The weirdest phrases thread.

gillywibble · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:13

You can't have your cake and eat it.

Teaching grandma to suck eggs.

Don't cut your nose off to spite your face.

Which phrases do you find to be completely and utterly bizarre?

unwashed potato! · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:14

at the end of the day...

mac1st3 · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:15

Whatever floats your boat

G-MAN2004 · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:17

Surely this could just go in the other thread?

gillywibble · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:18

G-MAN2004 said:
Surely this could just go in the other thread?

It's a completely different kettle of fish :confused:

Tobywon · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:20

"as useful as a chocolate teapot"

J1234 · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:20

gillywibble said:
It's a completely different kettle of fish

The pot calling the kettle black, is a weird one.

G-MAN2004 · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:20

gillywibble said:
It's a completely different kettle of fish

They're both appalling.

alex24 · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:20

Waste not, want not.

I don't get it. ^

gillywibble · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:21

G-MAN2004 said:
They're both appalling.

What's eating you?

Ciphon · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:21

"God doesn't pay his debt's in money"

Davies_M · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:23

I'll be there now in a minute.

It comes out as some sort of reflex, I can't stop it!

secretspy · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:25

never look a gift horse in the mouth

J1234 · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:26

Flogging a dead horse.

Prof. Cheese · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:26

Never carve your toes off with a rusty bread knife when your aunty's got tonsilitus.

qqg3 · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:29

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:30

Morba · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:30

Davies_M said:
I'll be there now in a minute.

It comes out as some sort of reflex, I can't stop it!

you must be welsh.

Morba · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:33

Tobywon said:
"as useful as a chocolate teapot"

surely you understand that?

grudas · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:33

when some weird people come up to and go "what you saying bruv" i dont get it?!? i dont even talk lol..