Make Sense Literally
To "count your blessings" means...
... To be grateful for what you have
What does it mean to "catch 40 winks?"
To take a nap
The phrase "birthday suit" means...
... You're naked.
To "steal your thunder" means...
... to take credit or attention from someone else.
"Read between the lines" means...
...Find the deeper meaning.
... It's never to late to change/fix something.
What does it mean to "eat crow?"
To take back your words and be humble.
"A watched pot never boils" means...
... Don't waste your time.
To be "on the fence" about something means...
... you just can't decide one way or the other.
"Make a mountain out of a mole hill" means...
... Make a big deal over something small.
"A penny saved is a penny earned" means...
... Saving money is like earning money.
What does "a miss is as good as a mile" mean?
It's all or nothing. Second place is still losing.
"Well begun is half done" means...
If you start something right, it is easier to finish.
To go "out of the frying pan and into the fire" means...
...To go from a bad situation to a worse one.
"The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill" means...
... Someone wants what they don't have.
"Time heals all wounds" means...
... with time, everything heals.
What does "eureka" mean?
It means "I've got it!"
"Till the cows come home" means...
Something won't happen for a long time OR something happened for a long time.
"Eleventh hour" means...
... at the last possible moment.
"Few and far between" means...
... something is rare or hard to get.
"What will be will be" means...
... We can't control everything, so accept, do your best, and move on.
What does "vice versa" mean?
Latin for “the same as before but in reverse order”
"Take the bull by the horns" means...
... Stop hesitating and take action.
To have a "chip on your shoulder" means that you...
... are bitter/aggressive because of something that happened.
"Kill two birds with one stone" means...
... you get two things done at once.