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Home / Author: Idioms Poster

Author: Idioms Poster

Posted on March 3, 2024March 3, 2024 by Idioms Poster

Interior motive

Categories: about being cunning, about being quiet, eggcorns
Tags: interior, motive, ulterior
Posted on January 7, 2024January 8, 2024 by Idioms Poster

You made short mince of that!

Categories: about being surprised, about things going very well
Tags: meat, mince, short, work
Posted on May 19, 2023May 29, 2023 by Idioms Poster

Many ways to swing a cat

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about animals and living creatures, about being pragmatic
Tags: cat, skin, swing
Posted on May 9, 2023May 11, 2023 by Idioms Poster

Jackal of all trades

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being brilliant, showing a degree of skill
Tags: jack, jackal, trade
Posted on April 23, 2023April 23, 2023 by Idioms Poster

Making money hand over foot

Categories: about making money, about money
Tags: foot, money
Posted on April 23, 2023April 23, 2023 by Idioms Poster

Put it on the back boiler

Categories: about being pragmatic, about food or cooking, eggcorns
Tags: back, boiler
Posted on April 8, 2023April 8, 2023 by Idioms Poster

Frozen cons

Categories: about being pragmatic, eggcorns
Tags: con, frozen, pro
Posted on April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 by Idioms Poster

Throw a curve bomb

Categories: demonstrating risky behaviour, destructive, foreboding, ominous
Tags: ball, baseball, curve
Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 by Idioms Poster

The clouds opened

Categories: about getting religion, about having good fortune, about the weather
Tags: clouds, open, parted, skies, sky
Posted on March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 by Idioms Poster

I need some time to decompose

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about medical situations
Tags: decompose, decompress
Posted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 by Idioms Poster

Plastic makes perfect

Category: about working hard and being proud of it
Tag: plastic
Posted on December 22, 2022April 5, 2023 by Idioms Poster

They think they’re the cat’s bees

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being brilliant, about being impressed
Tags: bee, bees, cat, knee, knees, pyjamas
Posted on October 23, 2022October 23, 2022 by Idioms Poster

More people have written about maths than I have

Category: Escher sentences
Tag: maths
Posted on September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Dancing queen, young and sweet, only seven teeth

Categories: about having a lot of fun, about love, about medical situations, depicting a lovely atmosphere, eggcorns, mondegreens
Tags: dancing, queen, sweet, teeth, young
Posted on September 16, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Make haste while the sun shines

Categories: about having a lot of fun, adventurous, demonstrating keenness, depicting a lovely atmosphere, encouraging, feeling urgent, inspirational or aspirational, motivational, positive
Tags: haste, hay, shine, sun
Posted on September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 by Idioms Poster

To open a whole can of beans

Categories: about being in danger, about food or cooking, demonstrating risky behaviour
Tags: beans, can, worms
Posted on September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 by Idioms Poster

It’s six of one, a dozen of the other

Categories: about being pragmatic, showing wisdom
Tags: dozen, other, six
Posted on September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Go count your sour grapes … before they hatch

Categories: demonstrating annoyance, derogatory, dismissive, negative
Tags: count, grapes, hatch, sour
Posted on August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 by Idioms Poster

As chuffed as punch

Categories: positive, proud
Tags: bits, chuffed, punch
Posted on July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Baron of laughs

Categories: about having a lot of fun, about making people laugh, demonstrating strong leadership, eggcorns
Tags: barrel, laugh
Posted on July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Tall act

Categories: about being impressed, related to Star Wars
Tags: follow, tall, tough
Posted on July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Two peas in a pot

Categories: about camaraderie, about food or cooking, eggcorns
Tags: pea, pot
Posted on July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 by Idioms Poster

A battling ram

Category: eggcorns
Tags: battering, battle, ram
Posted on July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Pillow of the community

Categories: demonstrating strong leadership, eggcorns
Tags: community, pillar, pillow
Posted on June 28, 2022July 2, 2022 by Idioms Poster

The whole kitten caboodle

Categories: about animals and living creatures, eggcorns, showing dedication and commitment
Tags: caboodle, kaboodle, kit, kitten
Posted on June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Head poncho

Categories: about being impressed, demonstrating strong leadership, eggcorns
Tags: head, honcho, poncho
Posted on June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Like a deer in the headlines

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being in danger, about feeling like a victim, eggcorns
Tags: deer, headlights, headline, headlines, lights
Posted on June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by Idioms Poster

There are many other ways to swing the cat

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about animals and living creatures, about being pragmatic, exhibiting knowledge
Tags: cat, skin, swing, way
Posted on May 23, 2022June 5, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Lavatories of innovation

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about being brilliant, about current affairs, about medical situations, demonstrating strong leadership, eggcorns, exhibiting knowledge, inspirational or aspirational, malapropisms
Tags: innovation, lavatory
Posted on May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 by Idioms Poster

More people use sweeteners than for any other reason

Category: Escher sentences
Tag: reason

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