2026-10-30 04:20 UTC
Replies (40)
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@deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2026-10-30 04:27
You’re barking up the wrong metaphor.
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@nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 2026-10-30 04:33
Don’t count your chickens before you put them all in one basket
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@otacon239@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 04:41
Not the sharpest bulb in the crayon shed
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@gastroglizzy@piefed.social 2026-10-30 05:05
My favorite is, “Why don’t you make like a tree and go fuck yourself?”
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@SarahValentine@pawb.social 2026-10-30 05:36
Let water under the bridge lie where Jesus flung it.
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@VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-30 06:05
From I Love Lucy… Ricky tried giving Lucy an ultimatum in his broken English… “Don’t cross your bridges before your chickens have hatched!”
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@Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-30 06:21
“She looks like she’s been through the run of the mill…”
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@LouNeko@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 06:20
Those who dig a pit for others, shouldn’t throw rocks.
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@rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2026-10-30 06:34
When life gives you melons, you might be dyslexic.
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@don_kiedyck@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-30 06:38
People who live in glass houses sink ships.
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@MalReynolds@piefed.social 2026-10-30 06:46
Much fun, but IMO “we’ll burn that bridge when we get to it” is a perfectly valid maxim (yes I’m aware of its roots). YMMV.
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@dontpanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-10-30 06:51
Bob’s your oyster
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@coolie4@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 06:54
There’s no use crying over fish in the sea.
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@Sly2@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 07:45
If I go out, I wanna go out with a big Swan bang.
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@MelodiousFunk@lemmy.zip 2026-10-30 08:07
This is where I’d link to !Malaphors@slrpnk.net but my home base will be in limbo for a while 😬
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@Smeagol666@crazypeople.online 2026-10-30 08:46
I have a t-shirt that says “It’s not rocket surgery” and depicts a surgeon working on a rocket with it’s “guts” hanging out that are wires. I’m actually wearing it now, lol.
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@svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-10-30 08:57
You: Do you know what malaphors are? Me: Does the pope shit in the woods?
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@MoffKalast@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 09:07
No. The bridge is too well guarded.
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@Ianthe__Tridentarius@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-10-30 09:18
Does the pope shit in the woods?
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@stolig@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 09:47
Fool me once is better than two in the bush
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@DoGeeseSeeGod@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-10-30 10:30
You can lead a man to water but you can’t teach him to be a horse
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@Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 10:42
My favorite one that everyone hates is “Even a blind elephant can remember to nut twice a day” Blind squirrel finds a nut Broken clock is right twice a day Elephants never forget
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@GraniteM@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 10:52
I used to work at a used bookstore, and sometimes there were really excellent books that just wouldn’t sell. We would say “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him read.”
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@craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 2026-10-30 10:52
A German one: Im Glashaus soll man nicht einen geschenkten Gaul werfen
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@Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-10-30 11:22
“Yesterday we were at the brink of abyss, today we took a step forward”
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@Fmstrat@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 11:28
I use “not the sharpest brick in the tool shed” often.
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@DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2026-10-30 11:48
From the Buffy-verse. Harmony, the dumbest vampire. “You’re preaching to the horse’s mouth.”
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@melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2026-10-30 11:51
Why don’t you put an egg in your shoe and maybe add some red peppers and a bit of butter, garlic and chives?
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@W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-10-30 11:54
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@_stranger_@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 12:12
I always liked “Not the brightest bulb in the fridge” but I’ve also heard “coldest frog in the pot” means stubborn, but I’m not sure that’s a malaphor.
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@sunnytimes@lemmy.ca 2026-10-30 12:38
get two birds stoned
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@ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 12:58
It’s all water under the dam.
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@Ertain@feddit.online 2026-10-30 13:13
I love these. I have made some. While you shouldn’t sweat the small stuff, it’s the details that make all the difference. Variety may be the spice of life, too many cooks spoiled the broth. Here’s one I’ve heard. It was from someone’s boss during a meeting: C’mon, people, this is not rocket surgery!
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@MangoCats@feddit.it 2026-10-30 13:15
We’ll goose that cross when we come on it.
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@gergolippai@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 13:25
we’re peddling in the same shoe
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@expletivedeleted@lemmy.zip 2026-10-30 13:27
Does a bear shit in the pope’s hat?
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@HotDog7@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 13:29
“This is a tough nut to swallow” “It’s not the end of the day”
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@Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-30 13:38
I’m fond of “not the brightest cookie in the knife drawer”
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@Krudler@lemmy.world 2026-10-30 14:28
That’s a whole different kettle of wax
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@eightys3v3n@lemmy.ca 2026-10-30 14:28
Oh yeah! How could I forget Get two birds stoned at once".