‘Which saying did you completely misunderstand?’ – 22 people who realised they were embarrassingly hard of thinking

12.

‘Sort the weak from the chaff. Never knew what chaff meant so didn’t link it to wheat!’
–-RobertreboR-

13.

‘Nip it in the butt.’
–Aaernya

14.

‘Get down to brass tax.’
–yoghurtCOCKS

15.

‘”He/she is having a mare” to mean that things aren’t going well for them at the moment.

I never understood what horses (a mare) had to do with being in a pickle until I realised it was short for a nightmare! Makes much more sense!’
–Kiss_It_Goodbyeee

16.

”Avoid contact with eyes’ …I thought it meant don’t look directly at it.’
–Boring_Piglet6778

17.

‘When I was little, I misheard ‘ready as I’ll ever be’ as ‘ready as a leather bee’. Very confused.’
–Distant_Planet

18.

‘Tow the line/toe the line.’
–xxx654

19.

‘I thought it was abstract poverty, not abject poverty.’
–Deep_Benefit_7405

20.

‘It took me over 50 years to interpret the “Police Aware” tape correctly.

I always assumed it was telling me to be aware and not approach the vehicle, rather than informing me that the Police are aware and it doesn’t need reporting.’
–Kind_Ad5566

21.

‘I used to think it was odd as a child when my dad used to say “if the cat fits, wear it”.’
–Lomea

22.

‘The best thing since life spread.’
–mildissue

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