Bubble, my grandmother was rolling her eyes upward when she said it. 

1006 - " its rock hard, like eating bullets..."
1007 - You try the patience of a saint.

Slip of the lip.    Letting a secret out.

Bend over Backwards.    Will do anything for people.

1008 - Slip of the lip


#470 - Bend over Backwards

Happy New Year -

blaze the trail

red rag to a bull

in a nutshell

to "spend a penny"

Vanilla would know that one!

Oh yes, but it costs a lot more nowadays....not sure about you, but its breaking my bank....

1009 - blaze the/a trail
1010 - red rag to a bull
1011 - in a nutshell
1012 - "spend a penny"

#108 - " She's - he's like a bull in a china shop...."

Have we had....

" Too much water under the bridge...."

...meaning too much has happened in the past...

Will delete previous duplication....

804 and 892 are the same!  Oil and water do not mix

we had " Cold hands, warm heart..." #300.

Deleted....

Added  ---  1013 - Water under the bridge.

892 removed, but not re-numbering
     892 - It mixes like oil and water  Repeat of 804

Just noticed, I have 890 to 899 twice.  What to do - mmmmmm -maybe I'll just make the second batch suffixed with the letter "A".  How's that sound?

Or take that block of sayings out and add it to the end of the list?

Lazy overrides ambitious.  I used the "A" suffix route. ---

As in -
890A - Don't be a bird brain
891A - this is a fine kettle of fish
892A - After me, the flood - Should the world come to an end after me  I wouldn't care or worry.
893A - A Lick and a promise
894A - A sneaking suspicion
895A - Touch wood and cross fingers
896A - Don't lose your cool or temper.
897A - a run for its money
898A - If we live that long and the rivers don't rise.
            "The good Lord willing and the creek don't rise"

How many times have we told someone?......

Edited: changed right to real....

" I'm making a real pigs ear of it...."

...getting into a right old mess....

Mmmm...  why right ear and not left ear???   

grass widow

kangaroo court

at the eleven hour

I think when Jackie says "right" at this point, she means "real" as I'd have said that.

See my edited version...

Vanilla, it becomes puzzling/muddling when you edit a post after getting an answer.  It is better to make a new corrected post I think.

a lame duck

" For love nor money...."

....as in....you will never get me picking up that spider, for love nor money...or....I wouldn't give that builder -  plumber - electrician a job...for love nor money...


" A bit slow on the uptake...."

....as in, slow picking up on things...doesn't grasp things very quickly...

" I'm making a real pigs ear of it...."

Can someone "splain" for me? 

Also - grass widow.

RAMMEL....
....." making a pigs ear of it....."

definition: making a mess of what you are doing.....as in, he has made a real mess of putting up those shelves.....

....." Blowing your own trumpet...."

definition: boasting, being big headed and not letting anyone forget how good you are....as in, I don’t want to blow my own trumpet, but I think I done a pretty good job...

Grass widow
1.A woman who is separated from her husband.
2. A woman whose husband is temporarily absent.

1014 - " I'm making a real pigs ear of it...."
1015 - grass widow
1016 - kangaroo court
1017 - at the eleventh hour
1018 - a lame duck
1019 - " For love nor money...."
1020 - " A bit slow on the uptake...."


#517 - " Blowing your own trumpet...."

"Sleep tight - don't let the bedbugs bite!"

(Have we had that one?) 

Adding

1021 - "Sleep tight - don't let the bedbugs bite!"

pull someone's leg