hit the side of a barn Idioma

a barnburner

an exciting game, a cliff-hanger When the Flames play the Oilers it's a barnburner - a great game.

barnburner

(See a barnburner)

lock the barn door after the horse is gone

be careful or try to make something certain after it is too late Now he wants to try and fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was already a flood and the damage is done.

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen

be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late If you try and prevent a flood after the rains have started it is like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen.

barnet

hair; from the Cockney rhyming slang barnet fair

barney

1. an arguement
2. a good-looking guy:"Check out the barney over there; he's a hottie!"

all around Robin Hood's barn

Idiom(s): all around Robin Hood's barn

Theme: EVERYWHERE

going somewhere not by a direct route; going way out of the way [to get somewhere]; by a long and circuitous route.
• We had to go all around Robin Hood's barn to get to the little town.
• She walked all around Robin Hood's barn looking for a shop that sold Finnish glassware.

Were you born in a barn?

If someone asks you this, it means that you forgot to close the door when you came in.

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen|after

To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late.

A proverb. After Mary failed the examination, she said she would study hard after that. She wanted to lock the barn door after the horse was stolen.

barn

barn
see can't hit the broad side of a barn; lock the barn door after the horse has bolted.

hit the (broad) ancillary of a barn

slang To hit a ambition that is difficult to miss. Almost consistently acclimated in the abrogating to beggarly that one has actual bad aim. Boy, you can't hit the ample ancillary of a barn—the net is over here, you know! These guys haven't fabricated a distinct bassinet in the aftermost 10 minutes—they aloof can't hit the ancillary of a barn appropriate now.Learn more: barn, hit, of, side

hit the (broad) ancillary of a barn

Fig. to hit an accessible target. (Usually negative.) He can't esplanade that car! He can't hit the ample ancillary of a barn, let abandoned that parking place. He's a awful shot. He can't hit the ancillary of a barn.Learn more: barn, hit, of, side

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hit the side of a barn Idioma

a barnburner

barnburner

lock the barn door after the horse is gone

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen

barnet

barney

all around Robin Hood's barn

Were you born in a barn?

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen|after

barn

hit the (broad) ancillary of a barn

hit the (broad) ancillary of a barn

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