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I made this series as a follow on from a previous post I made a few years back. Some of these illustrations are brand new to the collection while others have been given a fresh new look. I hope these can help people who are learning the English language and that this can be a fun way to learn some of the funny expressions that are used on a daily basis.

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#1

Hit The Hay

Hit The Hay

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    #2

    Not The Brightest Bulb In The Box

    Not The Brightest Bulb In The Box

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    Lynda Momalo
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Similar idioms are "Not the sharpest knife in the drawer", "not the sharpest tool in the shed.", "not the smartest piggy in the litter."

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    Spill The Beans

    Spill The Beans

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    togcrewsc
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it doesn't have to be secret... not all of us are undercover FBI agents, just a select few.

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    #4

    Storm In A Teacup

    Storm In A Teacup

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    Lynda Momalo
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've usually heard it as "tempest in a teacup" -- but that might be a Britishism. It's pretty rare. People are more likely to say "Make a mountain out of a mole hill."

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    #5

    On The Ball

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    Harold Summer
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also implies acting appropriately, clearly, and quickly to the situation

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    #6

    Kick The Bucket

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    Blue In The Face

    Blue In The Face

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    Brent Hollett
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks like she's blushing blue. Needs more exhaustion.

    Lynda Momalo
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Blue in the face is pretty much exclusively used to describe being frustrated after trying to explain something, as part of "I could tell her to clean up my room until I'm blue in the face, but she never will" But you wouldn't say something like, "I tried to beat my sprint record so many times I'm blue in the face."

    Why?
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With blue in the face and red in the hair, she will soon be marooned.

    Kjorn
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's the meaning of the blue man group

    Sue Prewitt
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    until you've run out of oxygen and turned blue

    Kaiyan Nageswaran
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “I’m too weak to even put up a fight against you.” I do look stupid with these blue spots.

    TS Rhodes
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, it means oxygen deprivation.

    Monika Soffronow
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can argue until you're blue in the face, but I refuse to believe that it does not have an idiomatic meaning.

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    Heart In Your Mouth

    Heart In Your Mouth

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    Why?
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Usually occurs after foot in the mouth.

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