The phrase “crashing out” is growing on me. The image it invokes when I hear it accurately describes a lot of the situations (not necessarily my own) it’s used for

#ceashingout #phrases #colloquialisms

“Yeah, Yeah, Yeah”

Not sure if this phrase has become prevalent outside the US, but if you are inside the US listen for this phrase.

Said to demonstrate understanding.

I hear it 20 times a day, It is driving me nuts!🌰

#Language
#Colloquialisms

TRIVIA TIME Which of the following is NOT a colloquialism for a weather event? A. Comin’ Up a Cloud B. Blue Norther C. Turd Floater D. Tin Roof Tapper Foreground: The text above with the trivia question and A-D in a sage green square, each answer option in its own white bubble overlaying it all. Background: A thunderstorm with dense gray, blue and yellow clouds dropping lightning through a white, blue, gray, and greenish sky to a blackened silouhette of the land.

#TriviaTime: Which of these terms is NOT a common weather saying in Texas?

Drop your guess below and let me know if there's any unusual weather sayings in your area!

#SummerShowers #Colloquialisms #Southernisms

“Cat got your tongue?” Maybe a cat-o’-nine tails did.
Fast explainer + pics on Substack 👉 substack.com/@garycremeens
Drop an idiom you want me to trace next! #WordOrigins #colloquialisms

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#AEWDynamite #WrestleSky 🤼‍♂️

Say it louder for the people in the back. #colloquialisms

BRITISHISMS written vertical in blue & white, left wall. Background: half British flag, half white, thin white square surrounds 4 alternating blue & red rectangle of various shades each holding a Britishism in white sans text. Rectangles cast shadow to right, resting on British flag in the background. Britishisms are: In shtook Oscar I'll be buggered if... Taig Answers below: 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 In shtook: In trouble. spelling varies Oscar: Later. Rhyming slang of Oscar Slater (google him) I'll be buggered if...: There's no way. Taig: Usually offensive term for Roman Catholic, used by Protestants in Northern Ireland.

Can you guess the meanings of these Britishisms?
Drop your guesses before checking alt-text for the answers!
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Mark Jones said “Jaw-Jacked”

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“We all know what thought did don’t we? Followed a dustcart and thought it was a wedding”. I know a much ruder one too. What other “what thought did” sayings are there? I suspect there will be regional variations #colloquialisms