[6pack] Old Sayings...

Michael Porter mdporter at dfn.com
Tue Apr 28 22:26:37 MDT 2020


> Bees in one's bonnet. (fixed this one.  It's actually "that's it, in a 
> nutshell")
>
> Spill the beans.
>
> Early bird gets the worm.  (This I'm still not sure of, since the bird 
> isn't actually getting the worm.  I'm inclined to think the worm in 
> the ear is for "earworm."  The bird's clutch on the guy's cranium may 
> actually suggest "birdbrain."
>
> Full of holes like Swiss cheese.
>
> Something's fishy.  (This one could be reasonable, but the color now 
> makes me think, "red herring.")
>
> A stitch in time saves nine.
>
> Something along the lines of:  you can't unbreak an egg. (Could also 
> be, "can't make an omelet without breaking an egg.")
>
>
> Cheers.
>
> -- 
>
>
> Michael Porter
> Roswell, NM
>
>
> Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance....
>
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Michael Porter
Roswell, NM


Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance....

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