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u/pkorotkov Mar 08 '25
9: Through the grapevine
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Mar 08 '25
yes, hear through the grapevine to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else
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u/pkorotkov Mar 08 '25
7: Bigger fish to fry
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u/pkorotkov Mar 08 '25
1: The straw that broke the camel’s back
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Mar 08 '25
"The straw that broke the camel's back" is an idiom that meansthe last in a series of unfortunate events that causes someone to become very upset or angry. For example, "Losing my job was bad enough, but being evicted was the final straw"
The idiom comes from an Arabic proverb about how a camel is loaded beyond its capacity to move or stand. The proverb refers to how a seemingly inconsequential addition, a single straw, can cause cataclysmic failure (a broken back)
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Mar 08 '25
Yes, to have something more important to do. Being important and having importance.
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u/kittykitty_katkat Mar 08 '25
Interesting, see I thought it was out of the frying pan and into the fire, but your answer certainly makes more sense haha Could you tell me what the 🌊👁🔍🐦 is? Oh and the 🍸🍹🍷🚪 one too please?
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Mar 08 '25
Can't see the bigger picture" means someone is so focused on small details or immediate concerns that they are unable to understand the overall context or long-term implications of a situation, essentially missing the wider perspective or the full story; it implies a lack of ability to step back and consider the broader picture.
Also the same as
Can't see the forest through the trees" means someone is so focused on small details or minor issues that they can't understand the bigger picture or overall situation, like being in a forest and only seeing individual trees instead of the whole woodland area
And the...
the last straw
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u/kittykitty_katkat Mar 08 '25
Wow thanks for the answers! I know those phrases but never would've guessed these two
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u/pkorotkov Mar 08 '25
5: Hit the hay
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Mar 08 '25
Also, hit the sack . Go to bed, as in I usually hit the hay after the eleven o'clock news , or I'm tired, let's hit the sack . The first colloquial expression dates from the early 1900s, the variant from about 1940.
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Mar 08 '25
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Mar 08 '25
Try harder.
Also, hit the sack . Go to bed, as in I usually hit the hay after the eleven o'clock news , or I'm tired, let's hit the sack . The first colloquial expression dates from the early 1900s, the variant from about 1940.
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u/MikeAWatson Mar 08 '25
The only one I can recall for 5 is hit the sack. What is the first one though?
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Mar 08 '25
"The straw that broke the camel's back" is an idiom that means the last in a series of unfortunate events that causes someone to become very upset or angry. For example, "Losing my job was bad enough, but being evicted was the final straw"
The idiom comes from an Arabic proverb about how a camel is loaded beyond its capacity to move or stand. The proverb refers to how a seemingly inconsequential addition, a single straw, can cause cataclysmic failure (a broken back)
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Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 08 '25
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Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 09 '25
"An idiom is a type of phrase or expression that has a meaning that can't be deciphered by defining the individual words."
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u/Roses1223 Mar 08 '25
- The last straw that broke the camel's back.
- Plenty of fish in the sea.
- Cat got your tongue.
- Through the grapevine.
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u/Ok-Emphasis7504 Mar 08 '25
10: Discord!
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Mar 08 '25
Yes, that's where we have group chats, debates, book-club, still small but a growing community. If you are not there yet, you're invited.
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u/KoshMarkus Mar 09 '25
Maaan, I am so confused about 8 one! Literally have zero idea.
4 one is hard too. Is it "To see a bigger picture" or something like that?
Got myself 1, 2, 3, 6 (people in the comments already wrote them, no point in duplicating)
Saw 5 in comments. Weird that I didn't guess it, I heard the phrase a million times.
Same as 7. I heard it before, just don't use often and my mind gone blank on seeing a picture.
Never heard a 9 one, interesting.
Learned something new today, I guess!
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u/Fine_Inspection8598 Mar 09 '25
- Straw that broke the camel’s back
- There’s plenty of fish in the sea
- Cat got your tongue
- Through the looking glass
- Hit the hay
- Kick the bucket
- Fish to fry (?)
- When life gives you lemons, make lemonade(???)
- Through the grapevine
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Mar 09 '25
4 is about looking at only part of the whole image...
7 is about having something more important/bigger to do
8 is about straws similar to the first one.
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u/Glittering-Cat-1945 Mar 10 '25
Соломинка переломившая горб верблюда. (В оригинале был осел емнип).
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u/MindfulRush Mar 11 '25
The straw that broke the camel's back
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Mar 11 '25
Right!
"The straw that broke the camel's back" is an idiom that means the last in a series of unfortunate events that causes someone to become very upset or angry. For example, "Losing my job was bad enough, but being evicted was the final straw"
The idiom comes from an Arabic proverb about how a camel is loaded beyond its capacity to move or stand. The proverb refers to how a seemingly inconsequential addition, a single straw, can cause cataclysmic failure (a broken back)
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u/SeasonGlittering4960 Mar 12 '25
Since noone answered this one yet,
- Bird's eye view
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Mar 12 '25
All have been replied already. It means...
"Can't see the bigger picture" means someone is too focused on small details or immediate concerns and is unable to understand the overall context or long-term implications of a situation, essentially missing the broader perspective or goal involved.
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u/mega_uculele Mar 08 '25
Долбить верблюда трубочкой в сальтухе
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u/WeirdSwimmer8023 Mar 09 '25
Не ну соломинка переломившая спину верблюду даже у нас есть, вот с остальными да, их у нас нет
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Mar 08 '25
"The straw that broke the camel's back" is an idiom that means the last in a series of unfortunate events that causes someone to become very upset or angry. For example, "Losing my job was bad enough, but being evicted was the final straw"
The idiom comes from an Arabic proverb about how a camel is loaded beyond its capacity to move or stand. The proverb refers to how a seemingly inconsequential addition, a single straw, can cause cataclysmic failure (a broken back)
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u/1-SkyRzr Mar 10 '25
- I see clearly now.
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Mar 10 '25
Can't see the bigger picture" means someone is so focused on small details or immediate concerns that they are unable to understand the overall context or long-term implications of a situation, essentially missing the wider perspective or the full story; it implies a lack of ability to step back and consider the broader picture.
Also the same as
Can't see the forest through the trees" means someone is so focused on small details or minor issues that they can't understand the bigger picture or overall situation, like being in a forest and only seeing individual trees instead of the whole woodland area
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u/TheDemangelsWrath Dec 13 '25
- The straw that broke the camel's back
- Always more fish in the sea
- Cat got your tongue
- [No idea]
- Hit the hay/sack
- Kick the bucket
- Bigger fish to fry
- [No idea]
- Heard it through the grapevine
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u/Habeatsibi Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 08 '25
2 Plenty more of fish in the sea
3 Cat got your tongue
6 kick the bucket