September 28, 201610 yr Maybe it's only a country term but I never understood "the closer to the bone, the sweeter the meat". What the hell does that mean anyway? Is it a farmer/butcher thing? Is it perverted? Both? What are some others you never really got?
September 28, 201610 yr A stitch in time saves nine. I think the stitch is a sewing reference, but saves nine what?
September 28, 201610 yr A stitch in time saves nine. I think the stitch is a sewing reference, but saves nine what? A bad stitch will unravel, meaning you'd have to redo all of it later. So if you sort out a problem immediately it may save a lot of extra work later.
September 28, 201610 yr A bad stitch will unravel, meaning you'd have to redo all of it later. So if you sort out a problem immediately it may save a lot of extra work later. Sorry, I get the meaning but don't understand the expression. Saves nine? Nine minutes, nine more problems, saves nine what?
September 28, 201610 yr Sorry, I get the meaning but don't understand the expression. Saves nine? Nine minutes, nine more problems, saves nine what? additional stitches
September 28, 201610 yr Maybe it's only a country term but I never understood "the closer to the bone, the sweeter the meat". What the hell does that mean anyway? Is it a farmer/butcher thing? Is it perverted? Both? What are some others you never really got? Bone adds flavor. That's why a T-bone or bone-in rib eye is more flavorful, or why when cooking meat in something, cooking it with the bone in adds flavor to that dish (soup, stew, etc.).
September 28, 201610 yr Bone adds flavor. That's why a T-bone or bone-in rib eye is more flavorful, or why when cooking meat in something, cooking it with the bone in adds flavor to that dish (soup, stew, etc.). Like how buffalo wings are better than glazed chicken nuggets.
September 28, 201610 yr Maybe it's only a country term but I never understood "the closer to the bone, the sweeter the meat". What the hell does that mean anyway? Is it a farmer/butcher thing? Is it perverted? Both? What are some others you never really got? One proverb says it means the closer you get to your goal the more excited you are.
September 28, 201610 yr Like how buffalo wings are better than glazed chicken nuggets. EXACTAMUNDO!!!!!
September 28, 201610 yr Great topic and one that Google has really helped with. Years ago I read that the old saying "he's the spittin' image" was really a derivation of "spirit and image" as said by blacks in the deep south. That make sense to me. I've gotten to the point now where I'll say something we've all said for years but never understood what it meant and then go to my Google machine and look it up.
September 28, 201610 yr "Bob's your uncle" used in place of "and there you go". I know it's British, but it makes zero sense to me. "The bees knees" "Cat got your tongue?" "Quit cold turkey." "I didn't just fall off the turnip truck" "He's really on the ball" ....I actually wonder about sayings like that. I'm sure I can come up with a few more if I think about it for a bit.
September 28, 201610 yr How about butchered sayings. One I hear all the time, "Six and a half of one or a dozen of the other". How about doing something "lickity split". Know it means fast but where did that come from?
September 28, 201610 yr "Bob's your uncle" used in place of "and there you go". I know it's British, but it makes zero sense to me. . I've never heard it but it looks like it comes from the 1700s when the British PM named Robert appointed his nephew to a position. It's meant to convey "there you go - look how easy that was."
September 28, 201610 yr Author Plum Crazy? Or is it Plumb Crazy? Either way, not getting it. Maybe a regional thing as well.
September 28, 201610 yr How about doing something "lickity split". Know it means fast but where did that come from? Derived from "lick" and "split" from England. Lick had something to do with going fast. Not sure where the split comes from.
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