London cockney rhyming slang for stools/tools/pools
bolshie
angrily provocative; originating from the socialist revolutionaries the Bolsheviks
bristols
breasts; from the rhyming slang Bristol City - titty
fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Idiom(s): fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)
Theme: CAUTION
people with little experience or knowledge often get involved in difficult or delicate situations that wiser people would avoid. • I wouldn't ask Jean about her divorce, but Kate did. Fools rush in, as they say. • Only the newest member of the committee questioned the chairman's decision. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
fall between two stools
Idiom(s): fall between two stools
Theme: ALTERNATIVES
to come somewhere between two possibilities and so fail to meet the requirements of either. • The material is not suitable for an academic book or for a popular one. It falls between two stools. • He tries to be both teacher and friend, but falls between two stools.
A bad workman blames his tools.
Blaming the tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill.
Bad workers always blame their tools
"A bad worker always blames their tools" - If somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment, you can use this to imply that this was not the case.
Fools' Gold
Iron pyrites, a worthless rock that resembles real gold.
Idle Hands Are The Devil's Tools
You are more likely to get in trouble if you have nothing to do.
children and fools speak the truth|child|children|
Children and fools say things without thinking; they say what they think or know when grown-ups might not think it was polite or wise to do so. A proverb. "Uncle Willie is too fat," said little Agnes. "Children and fools speak the truth," said her father.
not suffer fools gladly
not suffer fools gladly Refuse to tolerate stupidity, as in Chris can be intimidating at these meetings; she does not suffer fools gladly. This expression comes from the New Testament (II Corinthians 11:19), where Paul sarcastically says, “For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.” [c. 1600]
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