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Post by chiangmai on Oct 28, 2017 7:44:55 GMT 7
Dead Cat Bounce:
Is an investment trading term that compares the fall of a stock from a great height and its ensuing bounce, to the bounce of a dead cat dropped from a tall building, both things that bounce a little despite being dead.
Cat Fishing:
Is where fishermen put cat fish or bottom feeder into a catch of say cod, in order to keep them fresh and alive longer.
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Post by siampolee on Oct 28, 2017 8:00:25 GMT 7
All ship shape in Brisol fashion "Shipshape" means generally "Tidy, neatly arranged." "Bristol-fashion" references the English city of Bristol, a large ship-building and repair center, with a reputation for excellence. Thus, the phrase means "Maintained in mint condition, clean and tidy ."  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2017 8:54:33 GMT 7
Raining cats and dogs: In old England, a thatch roof was a warm and comfortable place for animals of all shapes and sizes to sleep, even cats and dogs. But when it rained hard the straw became slippery and they would slide off the roof and end up in the gutter. hence the expression. Its raining maus and maas is the Thai version I believe. |
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Post by siampolee on Oct 28, 2017 9:07:43 GMT 7
''On your own head be it.''
A warning used to tell someone that they will have to take full responsibility for what they plan to do.
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Post by rubl on Oct 28, 2017 20:56:45 GMT 7
A tree is known by its own fruit as in "People judge your character by what you do"
Luke 6:44
A Tree and its Fruit
43 No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, people do not gather figs from thornbushes, or grapes from brambles. 45 The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.…
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Post by rubl on Oct 28, 2017 21:00:23 GMT 7
Where there's life there's hope
Modo liceat vivere, est spes
- Heauton Timorumenos (The Self-Tormentor) by Publius Terentius Afer
Comic playwright Publius Terentius Afer, known as Terence, died in 159 B.C. at about 30 years of age having written six plays, all of which have survived. Terence was brought to Rome from Africa as a slave by the Roman senator Terentius Lucanus, who educated him and, later, impressed by his abilities, freed him. This quote comes from Heauton Timorumenos which, scholars believe, was either his second or third play. There is some debate as to whether Terence originated this play or translated it in all or part from a play of the same name by Greek playwrite Menander who died in 290 BC. Menander wrote over a hundred comedies but his version of Heauton Timorumenos has survived only in part.
Sometime later, Roman orator and statesman Cicero (106-43 BC) is quoted as saying: Aegroto, dum anima est, spes esse dicitur (It is said that for a sick man, there is hope as long as there is life), which was translated into English by biblical scholar Richard Taverner as part of his collection of proverbs in 1539. It is also noted in English naturalist John Ray's collection in 1670.
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Post by chiangmai on Oct 29, 2017 8:46:31 GMT 7
I like this one....at sixes and sevens: An ancient dispute between the Merchant Taylors and Skinners livery companies is the probable origin of the phrase.[1] The two trade associations, both founded in the same year (1327[2]), argued over sixth place in the order of precedence. In 1484, after more than a century and a half of bickering, the Lord Mayor of London Sir Robert Billesden ruled that at the feast of Corpus Christi, the companies would swap between sixth and seventh place and feast in each other's halls. Nowadays, they alternate in precedence on an annual basis. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_sixes_and_sevens |
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Post by siampolee on Oct 29, 2017 10:36:13 GMT 7
''strike me pink.'' This phrase emphasises someones reaction to a great surprise at an action , meeting, bill, accident etc. Or the reaction to Debby Harry's costume, performance and appearance. Cor strike me pink guvnor!!!!!  |
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Post by siampolee on Oct 29, 2017 10:46:05 GMT 7
Dutch uncle.
Well I don't think that fits our Rubl very well.
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Post by me on Oct 29, 2017 13:28:43 GMT 7
Dutch uncle. Well I don't think that fits our Rubl very well. he is just lulling us into a false state of security, |
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Post by chiangmai on Oct 29, 2017 14:13:59 GMT 7
Well blow me:
I know you think it is but it isn't! In fact, it's an old sailing term meaning, may a gale strike me down.
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Post by rubl on Oct 29, 2017 14:21:06 GMT 7
Dutch uncle. Well I don't think that fits our Rubl very well. Maybe it's time I change my signature back to "For all the sound advise you don't want to hear."  |
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Post by cd on Oct 30, 2017 4:57:08 GMT 7
F*ck, Fight, or Hold the Light ... self explanatory
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Post by chiangmai on Oct 30, 2017 6:04:02 GMT 7
Given the cold shoulder:
is derived from several hundred years ago when the host would give their guest a piece of meat as a gift, typically shoulder, as a sign the visit was at an end and it was time for them to leave.
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Post by chiangmai on Oct 30, 2017 6:07:32 GMT 7
Sleazy:
"The origin of this word comes from a linen cloth that didn't hold up well. It was originally sold in the Silesian area of Germany and purchased by London merchants for resale at a very low price. Eventually the public came to realize that the cloth was of poor quality, and it was nicknamed "Sleasie" for the area where it was manufactured. The word "sleazy" soon became synonymous with anything that was of low-quality, didn't hold up, and was grungy-looking or inferior".
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