This swan is certainly having a good go at trying to wrap its head around it! |
1) "I can't wrap my head around it."
This is a saying which is used to mean, 'I can't understand it,' but taken literally it's a rather bizarre saying.
Of course you can't wrap your head around something. The toughness of the human skull kind of makes that a bit tricky!
2) "A smart cookie."
A smart cookie. |
After all, cookies aren't generally known for their intelligence. Cookies are generally known for their delicious taste, not for their intelligence.
I think it's therefore safe to say that whoever invented this saying was no smart cookie!
3) "It's been a long day."
Venus and Mars. |
Unless you made this comment on December 31st, 2016*, then this is a false saying. All days last the same length of time, and on Earth that period of time is twenty four hours.
* Just to confuse things, on New year's Eve, 2016, the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service added an extra 'leap second' to the day.
Perhaps if you traveled to the planet Mars where days last for 25 hours, you might have a long day. Or if you were visiting the planet Venus where each day lasts for 5,832 hours, then you might have a very long day. However, for everyone here on Earth, there is no such thing as a long day.
4) "Keep your eyes peeled."
Eggs keeping their eyes peeled. Not literally, obviously. In real life, eggs don't have eyes. |
Admittedly, this is a saying that I've used myself on numerous occasions without giving it a second thought, but when you analyse it literally, it's actually a gruesome saying.
5) "Sharp as a button."
"Be careful that you don't hurt yourself with all those buttons!" |
Even if you take the American meaning of the word button, i.e. what we in England call a badge, it's still not sharp. The needle on the back is sharp, but not the actual button, so why not say, 'sharp as a needle'?
If your craving for silly expressions is still not satisfied, then you can find more stupid sayings in my previous blog posts:
Five stupid sayings (part 1)
Five stupid sayings (part 2)
Five stupid sayings (part 3)
Five stupid sayings (part 4)
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