I speak English as second language. Whenever I hear new stuff, I save it to my Anki. Here’s my Cool Phrases deck if anyone’s interested.
I want to expand this deck. Do you know a phrase that stuck in your mind? Any input is welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Me being Catalan, a culture with many poop related phrases and traditions, I’m pretty fond of “when shit hit the fan”
Don’t shit where you eat.
That one is fun how it goes in Spanish “no metas la polla donde metes la olla”, don’t put your dick where you put your pot (as in cooking pot).
It’s even funnier to imagine it happen lamo
“When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.”
These kids run through the house like shit through a goose.
Native English speaker, never heard this one.
It’s a West Texasism.
It definitely sounds both rural and southern
Same, but that’s hilarious
“Thank you for having me”
It’s weird
Probably short for “thank you for having me over” or another word implied at the end.
“Thank you for having/picking/tolerating me as your guest”
See? Weird.
GIVUS WE THANKIS TOUND YE BLARSTED SHIVAS
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“Thankyou for being had.”
“If you had me, you’ll be thank”
“multiple ways to skin a cat”
Like a fart in a skillet.
Apparently, “like a fart in …” is a common thing. There’s this website that shows movie scenes with certain phrases: Playphrase.
Have a look at yourself: https://www.playphrase.me/#%2Fsearch%3Fq=like+a+fart+in&pos=0&language=en
I’ve come across two “like a fart in the church” one, which I did not really understand. I think it is used for unpleasant situations.
American here. I live in a Northern urban area, and have never heard this. I wonder if it’s regional or old or new. Looked it up, the internet says it’s Appalachian, so, Eastern US. I might start using this now hahaha
Yep lol. I live in a small rural Ohio town. When I first heard it, it was from a friend’s wife and even he had to look it up. She grew up on a small farm nearby.
Like a fart in a trance.
