Cliches

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3163 Age : 59

I'm reading a book of cliches....
It's interesting to read how the origin of phrases...
And it really struck me how Heavy Metal uses them...
" Look what the cat dragged in "
" Dressed to Kill " , "Hotter than hell"
My late Aunt Anna...died at 94 years old
she'd say, when super upset - "hells bells" !
Anybody have any favorites - ?

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 63

"Beat To Death Like A Dog"

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 9428 Age : 50

I have a Bachelor's in English Lit and one of my fave courses was about the etymology of the English language. There was a cool show on History a few years back about the origins of clichés and everyday phrases like "off the cuff" or

Metal master Number of posts : 896 Age : 50

"Slip of the Lip" by RATT has the old WWII phrase in the lyrics "loose lips sink ships"

Metal master Number of posts : 896 Age : 50

Metal master Number of posts : 896 Age : 50

More keep popping in my head...

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37632 Age : 53

80s Metal Lady wrote:: "Slip of the Lip" by RATT has the old WWII phrase in the lyrics "loose lips sink ships"

So does AC/DC's "Let's Get It Up."

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Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 52

Guns n Roses - Dead Horse (beating a dead horse)
Guns n Roses - Bad Apples (don't let one bad apple spoil the bunch)
Rev. Horton Heat - Smoke 'em If You Got 'em
Rev. Horton Heat - Bath Water Blues (don't throw the baby out with the bath water)
Megadeth - Sweating Bullets

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Heart of Metal Number of posts : 2096 Age : 60

At the end of the day when the writing is on the wall after all is said and done...

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