Idiom/t

I made guacamole again. Though this time I used serrano instead of jalapeno because I wanted it to be more spicy. I've never used serrano before because I've always thought that it was super spicy. It was pretty hot, but it was a good kind of hot. It tasted great with the guacamole, but I had no idea that my hand would be burning after chopping it up.

...it's still burning... is this normal?

I hate these sayings because 1. they make no sense to me and 2. they're just stupid.

Clear the air - okay really, the only air that needs to be cleared is the air in LA

The cat's out of the bag - what the freak was it doing IN the bag to begin with? This doesn't even make any sense.

Knock on wood - why would you do this? Just-- why? I'm so perplexed.

Pulling your leg - mostly because I always think of this in a literal manner and I would respond with ...I'm not...

Can I get a raincheck? - I wonder who started this one... maybe it had something to do with tennis... in that case it would be forgivable.

Under the weather - just say you're feeling sick. This makes you sound like an idiot.

Don't judge a book by its' cover - dude, then what are you supposed to judge it by? I always judge books by their covers (as well as the insufficient summary provided on the back...).

Now, this is my favorite idiom of all time. I like this one because only educated people would know what you're talking about. You have Van Gogh's ear for music. Not many people know that Van Gogh chopped off his ear and gave it to a prostitute (probably in his drunken stupor), so this saying implies that you're tone deaf. People that don't know the background behind this think that you're complementing them... heh heh :)