Idioms

[Tresha91203]

Not sure if anyone else loves language, words, phrases and all things related. I was curious about an idiom that's been popping up lately for me so looked it up. Please share any you use or know.

"Beyond the Pale"

17th Century referring to the English Ashdown Forest, a royal hunting ground located in Ireland consisting of a paled fence with a ditch inside that allows deer to jump in but not back out.

The Pale fell under English authority, hence the terms "within the pale" and "beyond the pale." It means "out of bounds."

beyond the pale - Wiktionary

 

[Pogo]

This thread is the bee's knees.

Nothing more for now, just wanted to subscribe.

I'll be back...

 

[Tom Sweetnam]

Moonglow? Oh wait a minute. You said "idioms" and I thought you said...oh, never mind.

 

[g5000]

In the military, FUBAR was kind of outdated. So when a situation was really, really bad, we would say it was "a real bag of dicks".

The cleaner version was "a real bag of hammers".

 

[Mr. H.]

Clean as a whistle. I mean really think of all those germs.

 

[Tom Sweetnam]

In the military, FUBAR was kind of outdated. So when a situation was really, really bad, we would say it was "a real bag of dicks".

The cleaner version was "a real bag of hammers".

"Dumber than a bag of hammers", isn't it?
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[Pogo]

Clean as a whistle. I mean really think of all those germs.

"Sick as a dog" has always struck me as a strange simile...

Though not as strange as "cold as hell".

 

[Valerie]

Clean as a whistle. I mean really think of all those germs.

i always thought of it as a steam whistle...

 

[asaratis]

Beyond the pale was the enemy. The pale was the picket line defined by the sentries that guarded the camp. They stuck spears in the ground thus marking the territory .... to go beyond the pale was to enter enemy territory.

 

[Mr. H.]

Clean as a whistle. I mean really think of all those germs.

"Sick as a dog" has always struck me as a strange simile...

Though not as strange as "cold as hell".

That post made me simile.

 

[Pogo]

Clean as a whistle. I mean really think of all those germs.

"Sick as a dog" has always struck me as a strange simile...

Though not as strange as "cold as hell".

That post made me simile.

Such a one you never metaphor.

 

[Valerie]

Clean as a whistle. I mean really think of all those germs.

"Sick as a dog" has always struck me as a strange simile...

Though not as strange as "cold as hell".

That post made me simile.

cold can be hell, can't it..?

 

[boedicca]

All hat and no cattle

 

[HenryBHough]

Hot as the hinges of Hell.

Who knew Nevada had doors?

 

[Valerie]

All hat and no cattle

all talk ^

 

[boedicca]

So cute!

 

[Valerie]

So cute!

throw the dog a bone...?

 

[boedicca]

With all that weight on his headbone, that doggie is going to get Dog Tired.

 

[Valerie]

With all that weight on his headbone, that doggie is going to get Dog Tired.

woof

 

[boedicca]

With all that weight on his headbone, that doggie is going to get Dog Tired.

Every Dog has His Day!