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I was listening to the radio when I heard about "idioms"  and how we botch them. We are all doing it the native as much as anyone else. I found it hilarious, so I decided to do some research the following are the most commons.  Please feel free to add in the comments your favorite saying. E very language has its own expressions, sayings or idioms.  They illustrate figuratively, they use sometimes metaphors, puns, to tell us of ways to live, to act, gives ideas, principles, and values.  Every country has their own Idioms Nip it the butt vs. Nip in the bud.   Is to put an end to it before it gets the opportunity to grow I could care less vs. I couldn't care less. Means that you do not care, you have to use the negation form "Could not" One in the same vs. One and the same. Means that two things are the same. Each one worse than the next vs. Each one worse than the last . Means the situation is not better than the previou...

What do we know about Marilyn Monroe?  That she was THE sex symbol of her time. All her life women wanted to be like she and men wanted to date her. Marilyn Monroe was more than just a desirable woman; she was the epitome of beauty, sensuality, perfection that seemed ethereal and timeless. It’s no wonder that even to this day, years after her death, people reach to get close to her... Her only wish was to be loved and taking seriously. Marilyn on Hollywood First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress.   My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation but I'm working on the foundation. Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one. Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. An actress is not a machine, but they treat you lik...

“Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.”  “Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.” “Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.” “A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.” “Words that soak into your ears are whispered…....not yelled.” “Meanness don't just happen overnight.” “Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.” “Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.” “It doesn't take a very big person to carry a grudge.” “You cannot unsay a cruel word.” “Every path has a few puddles.” “When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.” “The best sermons are lived, not preached.” “Most of the stuff people worry about, are never gonna happen anyway.” “Don't judge folks by their relatives. “Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.” “Live a good and honorable life, then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a ...

13 New Year Resolutions For Internet Junky 1. I resolve... I resolve to... I resolve to, uh... I resolve to, uh, get my, er... I resolve to, uh, get my, er, off-line work done, too! 2. I will stop checking my e-mail at 3:00 in the morning... 4:30 is much more practical. 3. When I hear a funny joke I will not reply, "LOL... LOL!" 4. I will stop sending e-mail, ICQ, Instant Messages and be on the phone at the same time with the same person. 5. I will try to figure out why I *really* need 9 e-mail addresses. 6. I will stop sending e-mail to my roommate. 7. I will not buy magazines with AOL disks bound in just to get another 1.44MB disk. 8. I resolve to work with neglected children... my own. 9. I will answer my snail mail with the same enthusiasm I answer e-mail. 10. When I subscribe to a newsgroup or mailing list, I will read all the mail I get from it. 11. I will stop using, "So, what's your URL?" as a pickup line. 12. I resolve...

  How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct. Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881) Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. Dale Carnegie To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915) Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't. Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962) Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger. Franklin P. Jones Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic! Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins. Native American Proverb     Pe...

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. Michel de Montaigne A husband is what is left of a lover, after the nerve has been extracted. Helen Rowland A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it. John Steinbeck A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he's finished. Zsa Zsa Gabor A psychiatrist asks a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing. Joey Adams   A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. Mignon McLaughlin All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble. Raymond Hull Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without. James C. Dobson He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of. Mae West I have learned that only two things are necessary t...