"Wait...that phrase didn't make any sense!"

[Tartarga]

"Bought the farm" and "Kicked the bucket". Both phrases are used to refer to someone who died and they are both completly rediculous. What the hell do either of these have to do with death.

 

[Blueruler182]

"A friend in need is a friend indeed."

I think it means that if someone needs help or wants something, they will be very friendly towards you in order to get it.

This one really isn't that hard. Someone stands by you in your time of trouble (a friend when you are in need) is a true friend (a friend indeed).

You added "When" to that phrase. Cheater...

 

[Deviltongue]

Mind your p's and q's i dislike both of these letters so why should i mind them

Back when they used old printing presses(The ones where they had to switch the letters by hand), people would sometimes get the lower case p's and q's mixed up since all the letters were backwards. That's where the phrase came from. YOU JUST GOT LEARNED!!!

Uhh, no.

In ye Olde British Pubs, alcoholic beverages were served in Pints and Quarts. Now, when the riff-raff that would end their shifts at the factories came down into the pubs to honour the days labours, oftentimes they would get piss drunk and things had the potential to get out of hand. 'Mind your P's and Q's!' was something that a bartender would cry out to hot-headed customers before things got out of hand. It meant 'Mind your Pints and Quarts!'

Already responded to that. There's a wikipedia entry on the second or third page. Both origin stories are correct.

 

[Miumaru]

My mother had a book with the history of these types of terms...wonder where it went.

 

[Zero-Vash]

I understand what "back to the grind" means (I believe. As in get back to the same old routine). But why does "grind" refer to something repetitive?

Have you ever ground something? It's terribly repetitive, especially if you're using a hand grinder, then you're just constantly moving your hand in circles.

That is true. Just wasn't sure if it was relating to specific job of grinding or just any grinding

 

[rokkolpo]

i think ''right as rain'' refers to the purity of rain washing away the filth of the earth....

or i'm just being poetic again.

 

[GBlair88]

'Intelligent debate on YouTube.'

 

[Feriluce]

That picture looks great. I do love me some rain now and again.

 

[nerdsamwich]

"Bought the farm"

I think it refers to someone who's just been killed, but how does getting killed have anything to do with buying a farm?

Back in the day, when one joined the army, it was basically for life. Soldiers would talk to one another about things they were going to do when they reached retirement, such as settle down with a pretty young wife, buy a farm, raise a bunch of kids, etc., but the sad fact remained that almost no one made it to retirement age in an era of near-continuous warfare and appallingly primitive medicine. Thus "buying a farm" became a euphemism for "relocating to heaven".
Myself, I question "lock them up and throw away the key". Keys are very light, with terrible aerodynamic properties. You're not likely to be able to throw one more than five meters or so. Even if you throw into heavy brush, what's to keep whoever's friends from finding it and letting them out? It's a much better idea to, say lock up the key, as well, or, for a more permanent solution, wall up the door.

 

[Stone Wera]

"Puppy love."

Sorry, not into bestiality.

I do hope you realize that puppy love doesn't mean puppy sex. There is love without sex. I believe it stems from the fact that it's unfounded love of a child, something that can pass easily but it's incredibly strong at the time. You know, like a puppy's love.

Yes, I realize that.
It was joke.