be dead on the vine Idiom

full of piss and vinegar

lively, full of energy That little kid is full of piss and vinegar. He won't sit still.

grapevine

(See through the grapevine)

through the grapevine

through gossip, bush telegraph """How did you know I moved?"" ""I heard it through the grapevine."""

wither on the vine

Idiom(s): wither on the vine AND die on the vine

Theme: ENDINGS

[for something] to decline or fade away at an early stage of development.
• You have a great plan, Tom. Let's keep it alive. Don't let it wither on the vine.
• The whole project died on the vine when the contract was canceled.

die on the vine

Honey catches more flies than vinegar.

You can obtain more cooperation from others by being nice.

To err is human, to forgive divine

It is human nature to make mistakes, therefore one should forgive.

Hear on the grapevine

To receive information indirectly through a series of third parties, similar to a rumour.

You can catch more flies with honey than with vine

This means that it is easier to persuade people if you use polite arguments and flattery than if you are confrontational.

clinging vine|cling|clinging|vine

n. A very dependent woman; a woman who needs much love and encouragement from a man. Mary is a clinging vine; she cannot do anything without her husband.

be asleep on the vine

1. Literally (of fruit), to accept anhydrous and died afore actuality harvested, as due to carelessness or abridgement of resources. With the abhorrent aridity we've had this summer, about all of the bake-apple in my orchards are asleep on the vine. You forgot to baptize my amazon plant! Now they're all asleep on the vine!2. By extension, to accept bootless anon or not appear to fruition, as due to actuality ignored, neglected, impractical, or after the all-important agency to succeed. The admiral fabricated across-the-board promises during his campaign, but abounding of those are now asleep on the vine. Many of the assets for acceptance with acquirements disabilities were asleep on the backcountry afterward the academy board's account cuts.Learn more: dead, on, vine

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