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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Stirring the boat.

In the context I heard in my Loves recounting of her events this evening this was meant to be "Stir the pot", to cause unrest or dissent through words or action.


Sunday, February 10, 2013

You got his gourd.

I think this is meant to be "Got your Goat", that is, cause annoyance or anger through some action.


Ducks off a waters back.

This is the original that started it all. I believe it's supposed to be the idiom "Water off a duck's back".
Meaning, if criticism or something similar is like water off a duck's back to somebody, they aren't affected by it in the slightest.