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Einikel
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:08 pm
What are some English expressions or idioms that conjure those weird images in your mind or simply don't make sense here are some that come to mind:
Falling from my nose
Lion's share
The cat was out of the bag
Cat got your tongue?
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Ravenclaw
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:09 pm
What does falling from your nose mean?
ETA: Thats not English, just people translating from Yiddish איך פאל אויפן נאז
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yksraya
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:11 pm
Ravenclaw wrote: | What does falling from your nose mean? |
It refers to being overtired. Isn't it a yiddish saying tho?
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Einikel
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:11 pm
Really tired as in "I'm so tired, I'm falling from my nose"
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Einikel
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:12 pm
yksraya wrote: | It refers to being overtired. Isn't it a yiddish saying tho? |
Might be a direct translation though it's used a lot in our family.
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thunderstorm
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:13 pm
Oh, Sugar plums!
If only money grew on trees
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aricelli
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:13 pm
Nah- thats yodishism einikl
Now You gotta come up with a different one to replace that one!
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yksraya
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:14 pm
Foot in the mouth
Now imagine what that looks like...
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thunderstorm
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:14 pm
Einikel wrote: | Really tired as in "I'm so tired, I'm falling from my nose" |
I always say "I'm falling on my nose" meaning I'm so tired I'll fall forward flat on my nose. I never heard people say "from my nose"
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aricelli
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:15 pm
“Wild horses cant drag me away” from this site
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Einikel
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:15 pm
aricelli wrote: | Nah- thats yodishism einikl
Now You gotta come up with a different one to replace that one! |
Ok:
Life isn't a bowl of cherries
A piece of cake
Not my cup of tea
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aricelli
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:17 pm
My teacher would tell me- youre too open minded, your brains will fall out! (Came true btw!)
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Einikel
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:19 pm
Throwing out the baby with the bathwater
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aricelli
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:21 pm
Duplicate
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youngishbear
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Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:22 pm
aricelli wrote: | Dumb as a doorknob
Huh? |
I thought the expression was dead as a doornail.
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