if you read leaf as in leaf of paper, I think it makes more sense, although I don't know if that's what it's supposed to mean.Dangit2019 said:turn over a new leaf. lolwut?
if you read leaf as in leaf of paper, I think it makes more sense, although I don't know if that's what it's supposed to mean.Dangit2019 said:turn over a new leaf. lolwut?
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"They take to each other like a house on fire" makes much more sense actually, so that does helpJake Lewis Clayton said:Earliest reference to this i have seen is 1741.darkless said:"They get along like a house on fire" to describe two people who get on well
Now this is just speculation on my part, but it could be to do with houses being mostly furnished in wood, built in most parts of the world from wood, and without adequate fire fighting equipment.
I've also heard the phrase "they took to each other like a house on fire"
Which would make even more sense as flames can be said to take to something.
hope this helps
The phrase comes from the time when "to have" meant to possess something without the double meaning of "to eat" when used in context with food. So basically you cant eat a cake and have a cake at the same time since eating it the cake would destroy it. So, to enjoy your cake you must either eat the cake or keep the cake in your possession to eat later.retyopy said:"have your cake and eat it too." If I have a cake, it's because I'm going to eat it.
So... Go crazy.
Ah, see? THAT is actually helpful! Now I can properly end this debate my friends and I were having. Thanks!Jake Lewis Clayton said:Beautiful End said:Actually, my friends and me have discussed this before but we've never agreed on a single definition for it. I think someone tosses shit at the fan. My friend thinks the shit is piling up in a room. Either way, we know it means bad news. But I would like to know where the idea came from. You know, "When time runs out" makes more sense. But "Shit hits the fan"? Why? ._ .binnsyboy said:As in the shit would be sent flying everywhere by splattering off the fan.Beautiful End said:Also, "When shit hits the fan" and it's related phrases.
Why would the shit hit the fan? Is it piling up in a room and it's about to reach the roof? Or is there a fan oscillating and the shit is slowly approaching? Or is someone gonna toss the shit at the fan and it will cause it to splatter everywhere?
Seriously, I think some of you are over thinking some of these in an attempt to find fault with ones that haven't been suggested.
Shit hitting the fan comes from the old saying.
When the pie hits the fan, or soup hits the fan, it's a reference to food hitting electric fans back when they generally didn't have front covers, in kitchens in the first half of the 20th century.
Obviously it meant the food went everywhere and that was where the bad conatation came from, then over time it got changed to shit in slang.
I c wut u did thurNigh Invulnerable said:This is a "tat".Dracowrath said:Tit for tat. I know what a tit is, but wtf is a tat?
"As good as" in this case doesn't mean "equal to" it means "equal or greater to". For instance a sports car is as good as a minivan in terms of speed because a sports car can go at the maximum speed of the minivan. A minivan however is not as good as a sports car in terms of speed because it can't reach the maximum speed of the sports car.lotr rocks 0 said:That's a false analogy though. "as good as" is a comparison, meaning that they are on equal terms. "eat" is just a verb.Squarez said:Well not really, because "being as good as anyone" and "anyone being good as him" don't mean the same thing in the same way that "I eat them" and "they eat me" don't mean the same thing.lotr rocks 0 said:But if he's as good as anyone, than anyone is as good as him... Therefore he's average. That's why I don't get it.Squarez said:It means that there's no-one better. Like how even if someone was absolutely amazing at a sport, this player would be as good, if not better than them.lotr rocks 0 said:In sports when commentators say "He's as good as anyone at _____" If he's as good as anyone then what's so great about him?
Saying "I am as good as XXX" means essentially that "i = XXX" or "I am on par with XXX" whereas "I eat XXX" is more similar to "I > XXX"
If I am as good as you, then how is it possible that you are not also as good as me? It doesn't make sense. However you are saying that "I'm as good as anyone" does not mean the same as "anyone is as good as me" and are instead suggesting that "I'm as good as anyone" means "I am as good as the best individual out of the group defined as 'anyone'"
Do you see what I mean?
"'There are no atheists in foxholes' is not an argument against atheism, it's an argument against foxholes."Korolev said:3) "There are no atheists in Foxholes" - a blatant lie. There are quite a few. Look up the stats yourself if you don't believe me.
I get that that's what its supposed to mean but that "or greater to" is implied, and is not actually in the term itself. I would have no issue if they said "that guy is as good as or better than anyone" but if you just say "that guy is as good as anyone" that 'or greater than' is an implied term and if the phrase is taken completely literally it doesn't make sense.Knife said:"As good as" in this case doesn't mean "equal to" it means "equal or greater to". For instance a sports car is as good as a minivan in terms of speed because a sports car can go at the maximum speed of the minivan. A minivan however is not as good as a sports car in terms of speed because it can't reach the maximum speed of the sports car.lotr rocks 0 said:That's a false analogy though. "as good as" is a comparison, meaning that they are on equal terms. "eat" is just a verb.Squarez said:Well not really, because "being as good as anyone" and "anyone being good as him" don't mean the same thing in the same way that "I eat them" and "they eat me" don't mean the same thing.lotr rocks 0 said:But if he's as good as anyone, than anyone is as good as him... Therefore he's average. That's why I don't get it.Squarez said:It means that there's no-one better. Like how even if someone was absolutely amazing at a sport, this player would be as good, if not better than them.lotr rocks 0 said:In sports when commentators say "He's as good as anyone at _____" If he's as good as anyone then what's so great about him?
Saying "I am as good as XXX" means essentially that "i = XXX" or "I am on par with XXX" whereas "I eat XXX" is more similar to "I > XXX"
If I am as good as you, then how is it possible that you are not also as good as me? It doesn't make sense. However you are saying that "I'm as good as anyone" does not mean the same as "anyone is as good as me" and are instead suggesting that "I'm as good as anyone" means "I am as good as the best individual out of the group defined as 'anyone'"
Do you see what I mean?
Or for instance a good student can fail an exam if he wants to, but a bad student can't necesarily pass it even he wants to - the good student can choose to be/act with equal skill as the bad student.
Basically it means that if object A is just as good as object B then object B can be substituted by object A but not necesarily vice versa.
So saying a person is "as good as anyone" would mean that the person can show as much skill as anyone else, so that person would be best at what he does.
Yes, but if you are "*falling* head over heels", then you're falling head-first. Your love of someone is so overwhelming it's caused you to pass out and fall over.Soxafloppin said:Head over Heels, My head is generally over my heels, regardless of mood.
Logs are flat, silent and motionless on the ground, like yourself if you are sleeping soundly (without tossing/turning and making noise).BishopofAges said:"Sleep like a log" or "sawing logs" (as reference to snoring)
Cucumbers are mostly water - that's makes them refreshing and cooling, though "cool" is in the other sense of the word.adamthecg said:As cool as a cucumber.
You're not meaning *everything in the entire world* is good, you're talking about everything pertaining to the current situation is "good/fine".amaranth_dru said:OT: Its all good.
"For" in the case means "because of", not "on behalf of". Other people have already explained the rest to you, though.DarkRyter said:"Can't see a forest for the trees".
So, it's impossible to look at a forest on behalf of the trees?
This is talking about a *specific time* before dawn, otherwise known as "night", not "just before". LOTS of things happened before today's dawn: invention of the lightbulb, construction of the Empire State building, Crystal Pepsi - you just gotta use common sense to figure *when* this idiom is meaning.Korolev said:4) "It's always darkest before dawn".
Look up the word "metaphor". Don't take it so literally.KaizokuouHasu said:Here's one; "It's on the tip of my tongue." - what? No it's not. It's in your head and you're trying to get it out into words!
But it's got nothing to do with time running out - it's got everything to do with a bad event that causes lots of other bad events/messes everything up.Beautiful End said:You know, "When time runs out" makes more sense. But "Shit hits the fan"? Why? ._ .binnsyboy said:-snip-Beautiful End said:-snip-
You use it to show that there was a quote there, but you deleted it anyway because it was too long/not important to your reply. If you just leave it blank, the quote box wont show.Eveonline100 said:"snip"
i really am really confused by this one.
It means that you can convey with a picture what it could take 1000 words to convey (1000 being an arbitrary number, seeing as you like to think everything it literal as possible ) - "A picture is worth 1000 words" worth of explanation.crudus said:"A picture is worth 1000 words". That's fine, but how much is a word worth? My theory is they are worth nothing as the market appears to be supersaturated with them.
Cheese and wine go well together flavour-wise, apparently (I wouldn't know). Cheese and Wine Pairing Guide [http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Articles/Wine-and-Alcohol-644/wine-cheese-pairing-guide.aspx]Drew Richard said:"Would you like some cheese with that whine?"
I've never gotten that. What does cheese have to do with wine, which I believe is the intended pun.
As I've understood it the whole phrase has been learned backward. I thought it was supposed to be "You can't eat your cake and have it, too."retyopy said:"have your cake and eat it too." If I have a cake, it's because I'm going to eat it.
So... Go crazy.
The full quote is "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" which basically means to conform to local customs and standards.EHKOS said:When in Rome!
I believe we inherit that from Druidic times. The Druids had 13 sacred trees and touching them was meant to bring good luck and inhibit bad luck.Richardplex said:OT: Touch wood. Are trees Satanists now and must be avoided so fate doesn't come after you?
The way my Dad explained it to me is that it means you need to realize that wanting the cake is better than having it, because you can enjoy the cake and want it while it is still there but once you eat it there is no more to eat and you can no longer enjoy the cake. Still very silly terminology as who in their right mind would get a cake if they weren't going to eat it.retyopy said:"have your cake and eat it too." If I have a cake, it's because I'm going to eat it.
So... Go crazy.
Is this a reference to this?adamthecg said:As cool as a cucumber.
You have to take the phrase in the right context to understand it correctly - "as good" isn't the same as "exactly as able". To illustrate what it means i'll return to the example with substituting one thing for another, imagine you're making a dinner and you have a recipy that requires lemons but as it turns out you only have oranges and use them instead. Now like in a badly made RPG there are 2 possible outcomes - the good one and the bad one. The bad one means the substitution didn't work and oranges completely ruined your dinner. The good one means that despite using orange you got yourself an edible dinner which was either exactly the same as the one you'd get by using lemons or perhaps even better.lotr rocks 0 said:I get that that's what its supposed to mean but that "or greater to" is implied, and is not actually in the term itself. I would have no issue if they said "that guy is as good as or better than anyone" but if you just say "that guy is as good as anyone" that 'or greater than' is an implied term and if the phrase is taken completely literally it doesn't make sense.