Tuesday, June 9, 2015

This Title Intentionally Left Blank

A few that I thought of recently:

Out of the pan and into the kettle black
On the bleeding edge of your seat
Raining teeth and nails

Friday, June 5, 2015

Pig in a jacket

I wanted to post a few I can't up with recently:
Don't judge a book until you've walked a mile in its dust jacket.
Squealing like a stuck pig in a poke.

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Cutting through the hoops

Ciamh came up with a good one (accidentally I might add):
There's a lot of red tape to jump through

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

It's not over until the fat lady comes home to roost.
A snowball's chance of freezing hell over

Monday, July 18, 2011

Smooth Dreams

Last night I was really tired and said to my wife, "I'm going to sleep like a baby's bottom."

Friday, April 29, 2011

old one

I don't know if I've posted this one or not, but here it is:
Wicked Red-headed stepmother

Monday, March 7, 2011

Cracked

Just talking to my friend Chloe about applying to grad schools, and I used the expression: "Putting all your eggs in someone else's basket."

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Katie just sent me a good one from Mad Men season 3:
There's no use crying over fish in the sea.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Much delayed update!

Well here's a few more. Hey - it's better than nothing!
From Chloë:
I overheard someone say "It all boils down to the wire"
Grasping at the last straw
From Gio:
Shoot fish in a barrel fist, ask questions later.
A few cracking mixed metaphors from me
You can't walk on eggshells without cracking a few eggs.
You can't put all your eggs in one basket without cracking a few eggs.
Don't count your chickens before you've cracked a few eggs.

And Louis pointed me towards a scene from the movie Boondock Saints, which contains the following:
People in glass houses sink ships.
Don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.



Thursday, December 17, 2009

Slosh around when you walk

Recently when talking to a friend about how hilarious the phrase "full of piss and vinegar" is, I came up with this one:
It's raining piss and vinegar.

While in Prague, I heard this one, from my little sister:
Don't get your nipples in a twist.

Also I came up with this one:
If she tells you to jump off a bridge, you say, "how high?"