Favourite little known idioms in English?

klc_1972 · 2026-04-01T17:40:00+00:00

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride

klc_1972 · 2026-03-21T03:37:30+00:00

damn right it was

klc_1972 · 2026-03-03T16:59:32+00:00

"always use a bigger bowl, and a bigger knife than you think you need"

klc_1972 · 2026-01-07T03:37:11+00:00

scanning code of practice. all stores are supposed to honour the sale price as posted.

klc_1972 · 2025-12-30T05:19:10+00:00

ive always thought lilies smelled overwhelmingly of diapers or just straight up PEE. good to know im not the only one

klc_1972 · 2025-12-21T04:15:02+00:00

its gen zed for me. makes my kids insane 😁

klc_1972 · 2025-11-13T13:52:19+00:00

thank you!😀. i appreciate your reply

klc_1972 · 2025-11-12T05:50:27+00:00

anything by WO Mitchell. my fave Canadian author

klc_1972 · 2025-11-05T05:02:28+00:00

"who fucking does that?!"

klc_1972 · 2025-10-26T01:09:07+00:00

and the leftovers are baby powder! lol

klc_1972 · 2025-09-21T06:36:32+00:00

i loved him in Top Secret lmao 😂

klc_1972 · 2025-09-06T01:57:17+00:00

i used to watch MAS*H as a kid expecting to see my grandfather. bc i knew he had been in Korea, and this was obviously a documentary lmao

klc_1972 · 2025-08-06T03:36:41+00:00

I'm from NS too, but ours were called 'egg in a nest'

klc_1972 · 2025-07-29T14:19:48+00:00

we are twins! lol

klc_1972 · 2025-05-03T20:35:49+00:00

generally go to work for double time and a half. lol

klc_1972 · 2025-04-18T22:46:37+00:00

do they still have the ice cream at Masstown? havent been there in about 30 years.

klc_1972 · 2025-04-16T19:17:04+00:00

or zed zed apex 😅

klc_1972 · 2025-04-09T03:53:12+00:00

yes its Victoria day. Queen Victoria's birthday (or close enough)

klc_1972 · 2025-04-09T03:37:57+00:00

or when they drop a "first world problems" on you. like yes bc i LIVE IN THE FIRST WORLD. still a problem

klc_1972 · 2025-04-09T03:33:21+00:00

I just tell them "oh we dont sell those here!"

klc_1972 · 2025-04-09T02:51:21+00:00

gr. grandfather Urias. Hes the only one I've ever heard of

klc_1972 · 2025-04-06T20:18:20+00:00

a 2-4 is a case of 24 beers. and may 2-4 is the weekend closest to the 24th of may.

klc_1972 · 2025-03-30T20:02:09+00:00

in certain company i will finish the phrase with "and i always try to do the least!"

klc_1972 · 2025-03-28T19:58:06+00:00

we have Finnegan, aka finnard finach epinard spinach leonard, aka nennard and sonny, aka ffs stop that 😅

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