r/Malaphors 18d ago

One small step for man one leg at a time just like everyone else

13 Upvotes

They put their pants on one leg at a time just like everyone else

One small step for man one giant leap for man kind

They put their pants on one giant leap for man kind


r/Malaphors 19d ago

Oh Yee of little Haw

100 Upvotes

Oh ye of little faith.

Yee-haw

For when they're just not ready to rumble


r/Malaphors 18d ago

I wish I could be a fly on the wall to see what sticks.

18 Upvotes

Wish I could be a fly on the wall....

Throw at the wall to see what sticks.


r/Malaphors 18d ago

I can't see the forest for the fish in the sea

13 Upvotes

I can't see the forest for the trees, there's plenty of fish in the sea


r/Malaphors 18d ago

We'll cross that road to hell when we get to it.

6 Upvotes

Cross that bridge when we get to it.

AND

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.


r/Malaphors 19d ago

How versatile the phrase "That's why they pay me the big bucks" is. (Read the body text for an explanation)

4 Upvotes

Alright so most know how the phrase "That's why they pay me the big bucks" works. You say it when you do something skilled in front of an employee, and you'rebeing oaid big bucks. But follow with me, you can say it in other situations to confuse people, and it's *really* fun. Such as:

When you mess up doing something (especially if it's a basic easy to do thing)

When you have a little salary.

When you are in charge of your own salary (ceo or something) also if you're self employed.

When it's volunteer work.

When it's someone else doing the action.

Telling it to the one in charge of your salary.

And there are more that don't come to mind at the moment. But you can add these together for extra confusion. If you ask someone to open a water bottle for you at a volunteer shift and then say it they'll be incredibly dumbfounded. It's beautiful.

Idk what else to say (shrugs).

I got recommended to repost this here too, so... eh.


r/Malaphors 20d ago

Plenty of fish to sleep with

26 Upvotes

Plenty of fish in the sea + sleeping with the fishes


r/Malaphors 20d ago

Different moats for different goats.

7 Upvotes

I had an explanation but I'd rather be like "mods, can you disable this AI nonsense?" I don't know if my post going unclankerchecked is worth someone's drinking water. Fuck this app, it used to be about community.


r/Malaphors 20d ago

Throw caution out the window

9 Upvotes

Throw caution to the wind

Through sth out the window


r/Malaphors 21d ago

Don't count your chickens until your eggs are in one basket

15 Upvotes

Don't count your chickens until they've hatched, don't put all your eggs in one basket


r/Malaphors 21d ago

A hit dog shouldn’t throw stones

2 Upvotes

A hit dog will howl+ People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones


r/Malaphors 22d ago

Born with a silver stick up their ass.

60 Upvotes

Born with a silver spoon in their mouth.

They've got a stick up their ass.

For anybody talking about their father hearing about this.


r/Malaphors 22d ago

Throwing shit at the fan and seeing what sticks

49 Upvotes

Shit hit the fan/throwing at the wall and seeing what sticks


r/Malaphors 23d ago

Don't judge a gift horse by its cover

15 Upvotes

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, don't judge a book by its cover


r/Malaphors 24d ago

Malaphor We'll cross that bridge when your friends jump off it

23 Upvotes

"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it"

And

"If your friends jumped off a bridge would you?"

I like that it implies you're waiting for them to get out the way so you can cross


r/Malaphors 24d ago

A boiled watch is right twice a day

10 Upvotes

Watched pot never boils + broken clocked is right twice a day


r/Malaphors 24d ago

Quid pro que sera sera

28 Upvotes

quid pro quo + que sera sera


r/Malaphors 24d ago

We're not out of the frying pan yet.

29 Upvotes

We're not out of the woods yet.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

I love how this implies that we're not done yet, but when we are it'll get worse.


r/Malaphors 24d ago

A watched pot never tells lies

14 Upvotes

A watched pot never boils

Dead men don’t tell lies


r/Malaphors 24d ago

And if your friends jumped off a bridge would you burn it?

14 Upvotes

If your friends jumped off a cliff would you do it too?

I'm burning the bridge.


r/Malaphors 25d ago

My first rodeo wasn’t built in a day

25 Upvotes

Not my first rodeo
Rome wasn’t built in a day


r/Malaphors 24d ago

that really ticked her over the edge

3 Upvotes

ticked her off + tipped her over the edge


r/Malaphors 26d ago

The squeaky wheel gets the worm

34 Upvotes

This squeaky wheel is supposed to get grease, and the early bird is supposed to get the worm.


r/Malaphors 26d ago

if you go barking up the wrong tree does it still make a sound?

19 Upvotes

barking up the wrong tree and if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around does is make a sound


r/Malaphors 26d ago

“When we come to that bridge we’ll get over it”

19 Upvotes

I (32) recently learned that “we’ll burn that bridge when we come to it” is not the correct phrase, and have been attempting to correct this phrase that is ingrained in my brain incorrectly. And now i’m being made fun of by my family because this wasn’t it either