LogGrad98
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Yeah that would be get your sheep.
knowing **** from shinola - and other colloquialisms
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Yeah that would be get your sheep.
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Are you coming on to me?
the military has given us some of the best...
my favorite is SNAFU - - Up until I was in my 30's (about 5 years ago... LOL), I thought it was just a word and had no idea it was an acronym for Situation Normal All ****ed (Fouled) Up
I heard this one a few years ago, supposedly goats were kept with the horses before a race because the goats helped keep the horses settled down - - so to disrupt your opponent's horses so they'd run a poor race, you'd sneak in and take their goats
or so they say
That's it. I'm from Kentucky and no one ever seems to remember this actually happening (the goat/horse thing) so I really don't know if that's really where it came from.
While not technically colloquialisms, my grandfather had some great sayings.
When someone was going to be surprised or upset by what they were going to hear or find out he'd say, "They're going to **** down both legs". If they were going to be really shocked or upset, "They're going to **** straight up their back".
One time we were visiting and it was mentioned that my then 5 year old was constipated and nothing was helping he suggested that we give her a tablespoon of epsom salt dissolved in a glass of water stating that, "within a couple hours she would be able to **** through the eye of a needle at 50 paces". We opted not to take that advice.
I'll have to think of a few more. Needless to say, conversations with this man were never boring.
When someone was going to be surprised or upset by what they were going to hear or find out he'd say, "They're going to **** down both legs". If they were going to be really shocked or upset, "They're going to **** straight up their back".
One time we were visiting and it was mentioned that my then 5 year old was constipated and nothing was helping he suggested that we give her a tablespoon of epsom salt dissolved in a glass of water stating that, "within a couple hours she would be able to **** through the eye of a needle at 50 paces". We opted not to take that advice.
I'll have to think of a few more. Needless to say, conversations with this man were never boring.
Right along with SNAFU you have FUBAR, ****ed up beyond all repair.
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shoo-in
noun
noun: shoo-in; plural noun: shoo-ins
a person or thing that is certain to succeed, especially someone who is certain to win a competition.
"he was a shoo-in for re-election"
Origin
1930s: from the earlier use of the term denoting the winner of a rigged horse race.
Modern NBA usage: The Cav's are a "shoo in" to reach the Finals since they have the refs in there pockets!"
noun
noun: shoo-in; plural noun: shoo-ins
a person or thing that is certain to succeed, especially someone who is certain to win a competition.
"he was a shoo-in for re-election"
Origin
1930s: from the earlier use of the term denoting the winner of a rigged horse race.
Modern NBA usage: The Cav's are a "shoo in" to reach the Finals since they have the refs in there pockets!"
I thought it would be "shoe-in" but that's an alternative that evokes the days of door-to-door salesmen who would stick their foot in the door to keep it open while they tried to make a sale.
But CJ you're correct - it's more commonly "shoo-in" and it's from the practice of waving (or "shooing") the leading horse across the finish line in a race that was most likely fixed
Continuing with the horse racing theme (hey, we actually have a chance for a triple crown winner so why not keep this going?) phrases like "by a nose" or "nosed out" refer to a very close horse race because the nose of the horse is generally the first part of its body to cross the finish line
Similarly with the expression "neck and neck"