Phrases That Don't Make A Whole Lotta Sense...

cson

The one that always gets me is when I hear people 'lost their lives' -> where did they lose them exactly? Its not exactly a set of fecking car keys! Can you find your life again after you lose it?

SoulTrader

I used to get confused when you would hear news reports finish off with a line like "at least 15 people were killed". Like, why would you be relieved that at least 15 people had died. But that was more my stupidity really

Captain_Generic

"Come here to me" at the start of a sentence. I'M RIGHT BESIDE YOU

major bill

''First things first''

liah

"Same difference." I know it makes no sense, but I use it all the time anyway.

number10a

"As the fella says" - like who the fùck is this fella who's obviously been spouting shìt for centuries!!!

NeedaNewName

liah wrote: »

"Same difference." I know it makes no sense, but I use it all the time anyway.

Beat me to it. I don't use it though. I say "Same thing"

Ghost Buster

cson wrote: »

The one that always gets me is when I hear people 'lost their lives' -> where did they lose them exactly? Its not exactly a set of fecking car keys! Can you find your life again after you lose it?

Ummmm. If they knew that they wouldnt be .......lost...;)

mahamageehad

You'll be brown as a berry.

What kind of fúcking berries are brown???!

FTGFOP

Region-specific, but Americans say "I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less".

I like to point out to them that what they say means they care a little bit.

mahamageehad wrote: »

You'll be brown as a berry.

What kind of fúcking berries are brown???!

Dingleberries?

almostnever

"I could care less."

NO NO NO NO NO. :mad: You couldn't care less, that's what you mean! :mad:

Feeona

'Smiling like a lawnmower'

Haven't.....a.....bogs......notion

OutlawPete

"They turned around and said to me ..

"So, I turned around and said ..

"Then she turns around ..

"I fucking turned back around to her ..

NO, YOU DIDN'T TURN ANYWHERE .. YOU FECKING TWONK BATS!!!!

mike65

Dampsquid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4yffKvkt_s

"I'll go to the foot of our stairs", "Black over Bill's mother's" (who is Bill and why is his mother always first to see the rain?)

Faith

"It's all downhill from here". Surely downhill is easier? Do people use that phrase in the wrong context? I always assumed it was a bad thing, but when I thought about it, surely it's a good thing?

omahaid

I always get confused with "It's the first x since y"

e.g. It's the first time Ireland won something since 1995

So, we won in 1995? So it's not really a first at all?

Oranage2

Done to death but anyway:

"It always the last place you look"

Degag

"Fúck me pink"

???

krudler

"never judge a book by its cover"

A books cover tells you a plot synopsis, who wrote it and what genre it is, nonsense statement. You wouldnt be happy to start that new romance novel only to find out its actually about time travelling velociraptors (as awesome as that would be)

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cson wrote: »

The one that always gets me is when I hear people 'lost their lives' -> where did they lose them exactly? Its not exactly a set of fecking car keys! Can you find your life again after you lose it?

I think it means that they died.

Chuck Stone

'at all' seems to make no sense at all.

mike65

"It went down a bomb", this suggests something went not completely to a planned happy conclusion and yet thats excatly what it means. and yet "it bombed" means something has flopped, while "its da bomb" is also a groovy positive vibe situation for the kidz.

Peyton Manning

Below par, as in not good enough.

I thought golfers would be delighted to get under par?

Captain_Generic

krudler wrote: »

"never judge a book by its cover"

A books cover tells you a plot synopsis, who wrote it and what genre it is, nonsense statement. You wouldnt be happy to start that new romance novel only to find out its actually about time travelling velociraptors (as awesome as that would be)

That would be awesome

Where To

How many is a 'while rake'?

As in " he had a while rake of pints last night" ?

Savage Tyrant

Do ye want me to give ye something to cry about?

Realtine

"don't be there till you're back" - I used it myself with the kids, don't know why...

Tzetze

"At the end of the day,..."

Only applicable in the evening time?

SoulTrader

Faith wrote: »

"It's all downhill from here". Surely downhill is easier? Do people use that phrase in the wrong context? I always assumed it was a bad thing, but when I thought about it, surely it's a good thing?

When I say "It's all downhill from here" I mean things will get easier from here on in. I think most people use it in that context?

Merrick

The phrase 'you can't have your cake and eat it' used to confuse the hell out of me. Why would I want cake if I can't eat it?

Merrick

Merrick wrote: »

The phrase 'you can't have your cake and eat it' used to confuse the hell out of me. Why would I want cake if I can't eat it?

It means you cant eat your cake and have it i.e. you can't eat the cake and still have cake afterwards
can't have it both ways

trad

Northbound on the N7 - it runs east / west

FTGFOP

Merrick wrote: »

The phrase 'you can't have your cake and eat it' used to confuse the hell out of me. Why would I want cake if I can't eat it?

I only ever heard this on TV/films when I was young and I never got it. I ask myself "How can you eat cake if you don't have it? Weirdos."

lord lucan

"I'll be with you now in a minute"

Like,WTF?

It's either now or in a minute!

ElectraX

Keep your eyes peeled...wha Stoopid phrase!

MitchKoobski

Had a canadian girl hanging around with us for a while. Barely understood half of what we said. These stood out.

"a month of sundays"
"well he/she/i didnt lick it up off the road"
"bejaysus"

BigBrownBear

ElectraX wrote: »

Keep your eyes peeled...wha Stoopid phrase!

Its a Victorian phrase to keep an eye out for the cops (peelers).
They were named peelers after the founder of Scotland Yard - Sir Robert Peel

Maglight

Cheap at half the price

What does that mean? I have never understood it. 'Cheap at twice the price' or 'dear at half the price' maybe, but this one makes no sense at all.

cson

MitchKoobski wrote: »

Had a canadian girl hanging around with us for a while. Barely understood half of what we said. These stood out.

"a month of sundays"
"well he/she/i didnt lick it up off the road"
"bejaysus"

Yanks we lived in first year came down with a list of words for us to explain that we used too. The most memorable one being 'whats a boll-locks?'

It's actually hard to explain bollocks without the word.

pragmatic1

"Much of a muchness".

cml387

"Head over heels"

I don't know about you,but my head is always over my heels.

Ev84

Oranage2 wrote: »

Done to death but anyway:

"It always the last place you look"

This ^^^ does my head in. OF COURSE IT'S ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK, WHY WOULD YOU KEEP LOOKING FOR SOMETHING AFTER YOU HAVE FOUND IT?

Faith wrote: »

"It's all downhill from here". Surely downhill is easier? Do people use that phrase in the wrong context? I always assumed it was a bad thing, but when I thought about it, surely it's a good thing?

When are people who use this ^^^ phrase as a bad thing and also use the phrase "it was an uphill battle" happy? :pac:

Turtyturd

'I will yeah'....so you actually won't?

And anything with two negatives annoys the hell out of me.

'I don't know nothin'....so you know something?

kneeelix

Never quite understood what people mean when they say "they do though dont they though".
Cracks me up when i hear people say "for all intenSIVE purposes"
On a more religious note, "God helps those who help themselves"???

uncleoswald

"You have to fight fire with fire!"
I really really hope you are not employed as a fireman...

mikemac

There a fatal accident today near Ennis at 6pm when the "car went out of control" and struck a wall

How did the car go out of control, it's like it had a mind of its own

The driver made a mistake and lost control
Or in a tiny percentage of cases there was a mechanical failure or issue with the road

senorwipesalot

Or when people ask and answer a question in one sentence.Such as "Do ya know Noel,no?"
wtf

Sergeant

Taking a shít.

Surely you are getting rid of it as opposed to taking one?

Sonics2k

"It's always in the last place you look"

I truly hate this phrase, since I was small child that phrase has annoyed me.

And, not exactly a phrase, but something that was always aggravating as a child.

Me: "Can <friends name>, come out and play?"
Their Mom: "No"
Me: "Why not?"
Their Mom: "Because"

"Because" what? Because is not viable answer!!

Giselle

mike65 wrote: »

Dampsquid

Oxford dictionary says:

Squib:

noun
1 a small firework that burns with a hissing sound before exploding.

Going off like a damp squib just means that it failed to either happen, or didn't make the right impression, as a damp firework fails to explode.:)

My own pet hate is 'The more things change, the more they stay the same'.

No, the more things change, the more they change.