Phrases you never understood

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

Has anyone ever said a phrase or a saying that makes you think 'what?' To get the ball rolling I'll say one, "you're getting on my last nerve" ha you are either getting on someone's nerves or not. How do you know it's the last one? Haha

Anyone else have any?

 

[peteblue]

Worra load of bollox........

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

Worra load of bollox........

Haha, yea whoever made that one eh

 

[JammyP]

What about "clique"?

 

[arch stanton]

"The proof is in the pudding"... no you fookwits, the phrase is "The proof of the pudding is in the eating"

 

[roydo]

I will wipe that smile from your face.

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

I actually say all of these so far

 

[Caso01]

When something easy is referred to as a " piece of piss ".
How on earth can you have a piece of piss?.

 

[Librarian]

Teaching granny to suck eggs

 

[Lune1878]

'it's raining cats & dogs'

 

[roydo]

'it's raining cats & dogs'

Based on Navel/Cockney rhyming slang that one.

As it is "Raining Stair Rods"

I think

 

[Maxwell]

Pot kettle black.

 

[roydo]

"I will get you Champions League"

Not a clue what that means..

 

[magicjuan]

Dermot O'Leary seriously, wtf? What does it mean, what is the point, does it have purpose?

 

[Bungle]

"Get in the van"