Have You Heard These Phrases.. ?

Hey, do you like the background I drew for this page? Pretty cool, hunh? Yeah. So, I was always thinking I should make a list of hokey old phrases that people sometimes say and more often USED to (but no longer) say. I sometimes still say them, however, because I am just that kind of person. Read and enjoy... back to a silly old fun time. And, since I always want to make my website as interactive as possible, then please email me with an hokey phrases that you have once used or heard.
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Whatever floats your boat.
I'll rip you a new one!
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
We're back in frozen custard.
Whatever boats your float.
Whatever tickles your pickle.

He was, as it were, hoist by his own pitard. [[Submitted by Davey D.]]
...And they'll be none-the-wiser. [[Also submitted by Davey D.]]
Fiddlesticks!
Why, you young whippersnapper! When I was your age... I had to walk to school uphill both ways!
You can't get the-ah from he-ah!
Say, how about a night out on the town!
Golly, that'd be just swell! [[or "splendid" would work fine also]]
You fish from your side, I'll fish from my side, and nobody fishes in the middle. [[ie., Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg--the name of a lake in Webster, MA]]
Why do you have to be such a stick-in-the-mud?
Gee, our automobile sure is acting out-of-whack.
He is quite the Casanova.
It's the greatest thing since sliced bread!
(Upon examining an unwrapped gift, especially if it is small, possibly box-shaped:) What could it be? Is it a record? A teddy bear?
What, ya' ain't got nothin' to say?
That green pistachio ice cream... are you sure it doesn't taste like mint?
Your Spi-Decent Says? Come again?
You're gonna eat those words!
I'm gonna kick the crap out of you.
I'm gonna kick your butt.
I'm gonna beat you up.
Your ass is grass, and I'm the mower!
Don't you look at me with that tone of voice!
I'm not as dumb as you look!
Whoever smelt it, dealt it!
Doorknob!
Punchbuggy!
What tha fa' crying out loud!
Jeezum crowe!
What the Sam Hill is going on here?
Don't let me catch you.
You're gonna pay for that in spades!
Hey, you want a knuckle sandwich?
What goes around comes around.
Keep it on the down-low.
Not!
Dude!
That's like, totally gnarly, man.
Cowabunga!
Don't have a cow, man.
Beware of dog.
Baby on board!
Trespassers will be shot.
I think I'm in love.. you must be sent from above.
People getting money.. and it ain't funny.
Here's my proclamation across the nation. (then rhymed with a billion other words that end in "-ation")

Fun-b.
CD Baby sells my CDs!!

Holy crap!
Sweet Jesus!
Don't take the lord's name in vain!
I'm gonna wash your mouth out with soap!
Don't make me take off my belt.
Get your ass in here, pronto.
I'm gonna mop the floor with you!
You want to have your cake and eat it too, hunh?

(phrases that rhyme "shower" with "power" and/or "hour"/"our")
That's fresh.
That's phat.
Man, that's ghat (with a "gh"). (ie., not cool at all; NOTE: "gh" is pronounced "f" as in "laugh")
That was off 'tha hook!
That party was really on the hook. (ie., everything went as expected.. it was not very exciting) [[Suggested to me a few months ago by Anne F.]]
Hey baby, what's your sign? (Answer:) No parking
That used car sure is a real lemon.
...making lemonade out of lemons
He's a real buffoon.
A rose by any other name...
...to call a spade a spade
I'm hungry. (Response:) Hi, Hungry! Nice to meetcha!
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Are you stepping to me? Don't front!
...the proverbial sewing of one's oats
planting one's seeds
I'm gonna get me some tonight!
Show me some love.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
When in Rome [[or Ancient Greece, lol...]], do what the Romans do.
Dog-gonnit!
Well, that's just hogwash.
...searching every nook and cranny.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Well, you reap what you sew.
What? Cat got your toungue?
Don't get your panties up in a bind! [[stitch?]]
My pussy hurts. [[ie., a way for one man to tell another that the second is complaining too much... comes with a hand signal of the pointer and middle finger placed together to create a rough diagram of a vagina. That was a maad dorky description, no?]]
Sometimes, you just gotta stop and smell the roses.
The grass is always greener on the other side.
I know you are, but what am I?
Whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you!
Gimme five! Up high! Down low... too slow!
Looks like the sh_t hit the fan!
We're up sh_t creek without a paddle :(
That's money in the bank.
Knock yourself out.
Ooh, that gives me the wimwams. [[Submitted by PJ.]]
He's just not cut out to be that kind of person. [[.. the hokey part being the phrase "cut out"..]]
What, are you on crack?? [[.. or maybe it should be written: "What are you on; crack?"]]
Hey, cut it out!
No more kid gloves. (take off the kid gloves, &c)
...cutting his teeth
...walking on crushed eggshells
That gave me the willies.
...pulling his punches
That's just gobbledygook [[gob-bull-dee-gook]].
That's right up his alley.
D-O-Y-O-C-O. Doyoco!
It's not like I'm rolling in the dough right now. [[ie., I'm very NOT rich.]]
I had to drag him, kicking and screaming...
...clenched teeth
...licking his chops
...mouth watering

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I just got the heebeejeebees!

Well, you know what they say? [[Which you must quickly follow with another hokey phrase. Any will do, although you will get a more powerful effect if the phrase you pick has something to do with the situation that you were just talking about.]]
'Bye, now.
Take it easy, man.
That's more man than I can handle!
Look's like he bit off more than he can chew.
If by "___," you mean: "___"... [[For example: "If by '..a fun time,' you mean: 'Gut-wrenching torture!'...," or perhaps: "If by 'She is very pretty,' you mean: 'She is the most forsaken and unattractive creature on the face of this earth!'..."]]
Well... ain't that something.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Once bitten, twice shy.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
It's like stealing candy from a baby!
My lips are sealed.
Out like a lion and in like a lamb. [[Or vice versa.]]
Looks like his bark is worse than his bite.
It's raining cats and dogs!
I'm out like shout.
I'm out like trout.
He's in like Flynn.
I'm on it like a blue bonnet.
..., for all intents and purposes.
___ down, ___ to go. [[Insert random numbers pertaining to your situation into the blanks; duh!]]
It's over my head. [[Where is it? I can't see it :( ]]
I was just pulling your leg.
Man, you've been jerking my chain!
You're sh_tting me.
Why do today what you can put off 'til tomorrow?
Shiver me timbers!
What's up with that?
Man, you just got dissed.
You're not going to eat that? Why, just think of all the starving people in [[insert poor country/continent here]]!
Wow. I've been blown away.
How's my driving?
Never eat shredded wheat.
Every good boy deserves fudge.
Please pass the peas.
Man, I'd sure like to get busy with him!
Does that turn you on?
If I never have to [[insert dreaded activity here]] again, then that will be too soon!
dog-legged
dog-eared
Yer a yellow-bellied coward!
Man, it's the old bait-and-switch!
Well, aren't you just a little social butterfly.
Good call.
We've been worked like dogs today.
He slept like a log.
I can see sparks between you two!
Baby, there is definitely some tension between us.
You gotta get up pretty darn early in the morning to run one past me!
We've become a headless spider.
Stop running around like a chicken with its head cut off!
She would lose her head if it wasn't attached to the rest of her body!
Wow, I rule.
That was the rulingest!!
I haven't the slightest idea of what you're talking about.
Man, I haven't seen you since like, forever!
Every dog has its day.
Loose lips sink ships.
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll eat for life.
There's a light at the end of every tunnel. [[Sometimes added: "Otherwise, it would be a cave!" Also, sometimes added--on separate occasions: "The light is from an incoming train."]]
Don't mess with Texas. [[Although I personally like to say, "Don't Lexus Nexus Texas," because THAT phrase actually RHYMES--even though it doesn't make any sense.]]
Man, that boy eats like a vacuum.
Hey goalie! You're a vacuum!
Eww, I don't like this at all. Want some?
Give a man an inch, and he'll take a mile.
You're making a mountain out of a mole-hill.
Misery loves company.
Two's company. Three's a crowd.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Marshmallows
Today's Lucky Numbers Are:
A4 - A1 - B2 - A1 - B1

Two heads are better than one!
It doesn't get any better than this.
So don't I!
It's nice, in'nit?
The early bird gets the worms.
Don't get it twisted.
I'm as happy as can be.
Well, isn't that just great.
I gave you my heart.
You half-wit!
Don't drink the egg nog.
Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite!
[[ If ]] You step on a crack, you break your grandmother's back.
Ain't ain't a word, and you ain't gonna say it no more.
Are you so sure? [[Pronounced "Ah yu soh shur?"]]
Oh, snap!
Word?
For real.
Mind your P's and Q's.
... dotting the i's and crossing the t's.
Man, you're so much bigger than this!
He's putting the horse before the carriage.
When you marry someone, you really marry that person's whole family.
Major Dork Salute!
You can pick your nose, and you can pick your friends... but you can't pick your friend's nose!
That's more than you can shake a stick at!!
That's hot.
If you love it so much, then why don't you marry it?!
Man, what a party pooper.
Boy, I'm pooped.
This doub keeps kicking my bwa.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
You can take the cat out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the cat!
[The following are SUBMITTED BY The Davidson Family:]
Bag it.
This food sticks to your ribs.
Well, it was nothing to write home about.
I gotta go split.
We're Splitsville.
And thus we wiled away many a happy hour.
Name it!
Hey, nice dungarees.
Aww, shucks.
... tighter than a camel's ass in a sandstorm.
... cold as a witches tit.
Man, he's got brass balls.
We don't stand on ceremony here.
Write that one down!
You can book it. [[ie., bet on it]]
Let me break it down.
It's such a drag.
Case closed.
End of story.
We got your garden variety of things.
Well, isn't that nice.
[END SUBMISSION--back to my own stuff]
Blast!
Ah, schmeg.
And that's all she wrote.
Done, and done.
I've been running in circles, here.
He gave him a good run for his money.
I go head over heels for that stuff!
I'm crazy for you, baby.
Keep your nose clean. [[Submitted by Boner.]]
Theres no smoke without fire. [[Submitted by Kirsty Worthington.]]
Every cloud has a silver lining. [[Also submitted by Kirsty Worthington.]]
Time flies when you're having fun.
I've had it up to my ears! [[Submitted by Yale-4-Eva Friend.]]
Better to err on the side of caution. [[Also submitted by Yale-4-Eva Friend.]]
Small beans. [[Submitted by wilddflowerr.]]
You never know when it's going to come back and bite you in the butt. [[Also submitted by wilddflowerr.]]
Wow, that was a real pain in the neck.
Look's like he's suffering from p**** envy. [[Submitted by Dawn T.]]
Let's nip this in the bud, shall we?
He's pitching a tent.
... like a hot knife through butter.

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The tension was so thick, you could cut it with a knife.
It's all smoke and mirrors.
It's a slippery slope.
This will make you cream in your pants!
Hey, get a load of those bazongas!
Yes, yes, no, no. [[Submitted by The Child.]]
Well, I'm just flabbergasted.
He's been completely bamboozled!
Now, you're just egging me on.
He's been kind of edgy lately.
... just another notch in the boat.
If there's grass on the field, play ball!
I've got a penchant for details.
Don't burn your bridges.
I can't be bothered to do that. [[Or, possibly,"I can't be arsed to do that."]]
This is well cool! [[Or, perchance,"He is well sexy!"]]
A good time was had by all. [[Submitted by Davey D.]]
And money was spent. [[Also submitted by Davey D.]]
It's no skin off my back.
This'll put hair on your chest. [[And let's not forget the ever-so-popular,"This'll put hair on your back."]]
My, how you've grown!
You ate so much. You must have hollow legs!
Boy, these are real slim pickin's [[ie., "pickings"]], hunh?
The family that prays together stays together.
You did your thing.
What's good? [[ie., "What's going on?"/"How's life?"]]
Now, you're cooking with gas.
You shine like a diamond...like the diamond in a goat's ass. [[Submitted by Rick McCombs.]]
Oh, your ass sucks gutterwater. [[ie., "I don't believe you."]] [[Also submitted by Rick McCombs.]]
...but then again she had warts right in her mouth. [[ie., "It was too good to be true."]] [[Also submitted by Rick McCombs!]]
I've been going through this like it's nobody's business! [[ie., I've had a lot of them, (whatever they are).]]
It's none of your beeswax!
I'm in my own world. [[ie., I haven't been paying any attention to you or any of my surroundings... my bad(e)!]]
Please tip your bartenders.
Same sh-t, different day.
Quiet as kept...
The birds and the bees...
Chalk it up to experience.
Stop the madness.
How's the weather?
Was he hot?
I'm outta here!
Well, that sure was fast! [[The "joke" that you say to someone when he leaves but then immediately comes back because he forgot something, but of course he hadn't actually reached his destination yet, so you are "pretending" like he had and "feigning" surprise at the quickness of his journey. Aren't you just the funniest person in the world, you sly cat you! (lol, yeh)]]
Hey, you're cute. Let's have sex! [[My favorite pick-up line. I use it all the time, and it gives me quite a high degree of success.]]
Well, looks like we're back to square one.
He's a little rough around the edges. [[Rrrwrawr!!]]
He's got a real chip on his shoulder. [[Even better!]]
I sure can't wait to jump his bones. [[Umm, what?]]
That's enough!
Stop mocking me!
I hate you!
lol, j/k
Now, open your mouth and close your eyes, and I'll give you a big surprise! [[Can you believe my sibs and I used to say that to each other as kids? With only the purist of intentions, of course. --eocs]]
That guy sure is easy on the eyes.
They're selling like hotcakes!! [[Submitted by wilddflowerr.]]
That's what's up.
Feeling a bit toungue-tied?
I'd like to, but I'm all tied up right now.
Ay-yo, give me some beats to spit over, man!
Let's get it krunk. [[That one's old, I know.]]
Wow, that's totally biscuit [[ie., lame or corny]]. [[Submitted by TMS.]]
Eww, like, gag me with a spoon, man!
That's what *she* said!
... In Bed!!! (lol)
Ah, sucks to be you.
Man, I don't envy you right now.
I'm unsure about the legality of that.
Too many cooks spoil the [soup? broth? food? ah, whatever].
That totally kills it.

Loops of... loops??
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There's nothing wrong with that. [[Lately, that has become one of my favorite sayings, although I usually skip the "There's".]]
Well, that sure came from left field.
I think he's got a screw loose.
That man is a few ticks short of a clock.
It's a beautiful thing. [[Another one of my new favorite phrases, although I don't know why.]]
Get me dinner, b****! [[Submitted by Boner.]]
Tell me a funny story!
It's just a hop, skip and a jump away!
He was gritting [[grating?]] his teeth the whole time.
Look out, cuz Lulu's back in town!
Why don't you get your head out your arnse [[sic]]!
Something's fishy...
Boy, that sure is sketchy [[or you could just say that it's "sketch," *IF* you are cool]]..
Hey, that is Lach-tastic!! [[okay, no one really says that, but I often feel that they should!!]]
He lit a fire up under my arnse!
He's so hot, and I'm so doggone horny.
You know how I like men.. big and ugly!
Let me be up front with you.
Those who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it!
I'll cut your face off!
Come on and spark the dutch.
Hey, my name's Pass the Weed!
Where's the food at?
Buy my new album, The Table.
He's hot, but he's het.
Stupid.
By hook or by crook.
Variety is the spice of life.
As bees in honey drown...
Well, that was random [[ie., weird and unexpected.. a bit hit at Exeter in the 80s and 90s]].
Oh, sweet relief.
Heavens forbid *that* should happen!
What a lush!
Everything's gone helter-skelter.
You're hopeless.
I had to bite my tongue.
Don't call us; we'll call you.
Comply, people. Comply!!
I'm feeling all this negative energy emanating from your spine.
Man, that was cheaper than a toupee!
forever yours, [[My new favorite way to end all of my messages, even if it's just to a random friend.. ESPECIALLY if it's just to a random friend.. if you know what I MEAN!!!111]]
Life is full of mysteries. [[My new favorite nonsense phrase I use to fill space that makes me sound all intelligent and witty.]]
Wow, that's totally crazy. [[My old favorite nonsense filler phrase. People used to get all confused, and be all like, "What do you mean?!?! That's not crazy!!" and then I had to explain that I was just saying it to say it, and I didn't really mean it. forever yours, soce]]
Man, that totally r0x0red.
I'm such a 1337 HA}{0R!!
Pwned!!
ROTFLMAO [[... or better yet, ROTOFLOTMATICOBALISTICA!!! (ie rolling on the open floor laughing or typing maniacally at the insipid cobalt orchids by a lake in South Tukesville, I'm crying again!!!) Yes!!! I love that turn of phrase! --eocs]]
If you're going to hang with the owls, you gotta be ready to soar with the eagles. [[Submitted by Master MC.]]
[The following are SUBMITTED BY Shay, a/k/a Straydog:]
eezly crow!
criminey!
criminelly!
holy moly [[I myself prefer to say the more flavorful phrase "holy mole", or even "hole mole" (ie ho-leh mo-leh)]]
holy smokes (or shmokes)
romantical
sarcastical
hassle gropper (grass hopper)
fantabulous (fabulous)
[END SUBMISSION--back to my own stuff]
Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Man, that fella sure was minging!
[The following are SUBMITTED BY Jeffyjef:]
gimme a break.
fuggedaboutit.
give credit where credit is due.
you're so low you play handball off the curb.
[END SUBMISSION--back to my own stuff]
It's like the pot calling the kettle black.
You're beating a dead horse.
The check's in the mail.
All that glitters is not gold.
Co-signed!
The proof is in the pudding.
Don't be gettin brolic with me.
This goes out to erreyone, aight?
Namean?
What happened?
Namsane?
Erreybody in the place to be!
I'm right hurre.
Oh man, she looks totally jacked.

Your Mom!!

yee-haw
look out for even more entries at a later point.. love, socetew

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Have You Heard These Phrases.. ?

Fun-b.

Yar, Dude ... Sounds Tasty!

Marshmallows

Yeee-aow!!

Loops of... loops??

FUN FACT: This page has received over 1000 hits. That's such a wonderous amalgamation of love.

FUN FACT: This page has received over 1000 hits.
That's such a wonderous amalgamation of love.