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Year: 2012

Posted on November 17, 2012October 15, 2016 by Idioms Poster

Catch 24

Categories: about being impressed, about feeling hard done-by, about feeling like a victim, derogatory, final, negative, philosophical
Tags: 22, 24, catch
Posted on November 14, 2012July 15, 2016 by iang

Pansyfoot around someone

Categories: descriptive, negative
Tags: pansyfoot, pussy, pussyfoot
Posted on November 11, 2012 by Idioms Poster

Sharp end of the stick

Categories: about feeling hard done-by, about feeling like a victim, descriptive, giving an explanation, negative
Tags: sharp, stick, thin, wedge
Posted on November 8, 2012May 7, 2020 by iang

Put my money where my mouse is

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being impressed, about money, comparative, magnanimous
Tags: money, mouse
Posted on November 6, 2012July 15, 2016 by iang

Take your finger off the ball

Categories: comparative, derogatory, negative, regretful, used as a warning
Tags: ball, finger, off, pulse
Posted on October 11, 2012October 11, 2012 by Idioms Poster

Don’t shoot yourself in the leg

Categories: advisory, cautious, considerate, giving a reprisal, magnanimous
Tags: foot, leg, shoot
Posted on September 28, 2012June 2, 2019 by iang

A one horse pony

Categories: about animals and living creatures, comparative, derogatory, descriptive, dismissive, giving an explanation, negative
Tags: horse, one, pony, town, trick
Posted on September 22, 2012September 22, 2016 by Idioms Poster

That’s right up my creek

Categories: being active, conversational, demonstrating keenness, energetic, positive, used as an expletive
Tags: creek, paddle, street, up
Posted on September 22, 2012September 22, 2012 by Idioms Poster

A bridge too soon

Categories: about feeling hard done-by, about feeling like a victim, descriptive, final, negative
Tags: bridge, far, much, soon, too
Posted on August 25, 2012December 9, 2021 by Idioms Poster

Don’t knock it ’til you bang it

Categories: advisory, comparative, conversational, philosophical, romantic
Tags: bang, banging, knock, try, until
Posted on August 17, 2012July 14, 2018 by iang

Spit the cat out of the bag

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about animals and living creatures, about doing something, comparative, conversational, descriptive
Tags: bag, cat, spit
Posted on August 17, 2012 by iang

On the trot

Category: comparative
Tags: hoof, trot
Posted on August 17, 2012 by iang

Spitting livid

Categories: comparative, conversational
Tags: livid, spitting
Posted on August 9, 2012October 2, 2016 by Idioms Poster

Ears like a hawk

Categories: about being impressed, about feeling envious, descriptive, giving an explanation, positive, showing wisdom
Tags: ear, ears, eye, eyes, hawk
Posted on August 6, 2012 by Idioms Poster

That’s when the shit comes out of the fan

Categories: about feeling hard done-by, about feeling like a victim, conversational, derogatory, final, giving an explanation, negative
Tags: comes, detail, devil, fan, shit, woodwork
Posted on August 2, 2012 by iang

It was on the tip of my lip

Categories: conversational, descriptive
Tags: lip, tip, tounge
Posted on August 1, 2012 by iang

That goes down the window

Categories: comparative, conversational, descriptive
Tags: out, window
Posted on July 30, 2012 by Idioms Poster

I need my ego scratched

Categories: about feeling hard done-by, about feeling like a victim, conversational, magnanimous
Tags: back, ego, massage, scratch, scratched
Posted on July 27, 2012July 21, 2016 by Idioms Poster

You knocked the steam out of my sail

Categories: about feeling hard done-by, about feeling like a victim, derogatory, negative
Tags: knock, knocked, run, sail, sails, steam, wind
Posted on June 29, 2012June 29, 2012 by Idioms Poster

Runs like a well-oiled ship

Categories: about being impressed, descriptive
Tags: machine, oil, oiled, run, runs, ship, tight
Posted on May 31, 2012 by iang

You don’t break the line

Categories: about feeling like a victim, advisory, conversational, descriptive, giving an explanation
Tags: break, cross, line
Posted on May 29, 2012January 2, 2022 by iang

As calm as a cucumber

Categories: brilliant Malaphors, comparative, conversational, descriptive
Tags: Calm, cool, cucumber
Posted on May 10, 2012July 16, 2016 by Idioms Poster

Dancing on thin ground

Categories: about feeling hard done-by, advisory, comparative, demonstrating risky behaviour, feeling urgent, final, giving a reprisal, negative, philosophical
Tags: coals, dance, dancing, dangerous, hot, ice, skate, skating, thin, walk, walking
Posted on May 4, 2012October 27, 2019 by Idioms Poster

We have to jump over some hoops

Categories: about being impressed, about doing something, about feeling hard done-by, about feeling like a victim, about people taking the initiative, conversational, descriptive, energetic, negative
Tags: hoop, hoops, hurdle, hurdles, jump, over
Posted on April 22, 2012October 27, 2019 by Idioms Poster

Bite the bullet while it’s hot

Categories: about being impressed, about people taking the initiative, advisory, conversational, creative, feeling urgent, final, supportive
Tags: bite, bullet, hot, iron, mouth, strike, teeth
Posted on April 12, 2012August 2, 2017 by Idioms Poster

More fun than shooting monkeys in a barrel

Categories: about being impressed, about doing something, about having a lot of fun, comparative, conversational, cunning, descriptive, encouraging, motivational, positive, said with certainty
Tags: barrel, fish, fun, monkey, monkeys, shoot, shooting
Posted on April 11, 2012July 14, 2018 by Idioms Poster

Don’t look a gifthorse in the eye

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about good luck, advising to be humble, advisory, exhibiting knowledge, magnanimous, philosophical, used as a warning
Tags: eye, gift, gifthorse, horse, look, mouth
Posted on April 10, 2012 by Idioms Poster

She turns traffic

Categories: about being impressed, descriptive, romantic
Tags: head, heads, stop, traffic, turn
Posted on April 7, 2012May 4, 2012 by Idioms Poster

He knows his eggs

Categories: about being impressed, conversational, descriptive
Tags: egg, eggs, know, onion, onions
Posted on April 3, 2012April 17, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Not enough time to swing a cat

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about animals and living creatures, about being in a hurry, about doing something, about feeling hard done-by, about feeling like a victim, conversational, negative
Tags: cat, enough, space, swing, time

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