Sayings, or expressions, if you will, have always been a thing of interest for me, personally. I wouldn’t say I necessarily use a lot of them myself, but every now and then I’ll throw out one of my personal favourites and have everyone’s attention.
It’s brilliant.
Idioms can be great, but they can also be garbage, and it is rather important to know the appropriate context in which to use them.
The nuttier and weirder the expression, the better, if you ask me. I thought it might be fun to compile a list of some of my own favourites, and I encourage you to leave me some in return in the comments. No pressure whatsoever, but I would be curious to add to my selective sayings repertoire.
Without further ado, here are some of my favourite expressions:
For context, I will provide you all with an asterisk.
*If something exciting and positive occurs, causing a change of events, which I learned from my dad: “Now we’re cooking with peanut oil!”
*Trying to accomplish control in a seemingly uncontrollable situation: “Like trying to herd cats.”
*To suggest you can’t get everything you want all of the time: “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too.”
*Implying one has experience in a certain environment or situation: “This ain’t my first rodeo.”
*If someone is avoiding getting to the direct point in a conversation: “Beating around the bush.”
*To imply that rushing often leads to errors and more effort in the long run, as a result: “Haste makes waste.”
*If dealing with someone incredibly tiresome and childish: “I don’t have the time or the crayons to explain this to you.”
*When involving something worth sacrifice and pain: “No pain, no gain.”
*To suggest that something is absolutely worthless, and I learned this one from my dad as well: “It’s about as useful as tits on a bull.”
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