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Einikel




 
 
    
 

Post 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




 
 
    
 

Post 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




 
 
    
 

Post 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




 
 
    
 

Post 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




 
 
    
 

Post 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




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:13 pm
Oh, Sugar plums!
If only money grew on trees
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aricelli




 
 
    
 

Post 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




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:14 pm
Foot in the mouth

Now imagine what that looks like...
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thunderstorm




 
 
    
 

Post 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




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:15 pm
“Wild horses cant drag me away” from this site
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Einikel




 
 
    
 

Post 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




 
 
    
 

Post 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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aricelli




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:19 pm
Dumb as a doorknob
Huh?
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Einikel




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:19 pm
Throwing out the baby with the bathwater
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Einikel




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:20 pm
Raining cats and dogs
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aricelli




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:21 pm
Duplicate

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aricelli




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:21 pm
Sleep like a baby
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aricelli




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:22 pm
Played me like a fiddle
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youngishbear




 
 
    
 

Post 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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Einikel




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 27 2019, 8:23 pm
The whole 9 yards
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