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Final score:

37points

Hotrobot

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Dagnirath 3 years ago

Or the rural version: "Not my field, not my bull****."

9points

A stick in the a**e doesn't replace a spine
(Hiding behind rules to compensate the lack of courage)

Final score:

34points

J. F.

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Thorfin Wolfsbane 3 years ago

glad I learned this new idiom today!

9points

i like this combination: i’ll burn that bridge when i get to it

Final score:

32points

ekBar57

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TheJestersApprentice 3 years ago

Malaphores!

6points

"Whatever floats your boat" (i.e. whatever makes you happy), to which I add "so long as it doesn't sink mine."

Final score:

31points

Dagnirath

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Flyte Ramsay 3 years ago

My version of this one is "whatever floats your goat"

1point

"As sharp as a marble" is my favorite

Final score:

28points

Diana Lopetaitė

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Dagnirath 3 years ago

I'm filing that one away with "smooth as sandpaper" and "clear as concrete".

7points

My dad had a ton of these he would say all the time, my all time favorite is.

"Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug."

Final score:

26points

By Deleted User

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StrangeLittleThing 3 years ago

This is some real stuff right here!

4points

“Inside every old person there’s a young person wondering what happened.” - not an idiom, but a Pratchett quote that should be.

Final score:

25points

Camilla Koutsos

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Sherrill Uliasz 3 years ago

Inside every old person, there's a young person trying to get out.

2points

I just heard somebody say 'this is so beautiful I want to decompose here' and honestly I am going to start saying that now I LOVE IT

Final score:

18points

Aurelia!

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The one about "crossing that bridge".
I don't remember it right now but I'll look it up as soon as I need it.

Final score:

14points

Xottel

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Anastaysa Asyatsana 3 years ago

Haha I appreciate your humor.

5points

#10

Bob's your uncle

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13points

Cohen Jennings

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ME! 3 years ago (edited)

what does this mean?

4points

#11

I'm from Texas and if you've every talked with any Texans for any length of time you KNOW we have idioms to die for.

My all time favorite though is....

Wait for it...

"Don't that just make yur butt pucker?!"

Other personal favs...

"Well slap me silly n call me a monkey!"

"I'm as happy as a fat tick on a lazy dog!"

Final score:

13points

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Stephanie Did It 3 years ago

Well butter my butt and say I'm a biscuit!

6points

#12

Just because ya been doin somethin for 30 years don't mean ya been doin it right!

Final score:

13points

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

So much truth

2points

#13

If somebody does something stupid:
"Lord, let it rain brains! Or bricks, as long as you just hit" (A german one)

Final score:

13points

J. F.

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Ahimsa Soul 3 years ago

This is brilliant!😃

2points

#14

A strange one but: To "kick the bucket" means "to die", which is interesting... lol

Final score:

12points

_rb4

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Martin Kaine 3 years ago

"Kicking the bucket" out from someone who is being hung.

13points

#15

Chew the fat. Meaning to have a lengthy conversation.

Final score:

9points

Harrison Miller

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HammerzToe 3 years ago

"Chew the fat" is attributed to the Inuit people by many. During the earliest years of the Inuit peoples every member of the tribe had a job or jobs. When you got too old, arthritic or injured to do any jobs that required agility, strength and/or speed then you were relegated to chewing the hides of the animals killed for their meat and furs in order to make them soft and pliable. There is no proof that the term was first used by the Inuit people and it has come to mean having a lengthy conversation, gabbing, yakking also. Interesting to see the progression of idioms, colloquialisms and sayings.

3points

#16

"The wise mongoose never follows the snake into it's hole" -Riki Tiki Tavi. Because the snake knows all the twists and turns. but the mongoose goes in blind.
I say this a lot when we watch action movies, and the heroes inevitably get blindsided because the bad guys know where the blind corners are.

Final score:

9points

Rae Reyn

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Didi 3 years ago

Riki Tiki Tavi is my favourite character ever! Really love it!

1point

#17

I think I saw this one on Bored Panda:

If that makes me effeminate, then slap my ass and call me Sally!

Final score:

9points

Susan Stead

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Iapetos 3 years ago

Sounds very much like one of us, yes.

2points

#18

A couple of idioms which are spin offs from my profession:

He's not firing on all cylinders.

He blew a gasket.

It's using so much gas you'd think you were pushing a barn door down the highway.

Final score:

8points

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Iapetos 3 years ago

I will use the first one on people.

0points

#19

Always be happy with who YOU are and be true to yourself. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

Final score:

8points

IlovemydogShilo

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HammerzToe 3 years ago

No truer words were ever spoken. Too bad more people don't read the words and really understand what they mean

1point

#20

Idioms usually don't translate well, but if you live in a multilingual society, the meaning can often be understood by your peers. Here are two of my favorites, directly translated from Afrikaans to English (linguists/purists would turn in their graves):

Don't fetch the baboon behind the mountain (don't go looking for problems)
If it's raining porridge, just get your ladle (when opportunity knocks, open)

Final score:

8points

Lindie White

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Stephanie IV 3 years ago

Idioms from foreign places are always better! Like someone else’s sandwiches on a school trip!

3points

#21

Job related, but I find them very funny : the 11th commandment in IT is "thou shalt make back ups" and the 12th is "thou shalt not make software adjustments after 16:00 hrs and never on a Friday".

Final score:

8points

Hooked

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Lanie 3 years ago

My favorite idiot is my brother. :p

0points

#22

a sandwich short of a picnic

Final score:

8points

Rob Woollard

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StrangeLittleThing 3 years ago

That's a good one!

1point

#23

My son says "You cease to amaze me"
My dad always says "Busy as a 1 armed paper hanger in a windstorm"

Final score:

7points

Mer

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#24

"There's no 'I' in 'genius'!"
Aisling Bea

Final score:

6points

Piet Puk

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StrangeLittleThing 3 years ago

They are a bit dumb....

1point

#25

Aussies have heaps of these things

A couple of kangaroos loose in the top paddock.
Silly as a box full of hammers .
Not the sharpest pencil in the box.
Flat out like a lizard drinking.
etc...

Final score:

6points

Madbilby

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StrangeLittleThing 3 years ago

What's the couple of kangaroos loose in the top paddock and the flat out like a lizard drinking ones mean?

0points

#26

“You can wish/want in one hand and s*it in the other and see which gets filled first.”

Final score:

6points

Monica A. M.

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Dagnirath 3 years ago

Why is this getting downvoted while the one that confused idioM for idioT isn't?

0points

#27

A few I grew up hearing in the Southern US:

"Slower than molasses in winter"
"Knee High to a grasshopper"
"Pot calling the kettle black"

Final score:

6points

kennedy1209

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Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago

We have the last two in Canada also.

1point

#28

My favorite idiot is Donald Trump

Final score:

5points

Akalvin

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Thay 3 years ago

Haha I was waiting for one of these to appear lmao

0points

#29

"It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it." I just love that one

Final score:

4points

Falcon on Dizzy

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S O N G O 3 years ago

Haha! My dad says this one all the time! I have a military dad (not actually, he just teaches me and trains me in self defense) and every time I ask "why do I need this?" he says this

1point

#30

From a game called We Happy Few (ya'll gotta play it), "Snug as a bug on a drug" Seriously, play the game it's really fun, and you have to "TAKE YOUR JOY" >:D

Final score:

3points

BingoMark

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Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago

New variation on Snug as a bug in a rug" My parents used to say this one to me each night as they grew up in the 30's, "Nighty night. Sleep tight. Dont let the bedbugs bite"😱 Also, for the mornng, "Don't cal us we'll call you" As in let us sleep in. One night when I was just old enough to understand this, in the morning I did not yell for them from my crib. I just quietly played. Well when they did wake up and saw what time it was they had a freak out that something was seriously wrong and came running into my room to see me just fine, quietly playing. Interesting. They never said that again.

2points

#31

When it's really cold outside, where I'm from we say "It's Butt Cold!" Please don't ask, because I don't know...

Final score:

3points

Thorfin Wolfsbane

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Thay 3 years ago

Your butts are cold obviously lol

0points

#32

Happy as a puppy with two peters.
Sharp as a sack of wet mice
God willing and the creek don't rise
Three fries short of a happy meal
Dumb as a bag of hammers/rocks
More nervous than a long tail cat in a rocking chair contest
Busy as a one legged man in a butt kicking contest
That dog don't hunt
Sure she's pretty, but someone, somewhere is tired of her s__t.
That's nucking futs
You are absotively, posolutely correct because pobody's nerfect.
Huked on fonics werked fer mee
I'm not dyslexic, I'm lesdyxic
If life gives you melons, you must be dyslexic
Intelligence doesn't mean common sense
If the opposite of Pro is Con, then the opposite of Progress is...Congress

Final score:

3points

TMinus6 and Counting

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HammerzToe 3 years ago

Those were great! But you should add one more along the dyslexic line... "Dyslexic of the world Untie!" I'm dyslexic and I love that idiom!

3points

#33

Beat around the bush. It means to stall or waste time.

Final score:

3points

Carmen Sandiego

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Pokémon MasterAudrey 3 years ago

My fav is “taken by the wolves.” Like if you say “ my room has been taken by the wolves” it means your room is a mess and my other fav is a “ a whole new bag of burritos “ it confuses my friends soooo much haha

0points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

See Also on Bored Panda

Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#34

"Don't turn round but look who's behind you" to which I always bend over and look through my legs to see who it is, which is weird so they notice me looking at them, BUT I DIDNT TURN ROUND.

Final score:

2points

LAWLAWLAW

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#35

Throw a wrench in the works

Final score:

2points

Fishwasher

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#36

"He/she is not the brightest crayon in the box."

Final score:

2points

CA3

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Sherrill Uliasz 3 years ago

Or not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree.

0points

#37

As soft as warm puppy poop in a sneaker!
As cuddly as a baby barracuda.

Final score:

2points

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#38

In Spain you can say "There were few of us and grandma gave birth" when more people keep coming into a small space or when something bad happens when it all was already going downhill.

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

Final score:

2points

Paula Random

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See Also on Bored Panda

“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#39

My dad, a retired high school guidance councillor, still says "It's not IQ, it's I do!" it isn't so much about how smart you are; it's about putting in the work. The "smart" kid might make it look easy, but you don't see all the work they put in outside of class

Final score:

2points

Dina Zikopoulos

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#40

When I was in middle school my gym teacher was a whole lot of country. In my period there was about 5 of us Michelle's and he would always say
"you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Michelle"
Apparently that works with anything that's really common.

Final score:

2points

Michelle C

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Sherrill Uliasz 3 years ago

You can't beat a dead horse.

1point

#41

I like "In a pickle" for the pure ridiculousness of it.

Final score:

2points

Maya Kuntz

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#42

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Final score:

2points

Rens

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See Also on Bored Panda

French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#43

This is like herding cats.

Final score:

2points

Sleestak

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#44

As handy as a screen door on a Submarine or second handle on a p#ss pot

Final score:

2points

Okasan Willis

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#45

I think it would be more interesting to translate literally the idioms of our native languages and let the others guess what it means... I'll start:
to throw a rifle into the rye
to be baked and cooked (somewhere)
to grate a carrot
it's splashing at your lighthouse
train is not going over that

Final score:

1point

Lilith the Demon Panda

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HammerzToe 3 years ago

Ok, so I'm no Einstein.... ya lost me on a couple of them...

4points

#46

I don't like to "beat around the bush", so my favourite is to "call a spade a spade" (speaking frankly and truthfully without avoiding unpleasant or embarrassing issues).
I especially like the literal idea of someone staring at a spade for some time then saying "yep, that is a spade".

Also "as welcome as a skunk at a garden party". I think we all know a few people like that...

Final score:

1point

Kevin Erdős–Bacon

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Thorfin Wolfsbane 3 years ago (edited)

pretty sure the spade one is a justification for using the 'N' word (or any kind of racism); and it's in reference to the suit in a deck of cards (you know, the black ones...). But bless your heart you innocent one!

-1point

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#47

A candle missing its wick

Final score:

1point

Billy The Kid

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#48

'It's like licking a tree and hoping for syrup.' I don't think other people use it, can't remember what I picked it up from, started saying when I was young though, and, no, I'm not Canadian.

Final score:

1point

StrangeLittleThing

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Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago

I've never heard that one up here.

0points

#49

"That kid's a french fry short of a Happy Meal"

Final score:

1point

Michelle C

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#50

"chuck it in the #$#$ bucket"
"Those that stir the pot, should lick the spoon"
Two of my favorites that my dad was found of saying.

Final score:

1point

Chyri

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Sherrill Uliasz 3 years ago

shut the front door.

1point

#51

I'm the same age as my tongue but a little bit older than my teeth.

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

Final score:

1point

Mumchkin

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See Also on Bored Panda

“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#52

Please help whenever I comment it says something went wrong. I have restarted the App and reinstalled it BUT NOTING WORKS!

mariahcareysleftnip(they/them)

Final score:

0points

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Carmen Sandiego 3 years ago (edited)

Sign out and sign in? Worked for me.

0points

#53

He/she’s a can short of a 4 pack , and would be dangerous with a working brain

Final score:

0points

Sue Bradley

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#54

Im in a dog eat dog world and Im wearing Milkbone underwear!

If nothing goes right, go left!

Final score:

0points

K Hughes

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#55

Beating around the bush

Sassy Gay Bean Who Loves Dogs

Final score:

0points

POST

#56

A face like: a bag of spanners
... a bulldog chewing a wasp
... a welder's bench
... a Picasso

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

Final score:

0points

All's Gravy

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See Also on Bored Panda

Guy Divorced 3 Years Ago Drops Off 3 Y.O. With His Ex-Wife Completely Out Of The Blue

#57

Life is a bowl of cherries but I get all the pits.

Final score:

0points

epona65808

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Sherrill Uliasz 3 years ago

...but this is the pits!😉

0points

#58

My dad's family has all sorts of good ones:
When you send an idiot to collage, you just get an educated idiot. (Just because you know the facts doesn't mean you know the truth)
This one isn't really an idiom, it's just a thing my dad says: What did the shepherd say to the sheepdog? Let's get the flock out of here!"
"Dumb as a doornail"

Final score:

0points

Outlawzen

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#59

This is a Bruce Willis quote that should be an idiom: rather be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war" (see #49 for clarification)