Folk wisdom and family sayings

[BetteTheRed]

Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

A variation: Not the sharpest tool in the shed.

 

[ninj]

Not the brightest bulb in the chandelier.

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

Interesting, how many expressions there are for being dumb. How about sayings for being smart?

 

[KayTheCurler]

You are SO smart you are going to cut yourself.

 

[Redbaron]

I'm so bright my dad calls me Son

 

[BetteTheRed]

Too smart for your own good.

 

[BetteTheRed]

Penny-wise, pound-foolish.

 

[ninj]

Smart as a whip.
Sharp as a tack.

 

[Luce NDs]

"There's nothing to it!"

Can it be proven when the evidence is not fore coming? Curiosity appears as Eris as question forms an image of .... where did it go?

Philosophically; a deep dark hole ...

Sayings of great concern as the mystery goes on ad continuum ...

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

You’ve lost the battle, but you haven’t lost the war.

 

[ChemGal]

Not the brightest crayon in the box - not a family saying, neighbour

 

[paradox3]

Tomorrow's another day.

 

[BetteTheRed]

Another day, another dollar.

 

[Redbaron]

It takes two to tango

 

[Pinga]

what's good for the goose is good for the gander

 

[BetteTheRed]

Ours was slightly different, and I'm not sure I ever understood it. "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander".

 

[paradox3]

That's the way the cookie crumbles

 

[paradox3]

Rome wasn't built in a day.

 

[paradox3]

Bob's your uncle!

 

[Mendalla]

Bob's your uncle!

In my case, that was true (Mom's little brother's name was Robert).