Sayings That You Just Don't Get..
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The thing is, I'm pretty sure that's the entire point of the phrase, that it's meant to be a joke but for some strange reason, people take it seriously!"it's always the last place you look" hahaha, not sure why but i hate when people say this. DUH why would i keep looking for it after ive found it? lol0 -
'You can't have your cake and eat it...'
WHY NOT?! If you are going to give me cake and tell me I can't eat it then why give it to me in the first place.
....I now REALLY want some cake!
THIS! I never understood this either. Why the hell is there a cake around if I can't have it??0 -
"It was a real pain"
not that fake pain stuff.0 -
In french "pas mal", is it good or isn't it ?!! :O0
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"The exception proves the rule."
Wouldn't the exception disprove the rule? I've never understood this saying.0 -
Sorry Minnesotians, but 'Ya, you betcha' gets me. If I bet everytime I heard that in Minnesota, I would be broke!
Also, 'Colder than a witch's tit'. How cold is a witch's tit? Anyone feel one lately?0 -
'You can't have your cake and eat it...'
WHY NOT?! If you are going to give me cake and tell me I can't eat it then why give it to me in the first place.
....I now REALLY want some cake!
EXACTLY!!! Id like to see someone put a piece of cake in front of me and try and stop me from eating it.. don't they realize im fat for a reason.. that reason is cake.. and i'll be damned if they try and stop my from eating some cheesecake!!
STEP AWAY FROM THE CAKE!!!! lol.... damn now i want cake and cheesecake.... sheesssshhhhhh...
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When people misuse "literally." The numbers were NOT literally jumping off the page at you. The pounds are not literally falling off your body.0
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My Dad uses 'at the end of the day' and then continues on to make a point which has nothing to do with the day's end.
and 'when it comes to the crunch'....the crunch of what please??0 -
Why do things come from the "the bottom of my heart" ?0
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I also know the one 'you can't EAT your cake and HAVE it, too" - so either I eat it, or i keep it :-) Am not eating anything right now! =]
What I just don't understand is 'head over heel' as in 'she felt head over heels in love with xyz' - erm, my head is always over my heels?? So why does it imply that she did something without thinking about it?? :huh:0 -
When people misuse "literally." The numbers were NOT literally jumping off the page at you. The pounds are not literally falling off your body.
Hahaha... there was an episode of "How I Met your Mother" which had that as a running theme. It's figuratively folks!!0 -
This is all I think of when I hear "the crunch":and 'when it comes to the crunch'....the crunch of what please??
http://youtu.be/6RqWkZvjzLA 0 -
Also, 'Colder than a witch's tit'. How cold is a witch's tit? Anyone feel one lately?
That's shortened from "colder than a witch's tit in a brass bra." Metals feel cold to the touch.0 -
Balls to the wall - makes me think of some poor men pressed up against a wall but it means working hard - something about ship machinery working really hard. My husband (machinist mate ex Navy says it all the time). If he only saw the poor picture in my head when he says that - hahaha.
And "I'm five-by-five." Faith used to say that on Buffy the Vampire Slayer all the time. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? lol0 -
It irks me when people says, "Well, you know, muscle weighs more than fat..."
No, it doesn't! If you have a pound of muscle and a pound of fat, guess what? They both weigh exactly the same. We need to change the saying to something like, "Fat is greedy and takes up more room in your body" :laugh:0 -
This is all I think of when I hear "the crunch":and 'when it comes to the crunch'....the crunch of what please??http://youtu.be/6RqWkZvjzLA
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my family version is "you can't have your cake and penny too". Which makes more sense than either of the others quoted here.
My family is British.......that comes from the tradition of baking a cake with pennies in it, usually for birthday parties.
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'A calorie is a calorie'0
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My wife always says " Not tonight, I have a headache"..
Every freaking night? I just don't get it or get "It".0 -
"It's to die for" Maybe your spouse, child or another person, but never food.0
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I hate when strangers walk past me and say "cheer up, it may never happen" .. what may never happen?!..
You don't know my life so why even make any comment. I usually just respond with "it already has"
Also, I hate when I'm at work and my customers tell me to smile. I'm at work! Do YOU grin all day at work? When I get in a good mood, then ill smile.
I hate when people use acronymns for ENTIRE SENTENCES! I can understand "lol" or "omg" but I don't know what the hell you just said.0 -
My ex husbad always says "I get it" - It irritates the hell out of me. What do you get?? He says it in response to the kids wanting to do things, that I don't necessarily agree with "I get it" - well guess what??? I DON'T GET IT!!!
OMG, did I marry your EX? My hubby says this ALL the DAMN time - I hate it, because in his case, HE DOESN'T get.... if he got it and UNDERSTOOD IT, I wouldn't have had to say it a second (3, 4, ect) time.... argh0 -
On the flip side of this... I wonder what 'weird' sayings we all use?
I know I have a few random things that I have just invented and say all the time.0 -
"It is, what it is".
Ugh! I hate this. Is it? What is it exactly??
"You are just playing the game" - on reality shows other people complain that others are just there for the game.
Um... it's a damn game, what else are they supposed to be there for?
Hey SC, VA here. "It is what it is" This must be a regional thing. I hear it ALL the time. I usually answer "Is it!?"........just to get a look :-P0 -
Irregardless.
A woman at work says this all the time. In my head I am screaming "its just REGARDLESS". The two negatives (ir & less) cancel one another out.
and I agree with "i could care less". Think about what you are saying, people!
HAHA! Stewie made fun of that on Family Guy once.0 -
When people misuse "literally." The numbers were NOT literally jumping off the page at you. The pounds are not literally falling off your body.
This. I was on a bus a couple of weeks ago, and there was a girl sitting behind me who told her friend that she had literally died of embarrassment at a party the previous evening. I had to text my fiance to tell him that I might not make it home because there was a zombie on the bus.0 -
"I could care less". Well yes, You could care less in fact. It should be "I couldn't care less."
It burns my *kitten* to see it!
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And "I'm five-by-five." Faith used to say that on Buffy the Vampire Slayer all the time. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? lol
Five by five was originally used to define signal strength and clarity when communicating by radio. It was a scale of one to five for how strong the signal was and how clear it was. Five was the best so when people say five by five now it means everythings great. It literally means Loud and Clear.0 -
My Dad uses 'at the end of the day' and then continues on to make a point which has nothing to do with the day's end.
and 'when it comes to the crunch'....the crunch of what please??
I'm not sure if you can post links on here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr36XDC6hmA
If that doesn't work then search for Jeremy Kyle at the end of the day on youtube. It just shows how over used it is.0
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