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I believe that 'having your cake and eating it' really means 'keeping your cake and eating it' - so obviously you'd never run out of cake - which would probably be a good thing 
Posted: 21:18 Jun 20 2002
What's with that expression?
i was thinking about some the expressions we use in the English language
'daft as a brush'
'have your cake and eat it'
and some them i just don't get.
daft brushes... and who'd want to just have their thier cake wihtout eating it?
There were a bunch of others too, but my memory ain't the greatest and i forgot them all...
does anyone know how any of them came to be or have a personal explanation for the weirder sayings?
'daft as a brush'
'have your cake and eat it'
and some them i just don't get.
daft brushes... and who'd want to just have their thier cake wihtout eating it?
There were a bunch of others too, but my memory ain't the greatest and i forgot them all...
does anyone know how any of them came to be or have a personal explanation for the weirder sayings?
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Posted: 21:18 Jun 20 2002
"Sore thumbs. Do they stick out? I mean, have you ever seen a
thumb and gone, 'Wow! That baby is sore!'"
"You have too many thoughts."
Can never resist a bit of Willow quotage.
My favourite silly phrases are the ones which are contradictory. Saying 'Not to mention..' before mentioning something, for example.
thumb and gone, 'Wow! That baby is sore!'"
"You have too many thoughts."
Can never resist a bit of Willow quotage.
My favourite silly phrases are the ones which are contradictory. Saying 'Not to mention..' before mentioning something, for example.
Posted: 22:30 Jun 20 2002 
"cheap at half the price"... surely it would make more sense to say something is cheap at twice the price?
And are these just East End sayings, because I've never heard them from anyone else:-
a) She's as game as a bagel (pronounced "by-gle" ), and
b) You'd laugh to see a pudding run
(Edited by Vix 20/06/2002 23:00)
And are these just East End sayings, because I've never heard them from anyone else:-
a) She's as game as a bagel (pronounced "by-gle" ), and
b) You'd laugh to see a pudding run
(Edited by Vix 20/06/2002 23:00)
Posted: 22:59 Jun 20 2002
We have a northern one, and I have no idea what it comes from, and that's "Agait"
It's used to describe what someone was saying, example,
"and she was saying....." becomes, "and she's agait...."
God only knows where that one came from!!!
It's used to describe what someone was saying, example,
"and she was saying....." becomes, "and she's agait...."
God only knows where that one came from!!!
Posted: 23:26 Jun 20 2002
I like the ones that contradict each other. Like :-
"Too many cooks spoil the broth."
But
"Many hands make light work."
My head hurts
"Too many cooks spoil the broth."
But
"Many hands make light work."
My head hurts
Posted: 10:11 Jun 21 2002
I once got asked by an American colleague to explain to him the many uses of a certain UK slang word referring to small round parts of the male anatomy and, in particular, to use it on its own or with the words "load of" meant something was really not very good, but to say it was "the dog's..." meant quite the opposite. I failed miserably. Can anyone explain?
Posted: 13:17 Jun 21 2002
Ok I found this Ming
The term " The Dogs ( you all know what ) "
Meaning
Excellent - the absolute apex.
Origin
No doubt coined from dogs' habit of licking the aforementioned organs in preference to almost any other activity.
Found a great site to search for the meanings of sayings
phrases.shu.ac.uk/
(Edited by Sweet-Sange 21/06/2002 13:46)
The term " The Dogs ( you all know what ) "
Meaning
Excellent - the absolute apex.
Origin
No doubt coined from dogs' habit of licking the aforementioned organs in preference to almost any other activity.
Found a great site to search for the meanings of sayings
phrases.shu.ac.uk/
(Edited by Sweet-Sange 21/06/2002 13:46)
Posted: 13:41 Jun 21 2002 
Erm, isn't that the point? I've always used 'cheap at half the price' as a sarcastic comment - that if it was half the price then it would be cheap, but at the current price it is way too much.
by Vix
"cheap at half the price"... surely it would make more sense to say something is cheap at twice the price?
Or is that just me?
[Edited for an unforgiveable typo]
(Edited by Jayjay 24/06/2002 07:16)
Posted: 17:56 Jun 22 2002