Comments on: Bury the Hatchet

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:53:16 +0000

I’m sick of hearing, “This isn’t a hill I want to die on” OR “This IS a hill I’ll die on”…used in the church by my boss/pastor. Isn’t there another phrase out there that we could use? Share it with me, please!

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:45:24 +0000

Cliches:

Curiosity killed the cat

Dont look a gift horse in the mouth

hes as Wise as an elephant

(I dont know why i can only think of animal cliches)

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:51:00 +0000

I have a bone to pick with you.

No, really – I do. I submitted this one a couple weeks ago, and no dice since then. I’ve looked for the dice but so far, no cigar.

Smoking’s not good for you either, Bryan. If you keep it up, it’ll be the bane of your existence.

So anyway, we really should pick that bone I was talking about. It would be a real bonding experience.

But then we’d be stuck together like two peas in a pod.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:19:07 +0000

This morning I thought of “walking on eggshells”. “I feel like I’m walking on eggshells when I’m around you.” Maybe instead of being concerned about not crushing those eggshells, we should ask the question, “Why ARE there so many eggshells around this guy?” Or, maybe since the person is so sensitive, THEY should be called the eggshell.

By: Sarah N

Sarah N — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:14:33 +0000

Lovin’ these, Bryan!
So oddly enough, “son of a gun” supposedly comes from an old western tale daughters told their fathers to explain their unwed pregnancies. The idea was that they were standing behind a man who was being shot at. The bullet hit the man in the groin,things exploded, and that is how the woman got pregnant. Likely story!

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:53:49 +0000

I was thinking about Cliche Thursday earlier this week when I heard someone say, “Don’t kill the messenger.” And I was going to suggest it, but you apparently read my thoughts (which, by the way, are 95% consumed by Tuesday’s episode of Lost)

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:51:16 +0000

“Stick to my guns” since it is weaponry cliche today.
I’m not sure where it came from, but it appears synonymous with being stubborn. Truthfully, I tend to be stubborn. But that doesn’t mean I use guns to get my way…

By: Douglas

Douglas — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:49:00 +0000

How about “Hit the nail on the head.” But my all time favorite (for which you can actually by a flag) is “The beatings will continue until morale improves!”

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:29:45 +0000

“Between a rock and a hard place”
“on (something) like white on rice”
“raining cats and dogs”
“on my(its) last leg”
“the proof is in the pudding”

Apologies if some of these have already been deconstructed.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:21:01 +0000

I’m with Sarah. haha

1) You’re a chip off the old block
2) Like a beaten mule

…I’m outta cliches….

The Beatles are awesome…just saying.