Weird Phrases..what do they mean???

Like Right as rain...I mean how can rain be right? or wrong?...or left for that matter....and 'pleased as punch' ...how can punch be pleased?

Anybody know? detective

Sophmore. It's a Oxymoron.

he wants to have his cake and eat it too...

well...d'uh ...why wouldnt want to eat your cake 😖

and straight from the horses mouth....why do horses have to do with it? 😖

Originally posted by shellie
he wants to have his cake and eat it too...

well...d'uh ...why wouldnt want to eat your cake 😖

Pleased as punch originates from the Punch and Judy puppet character. Punch's name derives from polichinello, an Italian puppet with similar characteristics. In Punch and Judy performances the Punch character is depicted as self-satisfied and pleased with his evil deeds.

Right as rain

Meaning: Completely correct, proper, sound and healthy.

Example: On the witness stand she appeared to be right as rain, but then she is an actress by profession.

Origin: This one is likely alliterative. The "R"'s in Right and Rain sound good together.

This comes from the idea of rainwater being pure and wholesome - well it was before pollution.

This may be reference to the value and goodness of rain which is critical to crops and farming.

shrug

How about this one?

"I don't give a rat's ass!!"

or even more " I give a rats ass"

Originally posted by GuitarBunny
How about this one?

"I don't give a rat's ass!!"

hee hee

I Don't Give A Rat's Ass
It's just general slang that started up sometime during the 20th century. While nobody knows for sure how it came about, it's believed that a rat was used in the expression because of the way people view the rodent (annoying and small).

Smart asses 😛

Originally posted by Fionnuala
Smart asses 😛

shakeit 😄

It's just general slang that started up sometime during the 20th century. it's believed that a rat was used in the expression because of the way people view the rodent (annoying and small).

Originally posted by shellie
he wants to have his cake and eat it too...

well...d'uh ...why wouldnt want to eat your cake 😖

yeah I always hated that one. it made no sense to me ❌

Originally posted by T.M
It's just general slang that started up sometime during the 20th century. it's believed that a rat was used in the expression because of the way people view the rodent (annoying and small).

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Originally posted by Uneeklyconfused
shakeit 😄

You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It, Too

The original version was "you cannot eat your cake and have it too." John Heywood's Proverbs had that version back in 1584, which means that if it was published then, it was around for even longer than that. Incidentally, Heywood published it as "Wolde you bothe eate your cake, and haue your cake?"

shrug

Originally posted by GuitarBunny
Par--tah 😄

shake it sista shakeit

Originally posted by Uneeklyconfused
shakeit 😄

flashboobs ..take that!! 😛

Originally posted by Uneeklyconfused
shake it sista shakeit

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Can you feeel it?! 😱

Originally posted by Uneeklyconfused
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