Expressions That Don't Make Sense

[AlteredEgo]

Jesus Christ on a cracker! That's not where I thought he was located.

 

[crescendo69]

Spittin' image

 

[Mr. Snakey]

It's raining cats and dogs.

 

[AlteredEgo]

When it rains, it pours means that once something happens after a long pause, it happens in large amounts. Example: "It looks like everyone in our department is sick again, and all at the same time."

Morton®Salt - when it rains it pours®

When it rains. It pours.

This phrase is meant to be "It never rains except it pours." The meaning is that one can never seem to get a particular thing in moderation, but only in abundance whether said abundance is a good thing or not.

 

[DC_DEEP]

"If you don't know, I'm not going to tell you."

 

[Calboner]

Where is dad ? He went to see a man about a dog.

Is that a common figure of speech? What does it mean?

 

[Tickled Pink]

'He went to see a man about a dog' is generally taken to mean that someone has gone to the toilet! I don't know why tho!!!!

(Hiya honey - how you doin'?)

 

[SpeedoMike]

I get tired of people who say "can I borrow..." Some things I don't want returned; toilet paper being the best example.

How about "do you know what time it is"? I usually answer "yes!" and wait until s/he finally sez "what time is it?" :biggrin1:

this was a great topic!!

 

[Mr. Snakey]

Is that a common figure of speech? What does it mean?

Yes a common term used years ago. People dont use it too much any more. Used when a child is too young to understand where someone went. He went to see a man about a dog.

 

[Mr. Snakey]

'He went to see a man about a dog' is generally taken to mean that someone has gone to the toilet! I don't know why tho!!!!

(Hiya honey - how you doin'?)

Toilet? LOL :tongue: Its funny how differenent expressions are use in different ways.:smile:

 

[Not_Punny]

Third time's the charm.

Never worked for me!

 

[ZOS23xy]

"Tickled Pink"

 

[Calboner]

How about "do you know what time it is"? I usually answer "yes!" and wait until s/he finally sez "what time is it?" :biggrin1:

That's about as endearing as children who answer the phone and who, when you say, "Is your mother [or whoever] there?", answer "Yes," and then wait for you to say something else. :grumpy:

 

[Tovidious]

"Going to see a man about a dog"

[A] Phrase used to conceal one's true destination, especially in response to an awkward question. Is commonly used in Britain when one is headed to the toilet.

"Are you and your wife coming out tonight?" "Uhhhh, I need to see a man about a dog."

"How come you're leaving the table?" "I need to see a man about a dog."


The Wikipedia entry says:

To see a man, to see a man about a dog, or to see a man about a horse is an English language colloquialism, usually used as a smiling apology for one's departure or absence - generally as a bland euphemism to conceal one's true purpose.

The phrase has several meanings but all refer to taking one's leave for some urgent purpose, especially to go to the bathroom or going to buy a drink. The original non-facetious meaning was probably to place or settle a bet on a race, thus dogs or horses.

During Prohibition in the United States, "to see a man about a dog" often meant to go meet one's bootlegger.

The earliest confirmed publication is the 1866 Dion Boucicault play Flying Scud, in which a character knowingly breezes past a difficult situation saying, "Excuse me Mr. Quail, I can't stop; I've got to see a man about a dog." During a 1939 revival on the NBC Radio program America's Lost Plays, TIME magazine observed that the phrase is the play's "claim to fame".

 

[Mr. Snakey]

I have to piss so bad i can taste it.

 

[traveler29]

to wake up "bright-eyed and bushy-tailed"

as if waking up wasn't annoying enough, someone had to say this and squeeze an extra ounce of irritating out.

 

[SurferGirlCA]

"I could care less." (not really probative of anything)

Yes, that drives me crazy! :tongue: My response to that is always, "Oh really, you could? Because me, personally, I couldn't care less - so I win in the apathy contest."

Here's one I need help with, Rob... "dressed to the nines" :smile:

 

[Mr. Snakey]

Dont throw the baby out with the bath water.

 

[ZOS23xy]

"Give peas a chance" As if I really wanted to eat them.

 

[B_Jennuine73]

I'm glad you seem to be enjoying this thread. I do too and have laughed out loud to many of them.