Phrases Prints

'Don't worry. I've got your back.'

Duck-Billed Platitude

''Raining cats and dogs' is just a phrase, Alix.'

Clancy: Beggars Can't be Boozers

'But I wrote them all down.'

"Hell says they can't send a handbasket for you because they're all in use at the moment. So you're in luck....For now anyway."

Needle in a Haystack vs. Thumbtack in a Junk Drawer

"You're a good egg."

'Here's a song that's been done to death.'

'Sure, I've heard the expression. I just thought it meant. . . something else.'

Is it possible for a beautiful girl to believe love is blind?

Some Lesser Known Rules of Thumb.

Butt leggers try to avoid the cigarette tax.

'Why, I have half a mind to...exactly how much mind do I have?'

'It's too late to copyright 'Have a nice day.''

'I connected a food processor to my computer, in case I have to eat my words.'

Things children of acupuncturists learn not to say

Man enters door labeled "One Thing", sees door labelled "Another"

The Devil's Assistant

Grasslands Preserve. I understand it's difficult to domesticate buffalo. Yes --- they can be seen but not herded.

Coffee. I'm exhausted. I started sleeping on my coin collection to keep it safe, and now I understand the saying "change is hard"!

He kicked the door down --- It must not be Opportunity.

I've been trying to stop grumbling under my breath. It's just a case of mind over mutter!

Today Ernie will try to guess these cliches being demonstrated by celebrities. Here's characters from the TV show "The Big Bang Theory." Ouch! That's Sheldon and Penny. The cliche is "Penny Pincher." This photo of the 2008 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies is sliced right up to the second baseman. Chase Utley --- The photo is "cut to the chase." A comedian with a career spanning decades is being covered with gold. Lily Tomlin --- "Gilding the Lily"! And this "Pirates of the Caribbean

I never understood why they talk about something "going south" as if it is a bad thing.

When I said He's gone to the other side, Frank, that's not what I meant.

Play it cool. It's the law of the jungle.

If you're still not suffering fools gladly in two weeks, we'll up the dosage.

'I'm worried about my Stuart, he's been working himself into the ground lately.'

He hasn't been the same since someone stole his thunder.

I admire men who pull themselves up by their bootstraps. I admire women who pull themselves up by their bra straps.

Hades Check-In. Bad news. He says we're not just here for our fifteen minutes of flame!

BAM! BAM! BAM! I'm sure opportunity wouldn't knock like that!

Are you familiar with the phrase "demography is destiny"?

Zoo Residents Assn. Meeting. The could be trouble --- the 800-pound gorillas wants to sit where the elephant in the room is sitting.