Guys, Elvis has left the building

Have you ever been in a discussion with someone and then they’re like “Don’t cry over spilt milk”… or “Elvis has left the building”😒 and you’re just there wondering, like what in the world is this individual saying.  Then you want to ask for the meaning and you’re like “Nahhh, probably not, this would be a major embarrassment” but you ask anyway because you are just that curious. This could go two ways: either your worst fear comes to pass or you are enlightened. I think a general response category is more of the former though – people are just mean these days man. But if you’re lucky you get a sarcastic response, of course this depends on the particular kind of person you are having a conversation with.

Well the long and short of this is that you keep your idioms handy should you find yourself in such situation. Below are a few we encounter in our day to day conversations. Knock yourself out 😁

– A hot potato

This is speaking of an issue people are talking about. Mostly a current issue though.

– A penny for your thoughts

I tell someone this and I get the ‘how much will you pay response’ 😐. Its just a way of asking what someone is thinking. “Linda, penny for your thoughts?”

– An arm and a leg

Meaning: very expensive or costly. “Martin you have no idea how broke I am after purchasing that shoe, it cost an arm and a leg!” Feel me?

– Barking up the wrong tree

This means to look in the wrong place or accuse the wrong person. Everything wrong. “Stop wasting your time brother, you’re barking up the wrong tree.”

– Caught between two stools

Meaning: when someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives. “John has an intoxicating smile, Matthew has nice biceps. I’m just caught between two stools.”

– Cross that bridge when you come to it

Meaning: to deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before. NOT before. For those of you that like to do things last minute, this is for us 😂.

– Cry over spilt milk

Meaning: when you complain about a loss from the past. Like you’re just going on and on about something that happened long ago, especially if nothing can be done about it.

– Devil’s Advocate

Means to present a counter argument. I like this one.

– Elvis has left the building

Means: the show has come to an end/it’s all over. This sounds very interesting, especially when you say it over the phone.

– Feel a bit under the weather

Means to feel slightly ill. “I can’t make the conference Jen, I’m feeling a bit under the weather.”

– It takes two to tango

Tango!! Not tangle. Please for the love of God. Meaning: actions or communications need more than one person.

– Last straw

Means the final problem in a series of problems. “Franca, I mean I can take anything but you hooking up with my boyfriend was just the last straw!!” 😂😂

– Method to my madness

Meaning: an assertion that, despite one’s approach seeming random, there actually is structure to it. Hmmm..

– Not a spark of decency

Simply put, no manners.

– Not playing with a full deck

Meaning: someone who lacks intelligence. A coded way to insult someone maybe?

– Speak of the devil!

This is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives. Happens all the time..

– To hear something straight from the horse’s mouth

Meaning: to hear something from the authoritative source. I remember saying this to my friend last night and she was like “are you calling me a horse??” 😓😓

– Your guess is as good as mine

Meaning: to have no idea, to not know the answer to a question. “What’s the password to the secretary’s laptop?” “Your guess is as good as mine.”

And we have come to the end of the trial version hehehe. Follow this link   (http://www.smart-words.org/quotes-sayings/idioms-meaning.html) to get the full version of the Idioms article, and what’s more? There’s a link in that same article which will also enable you download it as PDF.

Enjoy, be sure to use it to intimidate people, how about that?✌