Some useful English phrases

[Jailbird]

Hello, dear members!!! I haven`t given up sharing something interesting with you, no...I just was a bit busy with some other things...Anyway, let`s go on.. Something fresh for today:
1. to put one`s hair on ones chest-to encourage somebody to do something.
2. as the actress said to the bishop-a small hint on some great circumstances ))
3. to have bets in the belfry-to behave yourself in a very odd way
4. at the wit`s end-to be very-very fringhtened. As we say in Russian when your soul went to your heels.
5. new wine in new bottles-the second breath
6. greek to me-when something isn`t familiar to you )) In russian it sounds rather funny-like Chinese reading & writing
7.to let the cat out of the bag-to bare a secret
8.to hang up one`s hat-to stay at somebody`s house for a rather long time!!!
9.a man born of woman-simply a mortal man )))
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[Jailbird]

By the way, if you have any suggestions according the things I`m writing to you, just don`t be silent & tell me everything!!!
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[rromanos]

Hello Jailbird,
My name is Ray. I am American who also lives in Leipzig. Like Torsten, I teach English, but I'm presently hanging out at the beach in South Carolina, and thought I'd "test" your knowledge, so here is a little quiz:
What does "To kick the bucket" mean and what is its origin?
What does "Three sheets to the wind" mean and what is a "sheet" in this case?
Ok, now, one more...
What does "Out in left field mean" and what sport does it refer to?
Good luck!
Ray

[Jailbird]

Hello Ray!
Heh, it wasn`t an easy task for me for unfortunately I don`t know the etymology of some expressions... That`s my weak point (( But still... I think that the phrase "to kick the bucket" refers to the phrase "to turn up one's toes". They have the same slang meaning-to die, don`t they?
Then comes "three sheets to the wind"-if i`m not mistaken it means to be as drunk as lord...am I right????
And the last one-out in left field-i remember in one book it had a meaning-something wrong, that doesn`t refer to the topic discussed for example...or I don`t know what it can mean...
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[Jailbird]

And again, back to the phrases and idioms... Do people read them?? or the topic is going to be closed
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[Guest]

I'm not sure where you got your meanings from but you got the wrong meanings for the these two:

2. as the actress said to the bishop-a small hint on some great circumstances ))
4. at the wit`s end-to be very-very fringhtened. As we say in Russian when your soul went to your heels.