice in flying in and out of the feeders. They don’t go far. They fly to nearby branches where they eat. I also saw a few nuthatches and a giant blue jay. A spawn waited on a branch for its opportunity to hang from the feeders and eat all the sunflower seeds. Nala dissuaded him of that. He was off and running.
When I was a kid, I thought idioms were truths. The nuances of the English language were lost on the young me. Money certainly didn’t grow on trees. That seemed silly. Everybody knew that. When I first heard break a leg, I was shocked. What a horrible thing to say. My father would say someone was a good egg. In Africa I saw the actual difference between a good egg and a bad egg. One floats and the other drops to the bottom of the bucket. Never pick the floater unless you’re going to use it to egg someone on. I’d pick a piece of cake over easy as pie. I remember interviewing a candidate for a secretarial position. In answering one question she said, “That hit the nail right on the nose.” How do people know when clams are happy? They don’t smile. That was always a bit of a puzzler. I’d prefer to take the cake, not the bull by the horns.
Some things are a dime a dozen while others are just a drop in the bucket. You can have an ace in the hole and another up your sleeve. You can be all ears and all thumbs. I am the latter, sort of a bull in a china shop. Curiosity killed the cat despite its nine lives.
Idioms are colorful. They are versatile. Some go out of fashion, but new ones take their places. I am a fan of idioms. They are the bee’s knees, the cat’s meow, just the ticket, top notch and usually hit the bull’s eye.
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November 25, 2024 at 2:55 pm
Hi Kat,
Today is cloudy and getting cooler with a high temperature of only 69°. The temperature this week is forecast to be a yo-yo. Wednesday we should hit 82°, and on Thanksgiving drop down to a chilly high of 54°.
I enjoyed reminiscing on your idioms. Some of them are very funny. I never counted my chickens at all, neither before nor after hatching. I can’t think of another one since my mind is drawing a complete blank. I do realize that a pot will eventually boil regardless if I’m watching or not. I never have come into any money when my palm gets itchy. And no matter how long I wait, the cows have never come home.
I’m amazed at the ignorance of the American general public. Muslim voters in Dearborn Michigan are suddenly surprised that President Elect Trump is gung-ho on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plans to eradicate Gaza from the face of the earth. Or, that growers in California are surprised that Trump really will deport all of their illegal farm workers. Now they are concerned that no able bodied Americans will apply to harvest their crops. Farmers in the Midwest are suddenly shocked that Trump’s tariffs will cost them big bucks. Oh, so you’re concerned that Trump lied through his teeth about not applying Project 2025 as soon as he won. Soddenly, these folks have developed buyer’s remorse. Sorry, there’s no refunds or exchanges on your vote. We’re all stuck until 2028.
November 25, 2024 at 6:09 pm
Hi Bob,
Tonight we’ll have a high of 42° and maybe down to the 30’s.
I used to count my baby chicks to see how many got home after free ranging all day. They do come home to roost. Cows also tend to meander back to the barn.
Idioms seldom make any literal sense. They carry a figurative meaning. If you break one into its individual words, it doesn’t make sense. They have to be together.
Trump told 30,000 lies during his first presidency. Only a fool would believe he was telling the truth while he campaigned this time. He said what he knew people wanted to hear. I can’t believe so many people fell for it. After being named the new ambassador to Israel, Huckabee said there is no Gaza. Sorry, Arabs for Trump. Sorry for farmers who will not have pickers, undocumented workers now housed in camps. Sorry for the outbreaks of things like measles, but Trump chose an anti-vaccine, Kennedy. I could cite so much more, but I’ll stop here. Sorry, there are no backsies.
November 25, 2024 at 11:34 pm
During the campaign for Senator, Ted Cruz ran ads how his Democratic opponent, Colin Allred, voted to approve transgender surgery for serviceman and woman. I just read an article that said there are 1,500 transgender service men or woman. Joesph Gobbels was unfortunate right, if you tell a lie often enough it becomes the truth.
November 25, 2024 at 11:50 pm
Trump has already said he will discharge all transgendered service members regardless of status or rank. Only the marines have been making their quota of recruits so could be devastating.
November 26, 2024 at 6:31 am
Today it will be “raining cats and dogs”. Watch out!
November 26, 2024 at 9:09 am
I’d rather it rain cats and dogs instead of falling snow.
November 26, 2024 at 6:33 am
With a 25% tariff on Chinese goods, Walmart will have to close.
November 26, 2024 at 9:14 am
China is listed for a 10% tariff. Mexico and Canada will get the 25%. I think places like Walmart will still be cheaper than other stores.