Looking for a phrase..

[nq:1]You've probably hear the funny colloquialism "frosts my cookies" meaning "gets my back up" or "gets my goat"... What I nead is almost the opposite: a jokey phrase that means "Fires me up" or "switches me on". Anyone got any suggestions? Many thanks... Rich[/nq]
Whatever "floats your boat"?
Fred

Rich typed thusly:
[nq:1]You've probably hear the funny colloquialism "frosts my cookies" meaning "gets my back up" or "gets my goat"...[/nq]
Nope. Never have.
[nq:1]What I nead is almost the opposite: a jokey phrase that means "Fires me up" or "switches me on". Anyone got any suggestions?[/nq]
Pushes the right buttons.

David
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[nq:1]You've probably hear the funny colloquialism "frosts my cookies" meaning "gets my back up" or "gets my goat"... What I nead is almost the opposite: a jokey phrase that means "Fires me up" or "switches me on". Anyone got any suggestions? Many thanks... Rich[/nq]
"Floats my boat"
"Tickles my Pickle"

Clark S. ***, III

[nq:1]Rich typed thusly:[/nq]
[nq:2]What I nead is almost the opposite: a jokey phrase that means "Fires me up" or "switches me on". Anyone got any suggestions?[/nq]
[nq:1]Pushes the right buttons.[/nq]
I suppose "fires me up" and "switches me on" both started out as such jokey expressions. Now they're used to give the basic meaning for which a jokey expression is wanted.

Phil

[nq:1]You've probably hear the funny colloquialism "frosts my cookies" meaning "gets my back up" or "gets my goat"... What I nead is almost the opposite: a jokey phrase that means "Fires me up" or "switches me on". Anyone got any suggestions? Many thanks... Rich[/nq]
Whatever trips your trigger!
Steve
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[nq:2]"Tickles my Pickle"[/nq]
That wins the biscuit so far, since it's the only one I havent heard before - thanks!
The actual appliation I need the phrase for at the moment is regards buying a car, eg:: "I've looked at dozens of cars lately but nothing really - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -" (Fill in the blanks!)
The more amusing the phrase, the better. Something not too we

[nq:1]That wins the biscuit so far, since it's the only one I haventheard before - thanks! The actual appliation I ... - - -" (Fill in the blanks!) The more amusing the phrase, the better. Something not toowell-worn if possible.. :-)[/nq]
Gave me hot flushes.
Made me step on my tongue.
Busted my zipper.
Crudges me nurdlers.
Mike.

[nq:2]That wins the biscuit so far, since it's the only ... phrase, the better. Something not too well-worn if possible.. :-)[/nq]
[nq:1]Gave me hot flushes. Made me step on my tongue. Busted my zipper. Crudges me nurdlers.[/nq]
"Turns my crank" seems much more apt for a car.

Cheers, Harvey
Ottawa/Toronto/Edmonton for 30 years;
Southern England for the past 22 years.
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"nothing really honked my horn"?
I really thought that up just now, but find upon examination that the phrase is most often used with some sexual innuendo - can be amusing, though.

[nq:1]Rich schrieb:[/nq]
[nq:1]"nothing really honked my horn"? I really thought that up just now, but find upon examination that the phrase is most often used with some sexual innuendo - can be amusing, though.