Category: Popular Expression

October 28, 2014February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Hush

Hush = be quiet Ex:  “Hush!”  I’m trying to speak.  No one else can talk. Ex:  “Hush!”  Students are not allowed to […]

October 22, 2014March 6, 2019Popular Expression

See the Light

See the Light   = understand or realize something after thinking or doubting for a while   Ex: After a lot of […]

October 20, 2014January 27, 2022Popular Expression

Up the Creek Without a Paddle

Up the Creek Without a Paddle (Sometimes called “up the creek” “up shit creek”) = to be hopeless, to be in trouble, […]

October 16, 2014December 16, 2016Popular Expression

The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line   = the main or essential point,  the final result or statement     Ex:  “The bottom line” is […]

October 13, 2014February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Pull Your Head Out of Your Ass

Pull Your Head Out of Your Ass = pay attention, stop being an idiot, stop being vain  Ex:  How could the referee […]

October 9, 2014February 26, 2019Popular Expression

Thin Line Between

Thin Line Between   = there is only a small difference between __&__     Ex:  There is a “thin line between” […]

October 9, 2014February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Eureka

Eureka   = I found it!  I made it work! *The word originates from Greece.  The popular story is when the Greek […]

October 6, 2014February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Off the Hook

Off the Hook (multiple meanings) 1) = cool   * Modern phrase, similar to the phrase “off the chain” It is referring […]

October 2, 2014February 26, 2019Popular Expression

Hindsight 20/20

Hindsight 20/20     =  to understand a past choice more clearly than at the moment of making the choice hindsight = […]

October 1, 2014February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Tin Foil Hat

Tin Foil Hat = an aluminum hat believed to protect from outside forces (government etc.) controlling one’s mind. (Basically it means the […]