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Year: 2020

Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 by matt shearer

Keep an eye to the ground

Categories: about being in danger, about being vigilant, advising to be careful, cautious, demonstrating keenness
Tags: ear, ears, eye, eyes, ground, keep, open
Posted on September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 by matt shearer

There’s no such thing as a free speech

Categories: about being unintelligent, about current affairs, exhibiting knowledge, expressing freedom of speech, giving a reprisal, malapropisms, negative, philosophical, said with certainty, showing wisdom, thoughtful, vague
Tags: free, lunch, speech
Posted on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by matt shearer

It’s a sore eye

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about medical situations, about things going wrong, inflamatory, negative, steeped in hopelessness
Tags: eye, eyes, sore
Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 by matt shearer

I’m a bit of a lone shark

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about be introverted or unassuming, about being quiet, about money, about working and careers, demonstrating risky behaviour, related to boats, sea travel or water, showing wisdom
Tags: fish, loan, lone, shark
Posted on July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 by iang

Bite my nose off to spite my face

Categories: about being exasperated, about being in a bad way, about being on the edge, about being out of control, about being unhelpful, about things going wrong
Tags: bite, face, nose
Posted on July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 by matt shearer

I am converse in the law

Categories: about being brilliant, about being unintelligent, about being wrong, about working hard and being proud of it, exhibiting knowledge, malapropisms, showing wisdom
Tags: law, well
Posted on June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 by matt shearer

Knock your boots off

Categories: about being care free, about being reckless, about having a lot of fun, about not caring AT ALL, demonstrating risky behaviour, depicting a lovely atmosphere, exhibiting frisky behaviour, mix ups of three idioms, positive, racey, showing crazy behaviour, supportive
Tags: blow, boots, fill, knock, out, socks
Posted on June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 by matt shearer

Carpet denim

Categories: about being care free, demonstrating strong leadership, depicting a lovely atmosphere, malapropisms, motivational, philosophical, positive
Tags: carpe diem, carpet, denim
Posted on June 17, 2020June 21, 2020 by matt shearer

A Social Piranha

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being exasperated, about feeling hard done-by, about feeling like a victim, in the top 30 Eggcorns in the UK - survey in 2017, malapropisms, negative, related to boats, sea travel or water, steeped in hopelessness
Tags: pariah, piranha, social
Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 by matt shearer

Selling like Wildcakes

Categories: about being out of control, about food or cooking, about making money, about things going wrong, related to working from home, steeped in hopelessness, used during pandemics
Tags: cake, hotcakes, selling, spread, spreading, wild, wildfire, wildflowers
Posted on June 8, 2020May 20, 2020 by matt shearer

Get it over the edge

Categories: about being on the edge, demonstrating keenness, demonstrating strong leadership, encouraging you to be stronger, feeling urgent, motivational, showing dedication and commitment
Tags: edge, line, over, seat
Posted on May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 by matt shearer

Running around like an endless chicken

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being exasperated, about food or cooking, about management overload, about something shambolic, bad for animal lovers, demonstrating annoyance, negative, showing crazy behaviour, steeped in hopelessness, used by farmers
Tags: around, chicken, end, headless, run, running
Posted on May 22, 2020May 17, 2020 by matt shearer

Left foot forward

Categories: about be introverted or unassuming, about being bad at sports, about being direct and confronting the issue, about working hard and being proud of it, demonstrating keenness, encouraging you to be stronger, motivational, positive, showing dedication and commitment
Tags: best, foot, forward, left
Posted on May 21, 2020May 17, 2020 by matt shearer

I’ve got a bear to grind

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about animals and living creatures, about being pragmatic, bad for animal lovers, exhibiting knowledge, foreboding, magnanimous, philosophical, steeped in hopelessness, used by farmers
Tags: axe, bear, grind
Posted on May 20, 2020May 21, 2020 by matt shearer

Blasting on all bullets

Categories: about being direct and confronting the issue, about working hard and being proud of it, demonstrating strong leadership, mix ups of three idioms
Tags: barrel, bite, blasting, bullet, bullets, cylinders
Posted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 by matt shearer

Get all your ducks on the wall

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about collaboration, being active, demonstrating keenness, demonstrating strong leadership, related to boats, sea travel or water
Tags: duck, ducks, wall, writing
Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 by matt shearer

Like talking to a blank wall

Categories: about bad manners, about being exasperated, about being unimpressed, about something shambolic, demonstrating annoyance, derogatory, negative, steeped in hopelessness
Tags: blank, brick, talk, talking, wall
Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 by matt shearer

That’s my axe to bear

Categories: about being pragmatic, about gaining an understanding, about something inevitable, considerate, demonstrating strong leadership, exhibiting knowledge, giving an explanation, magnanimous, philosophical, regretful
Tags: axe, bear, cross
Posted on May 7, 2020May 16, 2020 by matt shearer

Get rich or try dying

Categories: about being care free, about being overprivileged, about death, about money, about people taking the initiative, about working hard and being proud of it, demonstrating keenness, demonstrating risky behaviour, encouraging you to be stronger, final, foreboding, showing crazy behaviour, showing dedication and commitment, very very funny. The Best, perhaps.
Tags: die, dying, rich, try, trying
Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by matt shearer

Life can change on a dime

Categories: about being pragmatic, advisory, demonstrating strong leadership, exhibiting knowledge, existential, magnanimous, philosophical, related to working from home, said with certainty, showing wisdom, thoughtful, used as a warning
Tags: dime, instant, life, turn
Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 by matt shearer

He makes my blood curl

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about bad manners, about being disgusted, about medical situations, derogatory, said with certainty
Tags: blood, boil, curl, hair
Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 by matt shearer

Kill 2 birds on 1 stove

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about animals and living creatures, about being direct and confronting the issue, about being pragmatic, about food or cooking, about people taking the initiative, demonstrating strong leadership, exhibiting knowledge, showing a degree of skill, used by farmers
Tags: bird, birds, kill, one, stone, stove, two
Posted on April 2, 2020April 9, 2020 by matt shearer

You’re really letting the town out

Categories: about being care free, about having a lot of fun, about not caring AT ALL, depicting a lovely atmosphere, exhibiting frisky behaviour, mix ups of three idioms, racey
Tags: down, going, hair, out, town
Posted on March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 by matt shearer

Is the Pope a pig?

Categories: about animals and living creatures, demonstrating annoyance, said with certainty, showing impatience
Tags: catholic, fly, mud, pig, pope
Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by matt shearer

A wild herring

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being unhelpful, about food or cooking, about things going wrong, cunning, related to boats, sea travel or water
Tags: chase, goose, herring, red, wild
Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by matt shearer

Not the brightest tool in the shed

Categories: about being unintelligent, derogatory
Tags: bright, shed, star, tool
Posted on March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 by matt shearer

Taking his foot off the boil

Categories: about being slack or useless, about being unimpressed
Tags: boil, foot, pedal
Posted on February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 by matt shearer

Can’t see the wool for the trees

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being exasperated, about being on the edge, about flowers or plants, about management overload, about things going wrong
Tags: see, tree, trees, woods, wool
Posted on February 27, 2020April 9, 2020 by matt shearer

Whatever kills you only makes you stronger

Categories: about being care free, about being unwell, about death, exhibiting knowledge, existential, related to Star Wars, said with certainty, showing wisdom
Tags: kill, make, strong, stronger
Posted on February 15, 2020February 15, 2020 by matt shearer

Let’s put the elephant on the table

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being direct and confronting the issue, about being pragmatic, about current affairs, demanding, demonstrating strong leadership, exhibiting knowledge, feeling urgent, showing impatience
Tags: card, cards, Elephant, room, table

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