Wednesday, April 18, 2012

A Gezillion Really Tired, Trite Sayings

Good for general accademic performance, blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol, not that great for IQ and downright disasterous for biological body aging.


This is the highest number posting in this specific blog that four hand written symphonies and a perfect blackjack performance will still beat


I'm picturing an eight bit binary number viewed upside down and it's 32


Whatever a man sows, so shall he reap
A watched pot never boils
Don't complain or I'll give you something to cry about
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
The early bird catches the worm
You'd forget your head if it wasn't fastened to you
When the cat is away the mice will play
Mind your own bee's wax
Have the ears of a rat and the eyes of a weasel
He doesn't know which side of the bread it's buttered on
It's impolite to point
He can't see the forest for the trees
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out
As guests go I wish you would - - - (leave)
Don't be the last person (fighting soldier) to leave the Viet Nam war
Don't be either the first to adopt something or the last person to give it up
You've done muddied up my creek  (Don't muddy the waters)
Too many cooks spoil the broth
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage
Pay back is a bitch
If you lay down with dogs you'll wake up with fleas
He's drawn to it like a moth to a flame
Don't be a wet blanket
You have to rip it out by the roots
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face
In the world of an eye for an eye - the whole world will soon be blind
In the world of the blind - the one eyed man is king
Get the wax out of your ears
Don't do as I do - do as I say
If everyone jumped off a cliff - would you do it
It takes one to know one (that one is really awful)
You made your bed - so you can lie in it
Either shit or get off the pot
I'd rather have him inside the tent pissing out - rather than outside the tent pissing in
Figures don't lie but liars figure
He's wound tighter than a fifty cent watch
Turn about is fair play
With friends like that- who needs enemy
I need you like a hole in the head
He got out on a limb - and now I'm going to saw it off
Don't paint yourself into a corner
Don't borrow trouble
Don't pee on my leg and tell me that it's raining
Don't spit on my cup cake and tell me that it's frosting
He's as slow as molassis in January
He goes through it like a knife through butter
He has a yellow streak a mile long
familarity brings contempt
absence makes the heart grow fonder
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
Faint heart never won fair lover
You will know a tree by its fruit
He got hoisted on his own pittard
He isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer
Don't think about it (the offer) too long
Shut your mouth or I'll come over there and shut it for you
Don't cry over spilled milk
Take your punishment like a man
"What I need is a good, stiff belt" - -  "That may be, but I was hoping it wouldn't come to that"


Somebody obviously pulled a few strings
Are their any strings attached?
You're barking up the wrong tree
Every dog has his day
His bark is worse than his bite
He's shooting blanks
It's as good as gold
A picture is worth a thousand words
A watched pot never boils
The chickens have flown the coup
He's singing like a canary
That ship has sailed
Give a person enough rope and he'll hang himself
If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen
Playing a game of cat and mouse
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
The time is not yet ripe
That idea seems a little half baked to me
You can't get blood from a turnup
He's yellow as a summer squash
Throwing good money after bad
It's the real Mc Coy
That's a real doosie (sp?)
It's another fish tail
He was born on third base and thinks he hit a tripple
A dead fish glistens in the moon light but it stinks to high heaven
Pull your claws in
He's been riding him like a horse
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
All the world's a stage and we are merely players
Still waters don't run deep; they just breed mosquitos
The ring of truth.  That rings true
Off color humor
He's the salt of the earth
He bit off more than he could chew
Don't throw your pearls before swine
If you're a hammer - everything looks like a nail
Hitting the nail on the head
Don't rub people the wrong way
A word to the wise is sufficient
Taking lemons and making lemonade
The apple of his eye
Violence is American as cherry pie
What I'll do on your grave won't pass for flowers
You get what you pay for
Old violins make the sweetest music
Burning his bridges behind him
Make sure all the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed
I can see the hand writing on the wall
You don't get a "get out of jail card"
Vanity is a deadly sin
He's spineless.  Get a back bone.
Why don't you grow a pair.
It takes a lot of cajones to do that
He who sows sparingly will reap sparingly
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Cats always land at their feet (usually directed at bitchy women)
Poisoned pen letter
A rising tide lefts all boats
Honest confession is good for the soul
Double talk
Don't fan the flames
Lit up like a Christmas tree
To the victor go the spoils
Fishing for a comlement
Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day.  Teach him how to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime
He puts his pants on one leg at a time just like everybody else.
A lie is half way around the world before the Truth has got its boots on
Idle gossip is like a pillow fight.  You'll never trace down all the feathers
He's solid as a rock
Black as the ace of spades
Tighter than a drum
Letting go of mama's apron strings
Daddy's little girl
Sowing your wild oats
The wheels of justice grind slowly but excedingly fine
Don't be a millstone around his neck.
That tradition is like a bad egg.  It's better to break it than keep it.
Throwing my hat into the ring
As crazy as a three ring circus
Reaching for the brass ring
It's just not in the cards
That just isn't my cup of tea
Putting him out to pasture
My ears were burning.  Were you talking about me?
Tickeling his (or her) fancy
That's like the cherry on top
Icing on the cake
The whole enchalada
The whole nine yards
Just because there's snow on the roof doesn't mean there isn't a fire in the fireplace
When you're old, just waking up in the morning you can say you're a winner
Locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen
That's A long shot (with a limb in the way)
As nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rockers
They're like two peas in a pod
Oh God, give me to Courage remedy the things that can be changed and the Pacience to accept the things I can't change, and the wisdom to know the difference




Don't count your chickens before they're hatched
A rolling stone gathers no moss
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
He who has the gold makes the rules.
Silence isn't golden; it's just yellow
Look before you leap.
Put your money where your mouth is
Don't talk the talk unless you can walk the walk.
Put up or shut up.
You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinigar
Wine is fine but liquor's quicker
Old age is superior to the alternative.
Death is total in every generation
Measure twice, so you only need to cut once.
You better think twice, at least once more
Oppertunity only knocks once
Blood is thicker than water
Ambition is Blind
A little bit of sugar helps the medicine go down.
I'll take that with a pinch of salt
Seasoned citizens deserve to be honored
Liar liar, pants on fire
Seeing is believing.
Don't believe the roomers.
He doesn't have any follow through.
Three strikes and you're out.
It's Now or Never
Beggars can't be choosers.
There's nothing uglier than the sin of ingratitude.
Straw is for horses and Hey is for jackasses
A fish is slippery but he still gets caught
As sure footed as a mountain goat
As good as gold
Diamonds are forever
Making an honest woman of her
Honesty is the best policy
If you worked to get your money you'll appreciate it more
Revenge is a best dished out cold
Being neither hot nor cold I want to spew you out of my mouth.
That still leaves a bad taste in my mouth
Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet, but the fruit of the lemon is impossible to eat.
I see orange blossoms in your future.
The bloom is off the rose
It's like putting lipstick on a pig.
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Rain is like liquid sunshine.
When April showers they come your way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May
June is busting out all over.
A man's reach should exceed his grasp
Sour grapes
Is that a banana in your pants or are you just happy to see me.
We're all worms, but I believe I'm a glow worm
He just spit the hook.
Bait and switch
Straighten up and fly right
He's blind as a bat
If it were a bear it would have bitten you
That hound won't hunt
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Busy hands are happy hands
Itleness is the Devi's work shop
If any would not work, neither should they eat.
Virtue is its own reward.
A stitch in time saves nine
Don't gild the lilly
He's all hat and no cattle
Where's the beef?
It's lonely at the top
Shit happens.
Birds of a feather flock together
When two vowels go walking the first one does the talking
A preposition is something you should never end a sentense with
Never say Never
Moderation in everything including moderation.
Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice.  Moderation in pursuit of Justice is no virtue.
It isn't over till it's over.
It isn't over till the fat lady sings.
The fat lady has sung.
The game is in the refrigerator.
His number came up.
When you gotta go you gotta go
A man has to do what a man has to do.
It's time to "Man up"
honesty is the best policy
You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
Don't put off till tomorrow what you should do today.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
The Lord helps those who help themselves.
Big boys don't Cry
Big boys don't pull down their pants in public
Pardon my French
English raincoats
He shot his wad
Diaria of the mouth
Don't air your dirty laundry in public
Discretion is the better part of valor.
He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day.
Sticks and stones can break my bones but names will never hurt me.
I knew I'd find sand in her sugar
Long in the tooth
Chewing the fat
The suspect walks
Don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes
A miss is as good as a mile
Is this on the level?
That guy ain't kosher.
Ifs not whether you win or lose but how you play the game.
But what is the real story
Those who say - don't know and people who know - don't say.
Don't kiss and tell.
Who put that bee in your bonnet?
He wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.
Seeing is Believing
He who pays the piper calls the tune
You can't buy publicity like that
Suicide by Cop
That's just my cross to bear.
It's always darkest before the dawn
Where there's life, there's hope
I cried because I had no shoes untill I met a man who had no feet
I'd give an arm and a leg to be in his place.
The green eyed monster has struck
Don't let ambition shave your prince's lock
Our roosters would crow more quietly on another fence.
It's just us chickens.
That's like leaving the fox in charge of the hen house.
A cat has nine lives.
There's more than one fox here with feathers in its mouth.
He was taken to the wood shed yesterday
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
It works like a charm.
Snug as a bug in a rug.
Proud as a peacock
Pride goes before a fall
Beauty is only skin deep
Two wrongs don't make a right.
That's a lot to chew on
I've had a belly full (of you)
Love at first sight.
The kiss of betrayal
Don't be a Benedict Arnold
Don't put off till tomorrow what can be done today.
We're all getting older
Consistency is the hobgobblin of small minds
You'd know it if you saw his stuff.  The man just isn't big enough.
We are all just prisoners - of our own device.
Join the French Foreign legion if you want to forget.
I forgot to remember to forget.
A light bulb just went on.
It's a woman's perogative to change her mind.
He's been a boil on my backside long enough
The bad apple spoils the bunch
He took a real hair cut on that one.
He just dodged a bullet
He who lives by the sword will die by the sword.
Give him a taste of his own medicine
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
It's a grand parents job to spoil their grand kids.
Walking around in your birthday suit.
Soft as a baby's bottom
Anally fixated
Pain in the ass.
If three people in one day call you an Ass, put on a Bridal
When all is said and done, more is said than done.
Eleventh hour conversion
Playing the race card
Put your cards on the table
Playing your cards close to the vest
Don't let your left hand know what the right hand is doing.
One hand washes the other.
You scratch my back and I'll scratch you.
Said Simple Simon to the pie man, "Let me see your ware".  Said the pie man to Simple Simon, "First let me see your penny".  Said Simple Simon to the pie man "I haven't any".


A penny saved is a penny earned.
Sound as a dollar.
He's like a bad penny.  He always turns up.
That advice and fifty cents will buy you a cup of coffee.
You wouldn't be slipping me salt peter would you??
Going home to the old ball and chain.
How is the better half?
Apple polishing.
Taking a shine to that person.
Wake up and smell the coffee
His elevator doesn't go to the top deck.
The house of cards is about to fall.
He's a mile wide and an inch deep.
He's so fast that when he turns out the light he jumps in bed before it gets dark.
If you don't play the game, don't make the rules.
Don't change horses in mid stream.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Don't change rules in the middle of the game.
Don't over-stay your welcome.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Being "blind-sided"
That's a real feather in your cap.
Feathering his nest.
Don't ruffle her feathers.
Straighten up and fly right.
I'm a real straight shooter.  Be straight with me.
Don't screw with me and I won't screw with you.
A tree is best assessed when it's down.
What will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Parting is such sweet sorrow that I may say good-bye till it be morrow.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
If the shoe fits - wear it.
I think he just bought the farm.
He who isn't busy being born is busy dying.
He's a day late and a dollar short.
Can you deliver the goods?
Don't sign away your life.
Tomorrow is another day.
Don't let the son go down on your anger with your spouse.
Sleep like a King and wake like a Prince.
That's the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Re-inventing the wheel.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Time heals all wounds.
Love conquers All
To err is human but to forgive is Divine
He's a legond in his own Mind
Don't twist the truth into a lie.
What you don't know won't hurt you
It's just a little white lie.
If his brains were lard, his wouldn't grease too big a pan.
He's lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut.
Riding shotgun.
Shotgun wedding.
Keep your powder dry.
He takes to it like a fish takes to water.
He looks like the cat who just swallowed the canery.
He hit the mother lode.
That statement is a real "load".
Don't rub salt in his wounds.
Coming out of his or her shell.
He's a tough nut to crack.
He's not playing with a full deck.
His elevator doesn't go to the top floor.
Pulling the rug out from under him.
Victory has a hundred fathers.  Defeat is an orphan.
Nobody ever has to explain reasons why they Won.

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