Figurative Language (you can bet your bootie)

[Full Steam]

I always get confused when people say, "I could care less" when they mean, "I couldn't care less." That confused me for years.

That's confusing because they are wrong, the correct phrase is I couldn't care less, as you said.

I hear more people get it right than wrong though.

 

[Fridgemagnetman]

Oh that makes sense! Thanks My theory about not breaking your own windows was way off

I think that one is Confucius from his analects.
Meaning you're a hypocrite (ie you're just the same as the person you've just made a statement about)if someone says it to you.

 

[NothingToSeeHere]

I always get confused when people say, "I could care less" when they mean, "I couldn't care less." That confused me for years.

That's just bad grammar, I've always assumed it was an american thing because here in the uk I've always seen it said/written "I couldn't care less". This is one of those silly things that really annoy me.

 

[hoeffelt]

I always get confused when people say, "I could care less" when they mean, "I couldn't care less." That confused me for years.

Thats actually not figurative. Its just a mistake people make, the same as using double negatives and such. I could not care less is correct.

 

[Aspychata]

What ridiculous sayings are gobsmacking you to total repulsion?

Let it rip, PG not xxx-rated

 

[Fino]

Kill two birds with one stone.

 

[Kalinychta]

Kill two birds with one stone.

I hate that one, too. I say “cut two carrots with one knife” instead.

 

[Fino]

I hate that one, too. I say “cut two carrots with one knife” instead.

Genius!

 

[GrownupGirl]

"The early bird gets the worm"
But the night owl can order pizza at midnight.

 

[Progster]

"Wear your heart on your sleeve." Eek!
"open a whole new can of worms" Yuck.

 

[Bolletje]

Butter my butt and call me a biscuit!

 

[leehart]

Butter my butt and call me a biscuit!

I have never heard that one before but the imagery isn't pleasant

What does it convey? A lot of them I can decipher but I am stumped here! Why does someone want....I am not going there...

 

[LateBloomer]

" Can't see the forest for the trees " WTH does that mean ?

 

[Juliettaa]

'Tickle my fancy' - Urgh, makes me cringe

'Bob's your uncle' - who on earth is Bob?

'Don't cut off your nose to spite your face' - as if!

'Don't look a gift horse in the mouth' - unlikely I'll have the opportunity to look in a horse's mouth

'Give a dog a bad name and hang him' - awful mental picture from this one

'If the shoe fits, wear it' - one shoe, two feet?

'Many a mickle makes a muckle' - What????

There are too many to list and they're all so confusing

 

[Bolletje]

A Dutch one: “The monkey comes out of the sleeve now!” Meaning someone has shown their true face, or someone has finally figured out how something works.

 

[Crossbreed]

" Can't see the forest for the trees " WTF does that mean ?

It means that someone is so focused on the details that they cannot see the "big" picture.

If you take a close-up look at a TV screen, you will see little dots (called pixels), but not the TV show. You have to stand back and view them collectively in order to enjoy the program.

 

[Thinx]

The glass is half full, not half empty! Newsflash, IT'S THE SAME THING!!!!

 

[Thinx]

What makes you tick?

Nothing, I m a person, not a clock!

 

[Thinx]

How many beans make 5?

Five OF COURSE!

 

[Thinx]

Let's get our ducks in a row.

Say what?

@Fino x 4?