I get sick of hearing this phase over and over again. Too the point that I want to be under the bus. Looking for a little help.
2007-09-18 05:30:41 · 7 answers · asked by Steve 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Thrown to the lions was the big phrase for a while (especially in ancient Rome I would think).
In NYC they tend to be "pushed on to the tracks."
Along the coast, many people are "deep sixed"
2007-09-18 05:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've just heard that phrase in the past few years...I've been in business a long time and we used to use kind phrases, but this is not a kind phrase. With people using the computer more and more and more and more blogs people coin phrases, usually bullying or demeaning or just to become known, so that's where the phrase you mentioned comes from. I've also heard it used on tv.
I don't know another phrase, I just know the description. Perhaps people use it a lot so that others will know "exactly" what they mean. To me it means being "stepped on", "ruined", "bypassed", "ignored", "walked on", was made the brunt of the joke, was tossed out, maybe even fired, etc. depending on the occasion.
2007-09-18 05:43:16 · answer #2 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sandbagged, Dropped in the deep end, U-boated, or to be completely vernacular...screwed-over.
:D
2007-09-18 05:38:44 · answer #3 · answered by Cantheus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Hung out to dry"
"Left holding the bag"
"caught in the lurch"
"got kicked in the nuts"
2007-09-18 05:40:16 · answer #4 · answered by jetrx_1011 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"left me hung out to dry", "left me twisting in the wind", "threw me to the lions"
2007-09-18 05:57:35 · answer #5 · answered by old hippie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard that phrase in my life, so in my opinion it is not overused at all.
2007-09-18 05:34:25 · answer #6 · answered by Steve B 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
fed to the sharks...or lions
2007-09-18 05:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by Katerina Beana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋