Sayings That Don't Make Sense
#33
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I know some of us put down phrases that really DO make sense even though the original question was about what are some that DON'T. I have never understood why "pulling my leg" means "you're kidding me.
jcraine-- I think the phrase you mention has the word "daubed" (not dobbed). To daub means to paint. Mud daubers have mud nests. A mud fence daubed with lizards is quite the word picture to describe ugly!
jcraine-- I think the phrase you mention has the word "daubed" (not dobbed). To daub means to paint. Mud daubers have mud nests. A mud fence daubed with lizards is quite the word picture to describe ugly!
#35
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I know some of us put down phrases that really DO make sense even though the original question was about what are some that DON'T. I have never understood why "pulling my leg" means "you're kidding me.
jcraine-- I think the phrase you mention has the word "daubed" (not dobbed). To daub means to paint. Mud daubers have mud nests. A mud fence daubed with lizards is quite the word picture to describe ugly!
jcraine-- I think the phrase you mention has the word "daubed" (not dobbed). To daub means to paint. Mud daubers have mud nests. A mud fence daubed with lizards is quite the word picture to describe ugly!
#36
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Another weird saying: Dumb as a box of rocks.
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