Fun fact about me? My husband is such an idiom guy. He uses common phrases constantly — like, to a wild degree. Sometimes he’ll bust out something straight from Victorian literature, and I’m left sitting there like, “What are you even talking about?!” But hey, I’m happy I married a man of words. And since idioms are basically a third language in our household, I started wondering: How common are these “common phrases,” really? Can most people actually define them? I mean, I’m pretty sure I misuse them all the time. Like, no — it’s not “Kill one bird with two stones.” That is literally overkill.
So, let’s see how well you know your words. Here’s how it works: I’ll give you a definition, followed by a matching phrase with a few key words missing. It’s up to you to fill in the blanks. Think you can hit the nail on the head? Let’s see…
How’d you do? Tell me in the comments – along with your favourite common phrase that you overuse. I’m a salt in the wound girl.