like nailing Jell O to a cross Idiom, Proverb

across the board

affecting all people, applies to everything We want a salary increase across the board - for all positions.

at cross purposes

have opposite ways to do something, opposing goals They are at cross purposes and are always arguing about what to do.

come across

seem to be, appear to be You came across as being angry, not just disappointed.consent to have sex, get laid, go all the way You kiss me as though you're going to come across, but then you say no.

cross my heart and hope to die

promise sincerely I'll pay you back on Friday, cross my heart and hope to die.

cross one

cross two fingers of one hand to hope or wish for good luck I crossed my fingers that I would be able to get the job that I had applied for.say that what one has said is surely true (often used by children) "I promise that I will meet you tomorrow. Cross my heart and hope to die."be a sudden or passing thought, come to one's mind It suddenly crossed my mind that the store would be closed all day on Monday.

cross paths

meet, encounter We'll cross paths again, I'm sure. Until then, good luck.

cross someone

go against someone, insult someone People are afraid to cross Phil because he has a violent temper.

cross that bridge when I come to it

make that decision when it is necessary, do not jump the gun If interest rates begin to drop, I can buy bonds, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

double-cross

deceive, promise one thing and do another He tried to double-cross his partner but was caught and sent to jail.

get across

explain, make something understood I had a hard time trying to get across to him the importance of taking care of his computer discs.

like nailing Jell-O to a cross

Incredibly difficult or impossible, such that it could be apparent as a absurd or abandoned endeavor to attempt. (Jell-O is a cast for a cast of gelatin-based desserts that accept a soft, gelled texture.) Trying to accept a reasonable agitation with her ancestor is like nailing Jell-O to a cross. If they can't defended a achievement actuality today, aggressive aback to a atom in the clash finals will be like nailing Jell-O to a cross.Learn more: cross, like, nail

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get a rise get a rise out of someone get a shot get a shot at get a ticket get a wiggle on get a word in get a word in edgewise get across get after get after someone get ahead get along get along with someone get around get around it get around to like herding frogs like hot cakes, go like I (really) give a shit like I care Like I really give a shit! like I said like I was saying like it is going out of fashion or style like it or leave it like it or lump it Like it or lump it! like it or not like it was going out of style Like it’s such a big deal like it's going out of fashion like it's such a big deal Like it's such a big deal! like lambs to the slaughter like lightning like looking for a needle in a haystack like looking for/trying to find a needle in a haystack like mad like money in the bank like mother, like daughter like mushrooms like nailing Jell-O to a cross like nailing Jell-O to a tree like nailing Jell-O to the wall like nailing jelly to the wall like night and day like nobody’s business like nobody's business like nothing on earth like one of the family like peas in a pod like piffy on a rock bun like piffy on a rock cake like pigs in clover like pigs to the slaughter like pulling teeth like rats abandoning a sinking ship like rats deserting a sinking ship like rats from a sinking ship like rats leaving a sinking ship like rolling off (of) a log like sheep like shelling peas like shit like shit through a goose like shooting fish in a barrel like showing a card trick to a dog