I have a fued going on with my parents. When someone is smart, aren't that "sharp as a whip"? That's what I say. But they say "sharp as a tack". Which is it?
2007-01-29 23:57:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
my best guess is they are both right...tacks are sharp and so is the sound of a whip cracking...and the pain if it hits you ouch! There are so many strange sayings out there...LOL One old fashioned saying that my dad used to say was when someone lost weight he would say they "fell off" I am like fell off, fell off what? LOL
2007-01-30 00:16:14 · answer #1 · answered by tigerlily_catmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sorry a tack is sharp , the point, a whip isn't , the saying there is to crack a whip as in get someone moving.
2007-01-30 08:01:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sharp as a tack I would think but I'm not sure (never heard the phrase)
2007-01-30 08:03:32 · answer #3 · answered by ?Sherbear ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's sharp as a tack
2007-01-30 08:03:36 · answer #4 · answered by Space Cadet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
smart as a whip as in being whipped smarts
sharp as a tack is correct
sorry
2007-01-30 08:01:55 · answer #5 · answered by BuddhaDaddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I am with your parents. I don't really think of a whip as being sharp
2007-01-30 08:01:37 · answer #6 · answered by AKA FrogButt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tack...whips snap
2007-01-30 08:01:38 · answer #7 · answered by ropemancometh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sharp as a tack is the real saying ; )
2007-01-30 08:01:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
challenge them to a duel - you use the whip and let then use the tack.
I say as sharp as a knife - don't believe me - ok - 6am behind the bike sheds - bring the whip and the leather....
2007-01-30 08:14:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its sharp as a whip
2007-01-30 08:07:37 · answer #10 · answered by destiny 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋