To have completely misunderstood the meaning of some sayings?

[KermitTheToad]

I only found out today that the term Social Butterfly refers to someone who is outgoing and loves social events. I thought it meant you didn't like social events, as in you would fly away and avoid them. I also until recently thought that a Spendthrift is somebody who is frugal in their spending. I assumed that as thrifty meant not being wasteful, that Spendthrift meant being careful in what you spent.
YANBU..I see where you are coming from.
YABU.. You are a wally, go back to school!

@AgentPidge I like it when I see a sign that says something like " this door is alarmed" . You have to feel sorry for the door.

My box of matches says "keep in a dry place and away from children".

I have found this to be very good life advice.

Cats have cupboard love down to a fine art!

Here's one. In for a penny in for a pound. I think means that it is so good that you would pay a pound to do it even if it only costs a penny. Views?

@Leavesfalling

I don't interpret it as that. It's more a statement of commitment.

I think it means that you are asked to do something that will cost a penny, but you know that the costs are very likely to escalate rapidly to a pound, and you still do it anyway (because you want to).

No I think it means if you do something, you might as well do the whole hog (theres another), rather than just tinker around at the edges and not fully commit.

Im not sure its exactly about money per se

But then Ive been wrong in this thread before!

Me too. Frequently. I've now lost all confidence in myself and my knowledge of phrases and sayings.

I think that ‘in for a penny….’ is similar to ‘if you’re going to get wet, you might as well go swimming’ in meaning.

I think it means that you see it through even if it takes more time/money that you first thought.

Hen dos mentioned on here spring to mind when you might be better off cutting your losses!

same as "might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb"

Thats always been a good motto to live by, IMHO.

'Cupboard love' is a very well-known saying among us cat slaves owners.😂

Choosing to go through life being knowingly and deliberately wrong/ignorant sounds like an excellent strategy for a successful life 👏

Its not that at all! It means dangling something in front of someone to keep them motivated for your benefit, but you never give it to them. Dangling a carrot on a stick in front of a donkey to keep it walking forwards.

Preferable to being a sarcastic dick on an otherwise friendly thread though.

I disagree! Rather be sarcastic (which requires intelligence) than ignorant, which well..... speaks for itself.

Yes. That is the meaning of the Carrot. The stick OTOH is a threat. Please either google or read back through the thread for more detailed explanations as I honestly CBA to re-explain something which has already been explained numerous times.

May as well say it again: "dangling a carrot" is one metaphor, and "using the carrot or the stick" is a different one. Carrot or stick means incentive vs penalty for doing something.

Bomsisit. Is this a typo? I've never heard this used?

I used to work somewhere, where there was a door with the sign, 'THIS DOOR IS ALARMED AFTER 5 P.M.' I always wondered what happened to the poor door at 5 p.m.!

No it doesn’t.

The phrase is used metaphorically to describe anyone who repents and returns to a previous way of life, faith, or family after being lost or absent

That's how 'prodiga; son' is now used, because of the story; but 'prodigal' as a word on its own does mean wasteful or extravagant.

Well, Im right on most other things. Can't be right on absolutely everything.

It's explained further up the thread.

Probably from you being wealthy because you don't spend much. ie being thrifty. But it's taken on the meaning of being careful with your spending in a bad way somewhere along the lines.