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I think she meant: It's the 800 pound gorilla in the room. " 800 pound gorilla " is an American English expression for a pers...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
She keeps pouring salt in the water...
Rubbing salt into the wound, to further aggravate a situation or (literally) cause excruciating pain.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
They were attached at the ankles...
Guest contribution from my sister-in-law.
(As I says, the turnip dun't fall fur from the tree.)
I think she meant, "Attached at the hip", meaning figuratively inseperable people.
Monday, July 1, 2013
It's the big pink elephant in the room...
I think she meant:
It's the 800 pound gorilla in the room.
"800 pound gorilla" is an American Englishexpression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the rights of others or the law. The phrase is rooted in a riddle:
"Where does an 800 lb. gorilla sit?"
The answer:
"Anywhere it wants to."
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