Devilish Definitions for popular quotes or phrazes

[Pendragon]

Simple: Leave a quote or common phrase and the next person devilishly defines it>

Ex: Bring You Own Bottle: A sure sign that your host is too bloody cheap to provide the booze for his party


"That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet" ~ Shakespeare

[dafydd manton]

I can't afford roses, I don't even like you that much, you can have that £4 bunch from the Filling Station and put up with it. Stroppy cow!

A stitch in time saves nine.

[Hawkman]

This is the motto of the Igor, a species of servant, exclusive to mad scientists. They lisp, "A sthicth in thime thaves nine," as their mad doctor master cobbles together body parts recovered from fresh graves. Anyway, it isn't true, as the mad doctor's grand scheme invariably unravels, usually at the point of a pitchfork and by the light of flaming torches.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

[dafydd manton]

"It is better to take one girl out, than fumble about in the Holly on Wimbledon Common, getting scratched to death. The holly is an irritant as well."

Mony a Mickle Maks a Muckle

[Lokasenna]

Translation: "I can in fact speak English, but you are very obviously foreign, and thus I do not like you. In fact, we probably invaded your grotty little country once, and you should be damn grateful for it. As that's unlikely to happen again in the near future, I shall instead choose to baffle you with a selection of choice phrases which, while sounding impressive, are in fact completely unintelligble to all and sundry. Neither of us will know what the hell I'm talking about, but I at least will feel vaguely superior in the knowledge that I'm not supposed to, and will derive considerable satisfaction from watching you paw through your silly little English phrase book, before publically denouncing you as a philistine and imbecile in front of the whole pub."

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

[dafydd manton]

Definition: In point of fact, I only said that to stop you whingeing on. Face, it, you are a total loser who never gets anything right, and you then spend most of pointless little existence bleating on about it. You can't even bleat properly. Since you are such an abject failure, why don't you take up parachuting, and save us all a headache.

Strike whilst the iron is hot.

[Pendragon]

Translation: Make sure you get all that you want by any means necessary, no matter who gets hurt

Look before you leap

[dafydd manton]

Definition: If you must commit suicide, would you mind where you throw your rather untidy body, there's people down here!

The grass is always greener on the other side.

[Pendragon]

Translation: Your neighbor is a neat freak hell-bent on making your lawn look shabby by comparison

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise ~ Benjamin Franklin

[prendrelemick]

There's nowt on the telly, might as well go to bed.


It's all grist to the mill.

[Pendragon]

S--t Happens

Give someone the cold shoulder

[dafydd manton]

Translation: Actually, Officer, I brained him with the frozen shoulder of lamb that you have just helped me eat!

Do unto others as you would have them do to you.

[Pendragon]

Make sure you become #1 by any means possible


Rats leaving the sinking ship

[dafydd manton]

You've made a mess of the country, and now that everybody's leaving, you're blaming them.

All Welcome!

[Pendragon]

All Welcome! is a phrase that actually means "But Not You!", used in invitations to parties to keep out the riff-raff


A horse of one color and a donkey of the same

[dafydd manton]

Translation: Should have gone to Spec-Savers!

Tomorrow's another day..

[prendrelemick]

C'mon its 4.30, lets pack it in and leave work early.


SPECIAL OFFER!!!

[dafydd manton]

Same old tired goods, same old tired price, same old tired salesman, same old tired customer.

The light of my life..... (Not you, Mick, you will be relieved to know!!)

[Pendragon]

Person one can actually tolerate without seeming campy

Burn the candle at both ends

[dafydd manton]

It's so late at night, and you've one too many, it's no wonder you're seeing double.

To be, or not to be, that is the question.....

[Pendragon]

Trying desperately to formulate a good excuse for getting pie-eyed and arriving home at 4:00 in the morning

Green with envy

[dafydd manton]

Transation: You make me sick!

If I were you...

[littlelit]

Look at me.. I would be much better at being you than you yourself are.


Ignorance is bliss.

[dafydd manton]

OK, I'm making excuses for the fact that I know nothing about something, which you obviously do. However, I have no intention of admitting that I am stupid, so I shall pretend to be happy instead. You, of course, know that this is not so, but it makes me feel better. Now go away and leave me alone!

Two heads are better than one.

[LMK]

Because obviously I haven't a clue with only my single head and am in need of a second.

Pie in the sky

[dafydd manton]

Er,,,, Pi is twenty-two over seven, and the earthi is round, so it's..er 2 Pi R,..er because it;s.....as....as in...circular....so Pi is....er the radius of the earth, less the circumference divided by the diamater, and then add 35,000 feet. OK, son?

(Thanks, Dad. I've finished my homework now.)

Worth his weight in gold.

[LMK]

If only I could melt him down and use him it would be handy, otherwise, I have nothing specific to recommend in the person, but, well, there you have it.

This offer is available for a short time only

[dafydd manton]

We've got a load of old junk we've got to shift, and tis is the only way we'reever going to do so. Only the gullible need apply.

Made for each other........

[LMK]

No one else would have either of 'em...good thing they found each other.

growing like a weed

[Pendragon]

And just about as worthless...

four on the floor

[dafydd manton]

Well, it gives Gran the practice for stirring things in her cauldron.

or.......Look, practically every American and Canadian uses an automatic, and
yet we Europeans don't - are we just trying to prove that we have the manual dexterity and renaissance architecture to push a gear lever about?

Six of one, and half a dozen of the other

[Pendragon]

Well, it gives Gran the practice for stirring things in her cauldron.

or.......Look, practically every American and Canadian uses an automatic, and
yet we Europeans don't - are we just trying to prove that we have the manual dexterity and renaissance architecture to push a gear lever about?



LOL! I've always considered "four on the floor" a sleeping arrangement!

Six of one, and half a dozen of the other A difference that makes no difference is no difference

Flying by the seat of your pants

[Pendragon]

Mom finally kicked your sorry rear out of the house

Wind in your hair

[prendrelemick]

An instruction to put your hair into curlers.


what's sauce for the Goose, is sauce for the Gander.

[dafydd manton]

Look, McDonalds put this goo on the chicken, for chicken it is, in the hope that it will taste marginally like roadkill. Shut up and eat.

Full of the joys of spring.

[BibliophileTRJ]

Someone having fun playing with a Skinky.

Sowing ones wild oats.

[ReadingElmo]

Making a christmas garland of oats, similar to stringing popcorn and cranberries, but much more challenging as they are smaller, and because they are wild, each must be caught by special traps.

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[dafydd manton]

Aren't your apple trees small. Ever thought of putting manure around the base?

Strike whilst the iron is hot......

[Pendragon]

Otherwise you can't press your pants and shirt for the office

Dreamland Express

[ReadingElmo]

More than 4 times the prescribed amount of night time medication.

No use crying over spilled milk.

[Pendragon]

Now if it were spilled Whiskey, we'd have a problem...

Murphy's Law

[dafydd manton]

Murphy was drunk when he mentioned this, O'Reilly, who noted it down, was also drunk, so just use the phrase indiscriminately, because nobody knows what it means.

The Voice of the People.

[ReadingElmo]

All the people talking at once so that no one can make sense of any of it.

Never count your chickens before they've hatched.

[dafydd manton]

Omelette for tea, then.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

[ReadingElmo]

Or they'll break before they can be counted, forcing us to eat omlettes for many meals.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

[Pendragon]

If we're talking essay contest, otherwise a gun is mightier than a sword

Lady Luck is on your side

[dafydd manton]

That's another couple of hundred you're going to waste - Lady Luck hasn't run since the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and then she came in 11th.

Angry young men

[Pendragon]

Rappers, or other folk that you don't have a clue about

One hand washes the other

[dafydd manton]

Pkease wash your hands before using the facilities. The cockroaches in here are massive.

The power of love

[ReadingElmo]

I have PMS and a gun that I know how to use, any questions?

Tit for Tat (keep it clean, now)

[prendrelemick]

I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours

The game's afoot.

[LMK]

Well, it sounds pretty obvious, doesn't it? It's the foot game, played with one or more feet (your own or someone elses), a pair of dice, plastic explosives and a single arrow.

It takes one to know one.

[Pendragon]

Weirdness loves company

raining cats and dogs

[Pendragon]

A tidal wave hit the animal shelter...

Born to lose