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What's a weird saying? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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When examined, or just because it's weird on its own.

Example: Beat a dead horse

  1. You whip a horse to go faster
  2. It dies from being whipped too much
  3. You still want the horse to go faster
  4. You continue to whip it
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[โ€“] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Dollars to donuts.

WTF does it even mean?

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 2 years ago

    I'm so sure that this thing will happen, that I'm willing to make a bet whereby I'll pay you dollars if it doesn't happen, and you pay me donuts if it does. I feel like I'm getting free donuts and my dollars are not at risk.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago

    Well, back in the day, a doughnut cost a lot less than a donut.

    So, betting dollars against donuts would be a bad idea.

    Not that it was ever a betting term, it just condone contains a reference to betting.

    It's like saying "hey, lets get dinner. You give me a twig for every dollar I put in."

    You're either exchanging something of unequal value, or making an "investment" where you get very little return on it.

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