Slang sayings and what they mean

Originally posted by UncleAdam
not sure, but over here in the USA we call it a can of soup

Okay I understand when somebody gets "86ed" it means they get fired or something like that. My question is how did the expression come to be? Where did it come from?

There's nowt as queer as folk.

Not used as often these days for obvious reasons!

Originally posted by Joe Fist
I always liked "roughing up the suspect"

Originally posted by darvlay
I also get a giggle out of "Holding a staff meeting"

paint a picture
>describe in detail,

paint the town red
>have a party downtown

paint with the same brush
>include in the same group, generalize

Originally posted by arrakis
Let's have some FUN! :-) There are many slang sayings that stand for something of which not everyone knows the meaning. Let's see how many examples we can come up with. I'll go first:

A "two-bit lawyer" really stands for...
a shop committeman for the union.

Has anyone heard the phrase "full of p*ss and vinegar", and can tell me where it originated from?

Originally posted by Favs
Has anyone heard the phrase "full of p*ss and vinegar", and can tell me where it originated from?

Originally posted by wib
I used to hear it a lot growing up. It means full of fight and argumentative. I have no idea where it comes from though. It was very common in the southern United States when I was a kid.